Hector Sala

Research Fellow

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

hector.sala@uab.es

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Hector Sala obtained Ph.D. in Economics at the Departament d'Economia Aplicada, UAB, in 2000. He currently holds a position of Associate Professor at the Departament d'Economia Aplicada (UAB).

His main field of interest is in the macroeconomics of labor market analysis. His work involves time series analysis and the estimation of structural models to study the dynamics of employment and unemployment and the Phillips Curve trade-off.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in February 2000 and became a Research Fellow in March 2004.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15222

Family Finances and Debt Overhang: Evolving Consumption Patterns of Spanish Households

Hector Sala, Pedro Trivín

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14212

Cross-Country Connectedness in Inflation and Unemployment: Measurement and Macroeconomic Consequences

Binh Thai Pham, Hector Sala

published in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 62, 1123 - 1146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14210

Reported MPC in the Presence of Debt

Hector Sala, Pedro Trivín

piblished in: Economics Letters, 2021, 205, 109929

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12492

Government Deficit Shocks and Okun's Coefficient Volatility: New Insights on the Austerity versus Growth Debate

Binh Thai Pham, Hector Sala

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11839

A Fresh Look at Fiscal Redistribution and Inequality in the US across Electoral Cycles

Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2019, 81, 195 - 206

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10978

Should the Rich Be Taxed More? The Fiscal Inequality Coefficient

John Hatgioannides, Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Economic Issues, 2019, 53 (3), 881-889.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10898

The Effects of Globalization and Technology on the Elasticity of Substitution

Hector Sala, Pedro Trivín

published in: Review of World Economics, 2018, 154 (3), 617-647

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10669

Wage Rigidities in Colombia: Measurement, Causes, and Policy Implications

Sonia A. Agudelo, Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Policy Modeling, 2017, 39 (3), 547-567

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9952

Euro, Crisis and Unemployment: Youth Patterns, Youth Policies?

Atanu Ghoshray, Javier Ordóñez, Hector Sala

published in: Economic Modelling, 2016, 58, 442-453.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8945

Wage Setting in the Colombian Manufacturing Industry

Sonia A. Agudelo, Hector Sala

published in: Economics of Transition, 2016, 24 (1), 99-134

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8258

Real Unit Labour Costs in Eurozone Countries: Drivers and Clusters

Javier Ordóñez, Hector Sala, José I. Silva

published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2015, 4:15, 1-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7746

Labour Market Dynamics in Spanish Regions: Evaluating Asymmetries in Troublesome Times

Hector Sala, Pedro Trivín

published in: SERIEs, 2014, 5(2), 197-221

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7272

Investment Crowding-Out and Labor Market Effects of Financialization in the U.S.

Ignacio González, Hector Sala

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 61 (5), 589-613

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7244

Distributional Consequences of Capital Accumulation, Globalisation and Financialisation in the US

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51 (2), 275-303.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6171

Labor Productivity and Vocational Training: Evidence from Europe

Hector Sala, José I. Silva

published in: Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2013, 40 (1), 31-41

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5993

The Frisch Elasticity in the Mercosur Countries: A Pseudo-Panel Approach

Roberto González, Hector Sala

published in: Development Policy Review, 2015, 33 (1), 107-131

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5992

Factor Shares, the Price Markup, and the Elasticity of Substitution between Capital and Labor

Xavier Raurich, Hector Sala, Valeri Sorolla

published in: Journal of Macroeconomics, 2012, 4 (1), 181-198

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5796

Inequality and Employment Sensitivities to the Falling Labour Share

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2012, 43 (3), 343-376

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5096

Oil Price Shocks and Labor Market Fluctuations

Javier Ordóñez, Hector Sala, José I. Silva

published in: Energy Journal, 2011, 32 (3), 89-118

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5092

The Wage-Productivity Gap Revisited: Is the Labour Share Neutral to Employment?

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published as 'The Role of the Wage-Productivity Gap in Economic Activity' in: International Review of Applied Economics, 2014, 28 (4), 436-459

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4299

Productivity Growth and the Phillips Curve: A Reassessment of the US Experience

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012, 64 (3), 344–366

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4252

The US Inflation-Unemployment Tradeoff: Methodological Issues and Further Evidence

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published as 'The US Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off Revisited: New Evidence for Policy Making' in: Journal of Policy Modeling, 2010, 32 (6), 758-777

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3924

Labour Market Dynamics in Australia: What Drives Unemployment?

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Economic Record, 2010, 86 (273), 185-209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3712

The Rise and Fall of Spanish Unemployment: A Chain Reaction Theory Perspective

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala

published in: Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer (eds.), International Papers in Political Economy, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3293

Flexibility at the Margin and Labor Market Volatility in OECD Countries

Hector Sala, José I. Silva, Manuel E. Toledo

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114 (3), 991-1017