Libertad González

Research Fellow

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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Libertad Gonzalez received her PhD in Economics from Northwestern University in 2003. She has been based at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (Spain) since then, where she was appointed Associate professor with tenure in 2010. Her research interests are in labor economics and public economics. She has published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, the Journal of Human Resources, the European Economic Review, Labour Economics, etc.

She joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in March 2003 and became a Research Fellow in July 2005.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17518
Do More Tourists Promote Local Employment?
Libertad González, Tetyana Surovtseva
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17509
The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Family-Friendly Policies on Mothers' Employment
Alicia De Quinto, Libertad González
published in: Labour Economics, 2025, 92, 102672
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16676
School Starting Age and Infant Health
Cristina Borra, Libertad González, David Patiño
published in: Health Economics, 2024, 33 (6), 153-1191
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16341
Changing Gender Norms across Generations: Evidence from a Paternity Leave Reform
Lídia Farré, Christina Felfe, Libertad González, Patrick Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14745
Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018
Hannes Schwandt, Janet Currie, Marlies Bär, James Banks, Paola Bertoli, Aline Bütikofer, Sarah Cattan, Beatrice Zong-Ying Chao, Claudia Costa, Libertad González, Veronica Grembi, Kristiina Huttunen, René Karadakic, Lucy Kraftman, Sonya Krutikova, Stefano Lombardi, Peter Redler, Ana Rodríguez-González, Kjell G. Salvanes, Paula Santana, Josselin Thuilliez, Eddy van Doorslaer, Tom Van Ourti, Joachim Winter, Bram Wouterse, Amelie Wuppermann
published in: PNAS, 2021, 118 (40), e210468411
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14550
Gender Norms and Intimate Partner Violence
Libertad González, Núria Rodríguez-Planas
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178 (C), 223-248.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13674
Political Instability and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the 1981 Military Coup in Spain
Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll, Libertad González
published in: Health Economics, 2021, 30 (2), 328-341
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13434
How the COVID-19 Lockdown Affected Gender Inequality in Paid and Unpaid Work in Spain
Lídia Farré, Yarine Fawaz, Libertad González, Jennifer Graves
published as 'Gender Inequality in Paid and Unpaid Work During Covid-19 Times' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68 (2), 323-347
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12023
Does Paternity Leave Reduce Fertility?
Lídia Farré, Libertad González
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10865
The Effects of Paternity Leave on Fertility and Labor Market Outcomes
Lídia Farré, Libertad González
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8031
Newborn Health and the Business Cycle: Is It Good to Be Born in Bad Times?
Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll, Libertad González
published as 'Recessions and Babies' Health' in: Economics & Human Biology, Volume 37, May 2020, 100836.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7967
The Impact of Eliminating a Child Benefit on Birth Timing and Infant Health
Cristina Borra, Libertad González, Almudena Sevilla
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5994
The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit
Libertad González
published as 'The Effect of a Universal Child Benefit on Conceptions, Abortions, and Early Maternal Labor Supply' in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013, 5 (3), 160-188
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4959
Female Labor Supply and Divorce: New Evidence from Ireland
Olivier B. Bargain, Libertad González, Claire Keane, Berkay Özcan
published in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (8), 1675–1691
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4405
Targeting Fertility and Female Participation Through the Income Tax
Ghazala Azmat, Libertad González
published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (3), 487-502
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4333
Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain
Libertad González, Francesc Ortega
published in: Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53 (1), 37-59
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4265
Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women
Lídia Farré, Libertad González, Francesc Ortega
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions, 2011, 11 (1), Article 34
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3789
The Long Term Effects of Legalizing Divorce on Children
Libertad González, Tarja Viitanen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3726
The Risk of Divorce and Household Saving Behavior
Libertad González, Berkay Özcan
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48 (2), 404-434
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3311
How Do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions
Libertad González, Francesc Ortega
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (1), 57–70
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2026
The Effect of Benefits on Single Motherhood in Europe
Libertad González
published in: Labour Economics, 2007, 14 (3), 393-412
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2023
The Effect of Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Europe
Libertad González, Tarja Viitanen
published in: European Economic Review, 2009, 53 (2), 127-138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1677
The Determinants of the Prevalence of Single Mothers: A Cross-Country Analysis
Libertad González
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1098
Nonparametric Bounds on the Returns to Language Skills
Libertad González
published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2005, 20 (6), 771-795
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1097
Single Mothers and Work
Libertad González
published in: Socio-Economic Review, 2004, 2 (2), 285-313
IZA World of Labor Article
Should divorce be easier or harder?
Libertad González
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