Nezih Guner

Nezih Guner is a Professor at CEMFI (Madrid), a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), and a Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Spanish Economic Association (SERIEs). His research focuses on labor economics, family economics, inequality, fertility, and econometrics.

• Education: B.A. and M.A. in Economics and Sociology from Bogazici University (1992, 1994); M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester (1997, 2000)

His recent work includes studies on:

• The role of friends in the opioid epidemic
• The added worker effect
• Labor market institutions and fertility
• Urban growth dynamics
• Unemployment insurance policy impacts

His research spans econometric modeling, labor market analysis, and policy evaluation, with a focus on empirical methods and macroeconomic implications. He has received a European Research Council Starting Grant and contributes to top-tier journals like Econometrica and Journal of Political Economy.

Email: nezih.guner@movebarcelona.eu