Dr Jan Grobovšek
Senior Lecturer
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Room 2.10
31 Buccleuch Place - City
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Availability
Office Hour:
Tuesday, 14.00 - 15.00 (digitally via Microsoft Teams)
Background
Jan Grobovšek completed his undergraduate studies at Université Paris Dauphine and obtained his PhD in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
His research area is macroeconomics with a particular focus on economic growth and development. His research focus is on structural transformation and factors behind cross-country productivity differences, in particular the allocation of workers across firms, sectors, and occupations.
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Research summary
Macro development; Economic growth.
Current research interests
“From Skills to Occupations: Comparative Advantage and Cross-Country Income Differences” (with Charles Gottlieb and Alex Monge-Naranjo). "New Employment Definition, New Stylized Facts: the Role of Subsistence Farmers” (with Charles Gottlieb and Janneke Pieters).Project activity
Jan Grobovšek was the PI on the ESRC-DFID grant titled “Agricultural Misallocation, Occupational Choice and Aggregate Productivity – The Role of Insecure Land Rights and Missing Financial Markets.” Date: September 2014 - August 2017. Value: GBP 387,943.
He also received BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant for the project “Are Frictions at Labor Market Entry More Severe in Low-Income Countries? Cross-Country Evidence from Job Duration.” Date: April 2019 - March 2020. Value: GBP 9,152.