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Melguizo López, Isabel
PhD: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Biography
Isabel Melguizo is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. She is an Assistant Professor (currently on leave) at CIDE, Mexico City. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Iberoamericana, also in Mexico City. In 2025-2026, she was a visiting professor in the Department of Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Her work focuses on social and economic networks.
She is an Associate Editor of Latin American Economic Review and guest editor of its special issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of CIDE's Division of Economics.
She regularly teaches microeconomics courses at different levels. She has also supervised undergraduate dissertations (TFGs) related to social network topics.
Education
PhD in Economic Analysis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2016)
Master's in Economics and Assesment, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (2010)
Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Universidad de Granada (2005)
Research Interests
Economic and social networks, welfare, segregation
Most relevant publications
Jiménez-Martínez, A., & Melguizo-López, I. (2022). Making friends: The role of assortative interests and capacity constraints. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 203, 431-465.
Melguizo, I. (2019). Homophily and the persistence of disagreement. The Economic Journal, 129(619), 1400-1424.