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Hupkau, Claudia
PhD: Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
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Biography
Claudia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad, holding a Ramón y Cajal research contract (2023-2028). PhD in Economics from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.. Before joining CUNEF Universidad, she was a research economist at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and a research coordinator at the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) at the London School of Economics (LSE). Her research interests include the economics of education, labour economics, gender inequality, and the economics of identity. Her research articles have been published in internationally renowned journals such as the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Economic Policy, and Labour Economics. During her doctoral studies, Claudia worked at the Social Market Foundation think tank in London, where she conducted research on education, poverty, and inequality.
Education
PhD in Economics, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (2017)
Master of Science in Economics, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (2009)
Diplom in Economics, Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany (2007)
Research Interests
Economics of education, labor economics, gender inequality, identity economics.
Professional Career
Research Assistant at the Social Market Foundation, London, UK, 2013-2014
Banking Risk Consultant at IBM, Berlin, Germany, 2008-2009
Risk Specialist, Standard & Poor's, London, UK, 2007-2008
Most relevant publications
Gortazar, Lucas; Hupkau, Claudia; Roldán Monés, Antonio: "Online tutoring works: Experimental evidence from a program with vulnerable children", Journal of Public Economics, 232, Art. 105082, 2024.
Hupkau, Claudia; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer; Isphording, Ingo; Machin, Stephen: "Labour Market Shocks and Parental Investments during the Covid-19 Pandemic", Labour Economics, 82, 102341, 2023.
Aucejo, Esteban; Hupkau, Claudia; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer: "Where versus What: Value-Added and Returns to Fields of Study in Further Education", Journal of Human Resources, 2023.
Hupkau, Claudia; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer: "Work and children in Spain: Challenges and opportunities for equality between men and women", SERIEs 13, 243-268, 2022.
Hupkau, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara: "Work, care and gender during the Covid-19 crisis", Fiscal Studies, 41 (3), 623-651, 2020