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Research

WORKING PAPERS

 

“The Term Structure of Interest Rates in an Equilibrium Economy with Short Term and Long Term Investments”. Presented at the Western Finance Association (WFA) Annual Meetings 2008, the European Finance Associating (EFA) Annual Meetings 2009 and the Econometric Society European Meetings 2009.

Paper version: 10/2009

 

 

“Optimal Portfolio Choice with Predictability in House Prices and Transaction Costs” with Stefano Corradin (European Central Bank) and Jose Fillat (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston). Working Paper, 2009.

Paper version: 11/2009

 

 

“Asset Pricing in Equilibrium Economies with Illiquidity and Investment Constraints” with Jefferson Duarte (University of Washington). U.C. Berkeley Working Paper, 2008.

Abstract version: 11/2008

 

 

“Why Should I Sell a Fraction of my House? The Welfare Benefits of Equity Sharing Programs” with Sebastien Betermier (U.C. Berkeley). U.C. Berkeley Working Paper, 2007.

Abstract version: 11/2007

 

 

 

 

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

2009

Seminars: IESE Business School-ESADE Business School; University of Amsterdam; CEU Cardenal Herrera-University of Alicante; University of the Basque Country in Bilbao; University of Navarra in Pamplona; La Caixa Bank in Barcelona

Conferences: European Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meetings in Bergen, Norway; Econometric Society European Meetings in Barcelona, Spain; European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Annual Meetings in Milan, Italy; Summer Real Estate Symposium at the Annual Conference of the Western Finance Association (WFA) in San Diego, USA; XVII Finance Forum of the AEFIN in Madrid, Spain

 

2008

Seminars: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (College of Business); Rice University (Jesse H. Jones School of Management); Imperial College (Business School); IESE Business School; Universitat Pompeu Fabra; University of Amsterdam; Stockholm School of Economics; CUNY (Baruch College); Federal Reserve Board of Governors; ESSEC Business School; University of California Irvine (The Paul Merage School of Business); University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School); University of California Berkeley (Haas School of Business)

Conferences: Annual Conference of the Western Finance Association WFA

 

2007

Seminars: University of California Berkeley (Haas School of Business)

Conferences: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington DC ; World Conference on Transport Research in Berkeley

 

 

 

OTHER WORKING PAPERS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

 

“A Real Option Model for Optimal Investments on Transportation”. Presented at the 2007 Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting. Washington DC, January 21-27, 2007.

 

“Traffic-Backed Securities: A New Approach to Project Finance”. Presented at the 11th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR). Session E4-1, Financial Instruments. Berkeley, CA, June 24-28, 2007.

 

“Optimal investment in local networks of airports”. Presented at the 11th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR). Session E6-3, Development. Berkeley, CA, June 24-28, 2007.