

Javier García Arenas
Senior economist
Javier works as a Senior Economist in the Spanish Economics Department. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master’s Degree in Economics with Distinction from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Before joining CaixaBank, he worked as a Research Assistant and Teacher Assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His areas of study include macroeconomics, political economy and finance. He coordinates the Monthly Report Dossier and the Notas Breves de Actualidad Macroeconómica.
Videos
El futur de les condicions financeres: canvi de paradigma?
Several authors
15 Mar 2019
What is going on in the emerging economies?
22 Oct 2018

How much does geopolitics influence the economy and financial markets?
25 Sep 2018
Podcasts

Crecimiento en España, precios de la energía y Nobel de Economía
Several authors
31 Oct 2024

Nuevo escenario de previsiones, brecha generacional y Europa
27 Jun 2024
Articles

El déficit público hasta septiembre es menor que en 2024 gracias al dinamismo de los ingresos
28 Nov 2025

Spain’s position in the face of global vulnerabilities in public finances
5 Nov 2025

Levers to mitigate the impact of demographics on public finances: the case of pensions
18 Sep 2025

The impact of ageing on public finances: a major challenge for Spain and Europe
17 Sep 2025

El déficit de las AA. PP. (sin CC. LL. y gastos asociados a la DANA) se sitúa en el 1,6% del PIB hasta junio, 0,3 p. p. menos que hace un año
15 Sep 2025

Lower budget deficit in 2025 in Spain, but the structural challenges persist
12 Jun 2025

AIReF’s evaluation of the pension reform: first match ball saved, but with big challenges on the horizon
22 Apr 2025

Increase in Spanish household savings in 2024
22 Apr 2025

El déficit público descendió hasta el 3,15% del PIB en 2024, y al 2,8% excluyendo el gasto por la dana
28 Mar 2025