

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
Perspectives econòmiques per al 2021, un any de canvi
Several authors
9 Feb 2021
Perspectives econòmiques per al 2020
Several authors
8 Jan 2020
The causes of political polarisation
Several authors
27 Nov 2019
Articles

Next Generation EU: a golden opportunity for the Spanish economy
18 Nov 2020

El déficit de las AA. PP. supera el 7,0% del PIB en agosto
30 Oct 2020

The debt burden of the COVID-19 crisis
9 Oct 2020

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