Javier Valbuena
Profile
PhD candidate (First year)
Office: B2.03
School of Economics
Keynes College
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NP
Telephone: +44 1227 836111
Email: Javier Valbuena
| Thesis title: | Three Essays on Education |
| Research synopsis: | Besides innate ability, that cannot be measured, family background of students has been shown to be one of the most decisive factors in explaining student performance. My research aims to analyze the evolution of this relation over time and its implications. |
| Primary field of interest: | Economics of Education, Empirical Microeconomics and Applied Econometrics. |
| Secondary field of interest: | Public Economics, Labour Economics and Health Economics. |
| Thesis supervisor: | Dr. Yu Zhu and Dr. William Collier |
Research interests
Working papers
- "Political and Religious Polarization for 81 Countries" (2008), joint with Bandyopadhyay, S., J. Esteban, E. Morales and I. Ignacio Permanyer, Manuscript Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC).