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Sánchez Fernández, Rafael Eugenio
Economics
PhD: Universidad de Warwick
Biography
Rafael Sánchez is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad and Research Fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick. He has been a professor at the International University of Catalonia and at Universidad Diego Portales, where he also directed the Master's in Public Policy. His research areas include labor economics, health economics, and the economics of education. He has published in journals such as Economics of Education Review, Labour Economics, Industrial Relations, Economics and Human Biology, and Economica. He has also advised Chile's Ministry of Finance and served on several presidential commissions.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Warwick, 2013
M.Sc. in Economics, University of Warwick, 2007 and M.A. in Economics and Public Policy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2004
B.A. in Business and Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2002
Research Interests
Labour economics, health economics and economics of education
Professional Career
Labor Policy Advisor, Ministry of Finance of Chile, 2018-2020
Researcher, Center for Public Studies (CEP), 2020
Coordinator of Microeconomic Policy, Budget Office of Chile, 2010-2013
Most relevant publications
Correa, Juan Luis; Parro, Francisco; Sánchez, Rafael: "The Distributional Effect of Trade on the CEO Market", Económica, 90, 111-139, 2023.
Sánchez, Rafael; Finot, Javier; Villena, Mauricio: "Gender Wage Gap and Firm Market Power: evidence from Chile", Applied Economics, 54 (18), 2109-2121, 2022.
Berthelon, Matias; Kruger, Diana; Sánchez, Rafael: "Maternal Mental Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Development", Economics and Human Biology, 43, 2021.
Pacheco, Francisca; Sánchez, Rafael; Villena, Mauricio: "Estimating Local Government Efficiency using a Panel Data Parametric Approach: The Case of Chilean Municipalities", Applied Economics, 53 (3), 292-314, 2021.
Sánchez, Rafael: "Does a mandatory reduction of standard working hours improve employees' health status?, Industrial Relations, 56(1), 3-39, 2017.
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