Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 14 August, 1984
Citizenship: Hungarian
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Main fields: Empirical Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics
Specific topics: Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Poverty & Inequality, Macro-Financial Linkages, and Labor Market Dynamics
CURRENT POSITION
2023 - Present - Associate Professor in Economics, Universitat Ramon Llull, IQS School of Management (Spain)
2023 - Present - Head of Department of Economics and Finance, Universitat Ramon Llull, IQS School of Management (Spain)
PREVIOUS POSITION
2016 - 2023 - Assistant Professor in Economics, Universitat Ramon Llull, IQS School of Management (Spain)
2015 - 2016 - Research Fellow, Banco de España (Spain)
EDUCATION
2011 - 2015 - PhD in Economics (with International Mention), Quantitative Economics Doctorate, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
Advisor: Prof. Fidel Pérez Sebastián, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
Thesis title: "ESSAYS on Empirical Macroeconomics"
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Matteo Ciccarelli (European Central Bank), Prof. Máximo Camacho (Universidad de Murcia), Prof. María Dolores Guilló (Universidad de Alicante)
2009 - 2011 - MA in Economics, Quantitative Economics Doctorate, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
2008 - Universitat de Barcelona, Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Visiting student (Spain)
2007 - ESADE Barcelona, Department of Economics, Erasmus exchange student (Spain)
2003 - 2009 - MA in Economics (with distinction), Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)
ACADEMIC VISITS
2023 - Peking University (China)
2023 - Heidelberg University (Germany)
2014 - Paris School of Economics, with Prof. Jean Imbs, Paris (France)
2014 - Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary), Research Department, Budapest (Hungary)
2012 - Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
COMPLEMENTARY FORMATION
Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation, Prof. Stephan Litschig (GRIPS), July 2019, Barcelona GSE Summer School (Spain)
STATA Course, Prof. Christopher F. Baum (Boston College), Jul 2018, IQS School of Management, URL (Spain)
Macro-Financial Linkages, Prof. Vincenzo Quadrini (USC), Aug 2014, Budapest School of Central Bank Studies (Hungary)
I.S.E.O. Summer School 2013 10th Anniversary, Jun 2013, Iseo (Italy)
Dynamic Factor Models, Prof. Matteo Barigozzi (LSE), May 2013, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
PUBLICATIONS
Thiri, M. A., Borsi, M. T. (2024). From Fukushima to Fossil fuels: Carbon emissions, climate narratives, and grassroots movements in Japan's energy transition, Energy Research & Social Science, 112, 103520.
Valerio Mendoza, O. M., Comim, F., Borsi, M. T. (2024). Disentangling Aporophobia from Xenophobia in the EU-15, Regional Studies, 58(5), pp. 909-921.
Valerio Mendoza, O. M., Borsi, M. T., Comim, F. (2022). Human capital dynamics in China: Evidence from a club convergence approach, Journal of Asian Economics, 79, 101441.
Borsi, M. T., Valerio Mendoza, O. M., Comim, F. (2022). Measuring the provincial supply of higher education institutions in China, China Economic Review, 71, 101724.
Borsi, M. T. (2018). Credit contractions and unemployment. International Review of Economics & Finance, 58, pp. 573-593.
Borsi, M. T. (2018). Fiscal multipliers across the credit cycle. Journal of Macroeconomics, 56C, pp. 135-151.
Borsi, M. T., Metiu, N. (2015). The evolution of economic convergence in the European Union. Empirical Economics, 48(2), pp. 657–681.
Borsi, M. T. (2007). Transnistria – an unrecognised country within Moldova. South East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs, ETUI REHS, Baden-Baden, Germany, pp. 45-50.
WORKING PAPERS
Valerio Mendoza, O. M. Borsi, M. T., Comim, F. (2021). Human capital dynamics in China: Evidence from a club convergence approach. MPRA Paper 105200, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Comim, F., Borsi, M. T., Valerio Mendoza, O. M. (2020). The Multi-dimensions of Aporophobia. MPRA Paper 103124, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Lopez Buenache, G., Borsi, M. T., Rosa-García, A. (2020). Credit cycles and labor market slacks: predictive evidence from Markov-switching models. MPRA Paper 100362, University of Munich, Germany.
Borsi, M. T. (2018). Fiscal multipliers across the credit cycle. Banco de España Working Paper No. 1618.
Borsi, M. T. (2016). Credit contractions and unemployment. Banco de España Working Paper No. 1617.
Borsi, M. T. (2011). Real Estate Cycles: Evidence from Spain. Mimeo, 2011.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Universitat Ramon Llull, IQS School of Management (2016 - present)
Economic Structure - Undergraduate course in English and Spanish
Global Economic Environment - Undergraduate course in English
International Economics - Master course in English
Macroeconomics - Undergraduate course in English and Spanish
Panel Data Analysis - PhD course in English
Universidad de Alicante (2009 - 2015)
Mathematics II Undergraduate course in English and Spanish (Theory and Practice)
Macroeconomics I & II - Undergraduate course in English and Spanish (TA)
Macroeconomics III - Graduate course in English (TA)
Microeconomics II - Undergraduate course in Spanish (TA)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2008 - Frape Behr S.A., R+D Department, Project Management Office, Internship, Barcelona (Spain)
2007 - 2008 - ICEG European Center (International Center for Economic Growth), External Research Fellow, Budapest (Hungary)
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Invited Seminar, Dec 2023, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg (Germany)
1st International Conference on Aporophobia, Oct 2023, Barcelona (Spain)
23rd Applied Economics Meeting (ALdE), Jun 2021, Spain (online)
International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets, Dec 2019, Beijing (China)
Research Seminar, IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Dec 2019, Suzhou (China)
Western Economic Association 15th International Conference, Mar 2019, Tokyo (Japan)
UNIJES Economic Research Workshop, Oct 2018, ESADE, Barcelona (Spain)
World Finance & Banking Symposium, Dec 2017, Bangkok (Thailand)
SAEe Meetings, Dec 2016, Bilbao (Spain)
Invited Seminar, Apr 2016, STATEC, Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
RES Annual Conference, Mar 2016, Brighton (UK)
Invited Seminar, Feb 2016, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (UK)
Research Seminar, Jan and Feb 2016, Banco de España, Madrid (Spain)
SAEe Meetings, Dec 2015, Girona (Spain)
ASSET Meetings, Nov 2015, Granada (Spain)
RES PhD Meetings, Jan 2015, London (UK)
AEA Meetings, Jan 2015, Boston (USA)
Applied Seminar, Dec 2014, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante (Spain)
Macro Workshop, Nov 2014, Paris School of Economics, Paris (France)
Research Seminar, Jul 2014, Central Bank of Hungary, Budapest (Hungary)
EEA Meetings, Aug 2013, Gothenburg (Sweden)
XIV Conference on International Economics, Jun 2013, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Quantitative Economics Doctorate Conference, May 2013, Vienna (Austria)
Econometrics Seminar, May 2013, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante (Spain)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Selected Participant, Early Career Researcher Workshop, Western Economic Association 15thInternational Conference, Mar. 2019
2014/15 Lawrence R. Klein Award: best paper published in the journal Empirical Economics, Feb 2017
Selected young economist from the EEA 2013 Congress: Invitation to the 5th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences, Aug 2014
I.S.E.O Institute, Italy: Scholarship for participation at the I.S.E.O Summer School, Jun 2013
Department of Economics, Universidad de Alicante, Spain: Pre-doctorate Scholarship, Jan 2011
Department of Economics, Universidad de Alicante, Spain: Full Tuition Scholarship, Sep 2009
Erasmus grant for study abroad (at ESADE Barcelona), Spring 2007
Peregrinatio Foundation, Budapest, Hungary: Travel grant for study abroad, Spring 2007
REFEREEING SERVICES
Baltic Journal of Economics, Bulletin of Economic Research, Cambridge University Press, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economies, Eurasian Economic Review, European Journal of Government and Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Regional Science and Urban Economics. Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) 2016-2023, European Association of Young Economists (EAYE) 2024
LANGUAGES
Hungarian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), German (intermediate), Catalan (beginner)
COMPUTER SKILLS
MATLAB, E-Views, Stata, LaTeX, Ms Office
REFERENCES
Upon request.