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Any theory not supported by empirical evidence is just an opinion

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Diaz-Serrano, L.  and A. Stoyanova (2023): "The relationship between overweight and education revisited: a test of the selection hypothesis based on adolescents’ educational aspirations", Public Health 225, 237-243.

 

 

Diaz-Serrano, L.  and M. Teruel (2023): "Job-to-Job Transitions and the Job Satisfaction Puzzle: A Diff-in-Diff Analysis for Eleven EU Countries", Applied Economics 55(46), 5464-5483.

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Diaz-Serrano, L.  and S. Flamand (2023): "Attitudes Towards Single Parents’ Children in Private and State-Dependent Private Schools: Experimental Evidence", SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 14, 223-242.

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Clark A. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2023): "Do Individuals Adapt to All Types of Housing Transitions?", Review of Economics of the Household 21, 645-672.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and F.G. Sackey (2023): "Is microfinance really helping the most vulnerable? An empirical test of the effectiveness of the Ghana’s Microfinance Policy Reform", Applied Economics 55 (2), 131-145.

 

Calzada J. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2023): "Conflicting National Policies:  The Creation of the Euro and the Rebalancing of Telecommunications Prices", Telecommunications Policy 47, 102458. 

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and G. Kallis (2022): "Political Leaders with Professional Background in Business and Climate Outcomes", Climatic Change 172: 14.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and W. Nilsson (2022): "The Reliability of Students' Earnings Expectations", Labour Economics 76, 102182.

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Albiol-Sánchez, J., L. Diaz-Serrano and M. Teruel (2021): "The Transition to Self-Employment and Perceived Skill-Mismatches: Panel Data Evidence from Eleven EU Countries", Social Indicators Research 153, 957-977.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and W. Nilsson (2020): "The Regional Anatomy of Youths’ Educational Attainment in Spain: The Role of the Employment Structure in Local Labour Markets", Papers in Regional Science 99(5),  1487-1508.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. (2020): "The Duration of Compulsory Education and the Transition to Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Low-Income Countries", International Journal of Educational Development, 102189.

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Andonova, V., J. Schmutzler and L. Diaz-Serrano (2019): "How context shapes entrepreneurial self-efficacy as a driver of entrepreneurial intentions: a multi-level approach", Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice 43 (5), 880-920.

 

Diaz-Serrano, L. (2019): "Inflation of Home Appraisal Values and the Access to Mortgage Loans of Credit Constrained Borrowers", International Review of Economics & Finance 63, 412-422.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and Meix-Llop E. (2019): "Decentralization and the Quality of Public Services: Cross-Country Evidence from Educational Data", Environment & Planning C: Politics and Space 37(7), 1296-1316.

 

​​Diaz-Serrano, L. and Sackey, F.G. (2018): "Microfinance and credit rationing: does the microfinance type matter?, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment 8(2), 114-131.​

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and E. Meix (2016): "Do Schools Discriminate Against Homosexual Parents? Evidence from a Randomized Correspondence Experiment", Economics of Education Review 53, 133-142.

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Hartog, J. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2015): "Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?", De Economist 163, 125-153.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and J.M. Raya (2014): "Mortgages, immigrants and discrimination: An analysis of the interest rates in Spain", Regional Science & Urban Economics 45, 22-32.

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Hartog, J. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2014), "Schooling as a Risky Investment: A Survey of Theory and Evidence", Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics, Vol. 9: No. 3–4, pp 159-331. [Book]​​

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and A. Rodríguez-Pose (2014): "Decentralization and the Welfare State: What Do Individuals Perceive?, Social Indicators Research 120, 411-435. 

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Solé M.; L. Diaz-Serrano and M. Rodríguez (2013): "Disparities in Work, Risk, and Health between Immigrants and Native-Born", Social Science & Medicine 76, 179-187.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. (2013): "Immigrants, Natives and Job Quality: Evidence from Spain", International Journal of Manpower 34(7), 753-775. 

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Budria, S.; L. Diaz-Serrano; A. Ferrer-i-Carbonell and J. Hartog (2013): “Risk-Aversion and Income Growth: Replicating Shaw (1996)”, Empirical Economics 44, 981-1004.

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and A. Rodríguez-Pose (2012): “Decentralization, Subjective Well-Being and the Perception of institutions”, Kyklos 65(2), 179-193. 

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Stoyanova, A.P. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2011): “Social Capital and Mental Health: Exploring the  Impact of Individual and Community Social Capital on Mental Health Status in Spain”, in Sabine  Bährer-Kholer (Ed.),     Social Determinants and Mental Health, Chapter 6, Nova Science Publishers. [Book chapter]

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Diaz-Serrano, L. and A.P. Stoyanova (2010): “Mobility and Housing Satisfaction: an Empirical Analysis for Twelve EU Countries”, Journal of Economic Geography 10(5), 661-683. ​

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Diaz-Serrano, L. (2009): “Disentangling the Housing Satisfaction Puzzle: Does Homeownership Really Matter?”, Journal of Economic Psychology 30(5), 745-755. 


Stoyanova, A.P. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2009): “El Impacto Diferencial del Capital Social sobre la Salud Mental de la Población Autóctona y los Inmigrantes residentes en Cataluña”, Gaceta Sanitaria 23, 93-99.

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Andonova, V. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2009): “Political Institutions and the Development of Telecommunications”, Journal of Development Economics 89, 77-83. 

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Diaz-Serrano, L.; J. Hartog and H.S. Nielsen (2008): “Compensating Wage Differentials for Schooling Risk in Denmark”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 110, 711-731. 

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Stoyanova, A.P. and L. Diaz-Serrano (2008): “Salud y Capital Social”, in Rodriguez, M. and Urbanos R. (Eds.), Desigualdades Sociales en Salud: Factores Determinantes y Elementos para la Acción, Chapter 5, Elsevier, Barcelona. [Book chapter]

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Hartog, J. and Diaz-Serrano, L. (2007): “Earnings Risk and Demand for Higher Education: A Cross-Section  Test for Spain”, Journal of Applied Economics 10, 1-28.

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​​Diaz-Serrano, L. and J. Hartog (2006): “Is there a risk-return trade-off in educational choices? Evidence for Spain”, Investigaciones Económicas 30, 353-380. 

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Diaz-Serrano, L. (2005): “Labor Income Uncertainty, Skewness and Homeownership: A Panel Data Study for Germany and Spain”, Journal of Urban Economics 58, 156-176.

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​Diaz-Serrano, L. (2005): “Income Volatility and Residential Mortgage Delinquency across the EU”, Journal of Housing Economics 14, 153-177.

 

Diaz-Serrano, L. (2005): “On the Negative Relationship between Labor Income Uncertainty and Homeownership: Risk Aversion vs. Credit Constraints”, Journal of Housing Economics 14, 109-126. 

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Hartog, J.; L. Diaz-Serrano, E. Plug, and J. Vieira (2003): “Risk Compensation in Wages: a Replication Study”, Empirical Economics 28, 639-647.

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