

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.
Articles

Workplace pension schemes: an option that is taking hold
8 Oct 2020

What to do in the face of surges in public debt: a historical tour
6 Oct 2020

European public debt in the medium term: sustainability and challenges
6 Oct 2020

Does monetary policy lose effectiveness when economies are more indebted?
6 Oct 2020

El déficit de las AA. PP. fue del 6,5% del PIB en el 2T por la COVID-19
30 Sep 2020

El déficit de las AA. PP. (excluyendo CC. LL.) supera el 6,0% del PIB hasta junio
10 Sep 2020

Elevado impacto de la COVID-19 en las finanzas públicas: el déficit del Estado alcanza el 4,4% del PIB en el 2T 2020
30 Jul 2020

Recuperación: el PIB de China creció un 3,2% interanual en el 2T 2020
16 Jul 2020

What can we expect from Spain’s ERTEs and similar furlough programmes? A European perspective
3 Jul 2020