Research areas: Immigration: consequences of the rising immigration rate in Spain;International trade and international movement of factors;Consumer spending and saving: the effect of preferences and market friction on savings and household portfolio;The cyclical behavior of the labor market the effects of informational problems and search frictions;Regional Development and Emerging Economies: the influence of human capital on regional development and analysis of crisis and recovery factors in emerging markets;Income distribution and wealth: analysis of determining factors;Monetary policy: consequences of the presence of nonlinearities on the dynamic structure of economic aggregates and the central banks’ preferences as to inflation and output.;Women Youth and Labour Markets: Studies on equal opportunities by gender and the affect of educational access on entrance to the labour market by youth and women.