PhD, Northwestern University
Libertad González is a professor of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Affiliated Professor of the Barcelona School of Economics. She holds a PhD from Northwestern University and has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University and Boston University.
Her research lies in the areas of Labor, Public, and Health Economics. She has worked on topics that include the economic effects of immigration, and the effects of public policy on fertility, female labor supply, and child health.
She has published in journals such as the Journal of the European Economic Association, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, the Journal of Human Resources, the European Economic Review, the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, etc.
- ICREA Acadèmia Grants (2015-20; 2020-25)
- BSE - "la Caixa" Foundation Research Grants on Socioeconomic Well-being (2017)
- European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant: "The Causal Effect of Public Policy and Income on Child Health and Human Capital" (2017)
Project website
Working Papers
Paternity Leave and Child Development
The Impact of COVID-19 on Abortions in Spain
Publications
Mothers' school starting age and infant health
Health Economics, February 2024, 10.1002/hec.4809Open Access
Cash Transfers and Fertility: How the Introduction and Cancellation of a Child Benefit Affected Births and Abortions
The Journal of Human Resources, Vol.58, No 3, 783-818, May 2023, 10.3368/jhr.59.1.0220-10725R2Open Access
Cash Transfers before Pregnancy and Infant Health
Journal of Health Economics, Vol.83, May 2022, 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102622Open Access