Luis Diaz-Serrano

Research Fellow

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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I am Full Professor in Economics at the Rovira i Virgili University since 2010. I have a Bachelors degree in Statistics and another one in Market Research, a Masters in Quantitative and Regional Economics from the University of Barcelona, and a PhD in Economics from the Rovira i Virgili University. I have had research visiting positions and fellowships at the University of Amsterdam, University of Aarhus, National University of Ireland, and Paris School of Economics. My research is multi-disciplinary with special interest are in economics of education, labor economics and housing economics

I joined IZA as a Research Fellow in January 2004.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15268
Do Individuals Adapt to All Types of Housing Transitions?
Andrew E. Clark, Luis Diaz-Serrano
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2023, 21 (2), 645–672
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13918
The Duration of Compulsory Education and the Transition to Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Low-Income Countries
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published in: International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 75, 102189
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13764
The Transition to Self-Employment and Perceived Skill-Mismatches: Panel Data Evidence from Eleven EU Countries
Judit Albiol Sanchez, Luis Diaz-Serrano, Mercedes Teruel
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2021, 153, 957-977
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13699
Schools' Attitudes Towards Single Parents: Experimental Evidence
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Sabine Flamand
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13685
Is There a Link between BMI and Adolescents' Educational Choices and Expectations?
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Alexandrina P. Stoyanova
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13220
The Regional Anatomy of School Dropouts in Spain: The Role of the Industry Structure of Local Labour Markets
Luis Diaz-Serrano, William Nilsson
published as 'The regional anatomy of youths' educational attainment in Spain: The role of the employment structure in local labour markets' in: Papers in Regional Science, 2020, 99 (5), 1487-1508.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10700
The Reliability of Students' Earnings Expectations
Luis Diaz-Serrano, William Nilsson
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10338
Do Leaders' Characteristics and Regime Transitions in Africa Matter for Citizens' Health Status?
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10323
Empowering the Vulnerable to Be Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Test on the Effectiveness of the Ghana Microfinance Policy 2006
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9044
Do Schools Discriminate Against Homosexual Parents? Evidence from an Internet Field Experiment
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Enric Meix-Llop
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, 133-142.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9008
Is Self-employment a Way to Escape from Skill Mismatches?
Judit Albiol Sanchez, Luis Diaz-Serrano, Graciela Teruel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8999
Is Rationing in the Microfinance Sector Determined by the Microfinance Type? Evidence from Ghana
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey
published as "Microfinance and credit rationing: does the microfinance type matter?" Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 8(2), 114–131.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8110
Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?
Joop Hartog, Luis Diaz-Serrano
published in: De Economist, 2015, 163, 125-153
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7793
Impact of Duration of Primary Education on School Outcomes: A Cross-Country Analysis
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Jessica Pérez
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7661
Do More Educated Leaders Raise Citizens' Education?
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Jessica Pérez
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6722
Do Fiscal and Political Decentralization Raise Students' Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Enric Meix-Llop
published as "Decentralization and the Quality of Public Services: Cross-Country Evidence from Educational Data", Environment & Planning C: Politics and Space 37(7), 1296-1316
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5647
Decentralization, Happiness and the Perception of Institutions
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
published as 'Decentralization, Subjective Well-Being and the Perception of Institutions' in: Kyklos, 2012, 65 (2), 179-193
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5578
Is there Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing against Immigrants in the Spanish Lending Market?
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Josep M. Raya
published as 'Mortgages, immigrants and discrimination: An analysis of the interest rates in Spain' in: Regional Science & Urban Economics, 2014, 45, 22-32
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5338
Work, Risk and Health: Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain
Meritxell Solé, Luis Diaz-Serrano, Marisol Rodriguez Martinez
published as 'Disparities in Work, Risk, and Health between Immigrants and Native-Born' in: Social Science and Medicine, 179-187
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4693
Do Legal Immigrants and Natives Compete in the Labour Market? Evidence from Catalonia
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published as 'Immigrants, Natives and Job Quality: Evidence from Spain' in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (7), 753-775
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4124
Risk Attitude and Wage Growth: Replication and Reconstruction
Santiago Budría, Luis Diaz-Serrano, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Joop Hartog
published as "Risk-Aversion and Income Growth: Replicating Shaw (1996)" in: Empirical Economics, 2013, 44 (2), 981-1004
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2569
Political Institutions and the Development of Telecommunications
Veneta Andonova, Luis Diaz-Serrano
published as 'Political Institutions and the Development of Telecommunications', Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 89, 77-83
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2318
Housing Satisfaction, Homeownership and Housing Mobility: A Panel Data Analysis for Twelve EU Countries
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published as 'Mobility and housing satisfaction: an empirical analysis for 12 EU countries ' : Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10 (5), 661-683
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1558
Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries
Luis Diaz-Serrano, José António Cabral Vieira
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1396
Income Volatility and Residential Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from 12 EU Countries
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published as 'Income volatility and residential mortgage delinquency across the EU' in: Journal of Housing Economics, 2005, 14 (3), 153-177
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1355
Is There a Risk-Return Trade-Off across Occupations? Evidence from Spain
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Joop Hartog
published as 'Is there a risk-return trade-off in educational choices? Evidence from Spain' in: Investigaciones Economicas, 2006, 30 (2), 353-380
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1214
The Relationship between Unemployment and Risk-Aversion
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Donal O'Neill
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1208
On the Negative Relationship between Labor Income Uncertainty and Homeownership: Risk Aversion vs. Credit Constraints
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published in: Journal of Housing Economics, 2005, 14 (2), 109-126
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1008
Labour Income Uncertainty, Risk Aversion and Home Ownership
Luis Diaz-Serrano
published as 'Labor income uncertainty, skewness and homeownership: A panel data study for Germany and Spain ' in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 58 (1), 156-176
IZA Discussion Paper No. 963
Compensating Wage Differentials for Schooling Risk in Denmark
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Joop Hartog, Helena Skyt Nielsen
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110(4), 711-731
IZA Discussion Paper No. 641
Earnings Risk and Demand for Higher Education: A Cross-Section Test for Spain
Joop Hartog, Luis Diaz-Serrano
published in: Journal of Applied Economics, 2007, 10 (1) , 1-28
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