Judit Vall

Judit Vall is a Professor at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), specializing in healthcare policy, public economics, and social policy evaluation. She was awarded the Ramón Areces Foundation Research Grant for her project analyzing Spain's 2012 restrictions on healthcare access for non-residents, focusing on medical tourism regulation and public health system sustainability. Her work employs quasi-experimental methods to assess policy impacts on healthcare utilization, migration, and economic outcomes.

Her research spans multiple disciplines including health economics, labor market dynamics, and gender equity. Notable topics include the effects of abortion legalization on societal outcomes, the mental health consequences of natural disasters, and the interplay between parental job security and child well-being. She has also studied the implications of social security reforms, pandemic-era income insecurity, and the role of affirmative action in promoting gender equality in STEM fields.

• Grant: Ramón Areces Foundation National Competition Award (2022)
• Key Themes: Healthcare access equity, policy evaluation, gender disparities, economic shocks and health outcomes

Her publications analyze diverse topics such as the 'Ramadan effect' on workplace productivity, the relationship between unemployment subsidies and health outcomes, and the long-term educational impacts of child labor policies.