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Moragas Sánchez, Antoni-Ítalo de
PhD: European University Institute
Office A4-22
Biography
Antoni-Italo de Moragas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. Ramón y Cajal researcher (2026-2030). As political economist, he also works on the economics of childcare and early-childhood policy. His research has been published in The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Politics, European Economic Review, among others. He leads the EDUCARE project on early childhood education (Fundación "la Caixa"), holds a Fundación Ramón Areces fellowship and is Co-PI of a Spanish Ministry of Science project. He co-organizes the Madrid Political Economy Workshop.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, European University Institute (2017)
M.Res. in Economics, European University Institute (2013) and M.Sc. in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona (2012)
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2010)
Research Interests
Political economy, labor economics, economics of education
Professional Career
Member, Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership, Government of Catalonia, 2025-present
Most relevant publications
Andreottola, G., & De Moragas, A.-I. (2025). Breaking news: A model of media competition, fact-checking, and political accountability. Journal of Politics.
Casas, A., Curci, F., & De Moragas, A.-I. (2024). Judicial decision, backlash and secessionism: The Spanish Constitutional Court and Catalonia. The Economic Journal.
Barbet, B., De Moragas, A.-I., & Vidal, G. (2024). Stories beat experts: An experiment on political persuasiveness. European Journal of Political Research.
De Moragas, A.-I. (2022). Disclosing decision makers' private interests. European Economic Review.
Cáceres, J., De Moragas, A.-I., Facchini, G., & González, I. (2021). Intergroup contact and nation building: Evidence from military service in Spain. Journal of Public Economics.