Javier Vázquez‐Grenno
Biographic Data
| ID | 6550825 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Javier Vázquez‐Grenno |
| GIVEN NAMES | Javier |
| FAMILY NAME | Vázquez‐Grenno |
| SIGNATURE | GRENNO J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1304-2026 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Minimum wages, low-wage workers, and compliance under imperfect enforcement
This paper examines the impact of a substantial minimum wage increase in Uruguay — a middle-income developing economy — on labor market outcomes. Using administrative data and a difference-in-differences approach, we study the effects of a 2005 reform that raised the real minimum wage by 80 percent within a year. We find large and persistent wage gains for low-paid workers, with no statistically significant effects on employment or hours worked. …
Understanding the Effects of Granting Work Permits to Undocumented Immigrants
This paper studies the legalization of 600,000 non-EU immigrants by the unexpectedly elected Spanish government following the terrorist attacks of 2004. By comparing non-EU to EU immigrants we first estimate that the policy did not lead to magnet effects. We then show that the policy change increased labor market opportunities for immigrants by allowing them to enter sectors of the economy with fewer informal employment. We rely on cross-province…
Local labor market effects of public employment
The ins and outs of unemployment and the assimilation of recent immigrants in Spain
Immigration in a Segmented Labor Market
Using an OLG model with pension system and unemployment insurance, this paper analyses the effect of low-skilled immigration (regular and irregular) shocks on the well-being of the native people. We show that low-skilled immigration benefits the pensioners of the initial period and skilled native workers, and damages the low-skilled ones. Furthermore, we show that the unskilled immigration decreases the pension and unemployment benefits, and incr…
Immigration in a Segmented Labor Market
Using an OLG model with pension system and unemployment insurance, this paper analyses the effect of low-skilled immigration (regular and irregular) shocks on the well-being of the native people. We show that low-skilled immigration benefits the pensioners of the initial period and skilled native workers, and damages the low-skilled ones. Furthermore, we show that the unskilled immigration decreases the pension and unemployment benefits, and incr…
The ins and outs of unemployment and the assimilation of recent immigrants in Spain
Local labor market effects of public employment
Understanding the Effects of Granting Work Permits to Undocumented Immigrants
This paper studies the legalization of 600,000 non-EU immigrants by the unexpectedly elected Spanish government following the terrorist attacks of 2004. By comparing non-EU to EU immigrants we first estimate that the policy did not lead to magnet effects. We then show that the policy change increased labor market opportunities for immigrants by allowing them to enter sectors of the economy with fewer informal employment. We rely on cross-province…
Minimum wages, low-wage workers, and compliance under imperfect enforcement
This paper examines the impact of a substantial minimum wage increase in Uruguay — a middle-income developing economy — on labor market outcomes. Using administrative data and a difference-in-differences approach, we study the effects of a 2005 reform that raised the real minimum wage by 80 percent within a year. We find large and persistent wage gains for low-paid workers, with no statistically significant effects on employment or hours worked. …
Economics (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (4 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Unemployment (2 works) · Business (1 works)