José Alberto Molina
University of Zaragoza (Spain) and Institute for the Study of Labor-IZA (Germany)
July, 2016
PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)

2016:

Increasing the human capital of children in Latin American countries: the role of parents’ time in childcare” (with J.I. Giménez and J.C. Campaña), Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming.
As my parents at home? Gender differences in childrens’ housework in Germany and Spain” (with J.I. Giménez and R. Ortega), Empirical Economics, forthcoming.
Commuting time and household responsabilities: evidence using propensity score matching” (with J.I. Giménez), Journal of Regional Science. 56, 332-359.
Children’s interaction with the Internet: time dedicated to communications and games” (with J.C. Campaña and R. Ortega), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
Do children of the first marriage deter divorce?” (with H. Bellido, A. Solaz and E. Stancanelli), Economic Modelling. 55, 15-31.
What do you prefer for a relaxing time at home: Reading, watching TV, or listening to the radio?” (with J.C. Campaña and R. Ortega), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
Health inequality and the uses of time for workers in Europe: policy implications” (with J.I. Giménez), IZA Journal of European Labor Studies. 5 (2).
Determinants of training transfer in the wine industry: conceptual hypotheses and results for Rioja” (with A.J. Gil and R. Ortega), The Journal of Wine Research. 27(1), 65-83.
The satisfaction of university students in Spain: differences by field of study” (with J.C. Campaña and J.I. Giménez), Applied Economics Letters. 23(7), 506-509.
The effects of inter-generational transfers on the marital surplus” (with J. Andaluz and M. Marcén), The Manchester School, forthcoming.
Smoking transmission in-home across three generations” (with R. Duarte and J.J Escario), Journal of Substance Use. 21 (3), 268-272.
The Effect of Culture on Fertility Decisions of US Teen Mothers” (with H. Bellido and M. Marcén), Feminist Economics. 22(3), 101-126.
How does work managemnt improve job satisfaction? Evidence from Spain” (with J.M. Lasierra and R. Ortega), Economics Bulletin, 36(2), 1202.1213.
The decision to become an entrepreneur in Spain: the role of household finances” (with J. Velilla and R. Ortega), International Journal of Entrepreneurship, forthcoming.

2015:

Voluntary activities and daily happiness in the US” (with J.I. Giménez), Economic Inquiry. 53 (4), 1735-1750.
«Caring within the family: reconciling work and family life”, Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 36, 1-4.
Adiction and other reasons adolescents smokers give to justify smoking” (with L. Borderías, R. Duarte and J.J Escario), Substance Use and Misuse. 50, 1552-1559.
Health status and the allocation of time: cross-country evidence from Europe” (with J.I. Giménez), Economic Modelling. 46(2), 188-203.
Social interaction in alcohol-impaired driving” (with R. Duarte and J.J Escario), Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 25 (1), 57-64.

2014:

Altruism and monetary transfers in the household: inter- and intra generation issues”, Review of Economics of the Household. 12 (3), 407-410.
Racial intermarriage and household production” (with S. Grossbard and J.I. Giménez), Review of Behavioral Economics, 1(4), 295-347.
Broader vs. closer social interactions in smoking” (with R. Duarte and J.J Escario), Mind & Society. 13, 183-194.
Commuting time and labour supply in the Netherlands: a time use study” (with J.I. Giménez), Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 48 (3), 409-426.
Are estimated peer effects on smoking robust? Evidence from adolescent students in Spain” (with Duarte and J.J. Escario), Empirical Economics, 46, 1167-1179.
Regional unemployment, gender and time allocation of the unemployed” (with J.I. Giménez), Review of Economics of the Household, 12 (1), 105-127.

2013:

Gender differences in cooperation: experimental evidence on high school students” (with J.I. Giménez, J.I. Cuesta, J.A. García, Y. Moreno and A. Sánchez), PLOS ONE, 8 (12), e83700.
Altruism in the household: in-kind transfers in the context of kin selection”, Review of Economics of the Household,, 11, 309-312.
The consensus functional equation in agreement theory” (with J.C. Candeal and E. Induráin), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 228, 219-235.
Wich spouse first decides in the household? The dynamics of bargaining” (with J. Andaluz and M. Marcén), Theoretical Economics Letters, 3, 69-77.
Parents´ education as determinant of educational childcare time” (with J.I. Giménez), Journal of Population Economics, 26, 719-749.

2012:

Informal caring-time and caregiver satisfaction” (with M. Marcén), European Journal of Health Economic, 13, 683-705
Self-employed mothers and the work-family conflict” (with J.I. Giménez and R. Ortega), Applied Economics, 44, 2133-2148.
Social norms, partnerships and children” (with A. Sevilla and J.I. Giménez), Review of Economics of the Household, 10, 215-236.
Numerical representability or ordered topological spaces with compatible algebraic structure (Erratum)” (with E. Induráin and J.C. Candeal), ORDER, 29, 227.
Numerical representability or ordered topological spaces with compatible algebraic structure” (with E. Induráin and J.C. Candeal), ORDER, 29, 131-146.

2011:

Household Economic Behaviors, Editor, Springer.
Intergenerational well-being mobility in Europe” (with M. Navarro I. Walker), Kyklos. 64, 253-270.
Deprivation using satisfaction measures in Spain: an evaluation of unemployment benefits” (with J.M. Labeaga and M. Navarro), Journal of Policy Modeling, 33, 287-310.
Aggregation of preferences in crisp and fuzzy settings: functional equations leading to possibility results” (with M.J. Campion, J.C. Candeal, O. García, J.R. De Miguel and E. Induráin), International Journal of Uncertaintly, Fuzziness and Knowledge-based Systems, 19, 89-114.
Peer effects, unobserved factors and risk behaviours in adolescence” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Revista de Economía Aplicada, 55, 125-152.
Gender differences in childcare: time allocation in five European countries”. (with I. García and V.M. Montuenga). Feminist Economics, 17 (1), 119-150.
Me, my classmates and by budies: analysing peer group effects on student marijuana consumption” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Education Economics, 19 (1), 89-106.

2010:

Intra-family distribution of paid-work time” (with I. García and V.M. Montuenga). Applied Economics, 42, 589-601.
Drug use among the Spanish adolescents: testing for a causal gateway effect” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). In Health Education: Challenges, Issues and Impact (Editors: Andre Fortier and Sophie Turcotte), Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 978-1-60876-568-3.
The effects of education on spouse’s satisfaction in Europe” (with I. García and M. Navarro). Applied Economics, 42, 3607-3618.

2009:

El abuso juvenil de alcohol: estimaciones count data” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Revista de Economía Aplicada, 49, 81-104.
Alcohol demand among young people in Spain: an addictive QUAIDS” (with A.I. Gil). Empirical Economics, 36, 515-530.
The motherhood wage penalty in Spain” (with V.M. Monuenga). Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 30, 237-251.

2007:

How do altruistic parental transfers affect the welfare gains of marriage?” (with J. Andaluz). Research in Economics, 61, 1-9.
Modelling interdependences between spouses by estimating income satisfaction” (with I. García and M. Navarro). Economics Bulletin, 4 (10), 1-5.
Human development and alcohol abuse in adolescence” (with A.I. Gil). Applied Economics, 39, 1315-1323.
Supporting the endogenous relationship between well-being and employment for US individuals” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Atlantic Economic Journal, 35, 279-288.
The stability of intergenerational cooperation in altruistic families” (with J. Andaluz and I. Vázquez). Economics Bulletin, 3 (39), 1-7.
How Satisfied are Spouses with their Leisure Time? Evidence from Europe” (with I. Garcia and M. Navarro). Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 28 (4), 546-565.
On the stability of bargaining solutions in family decision models” (with J. Andaluz). Review of Economics of the Household, 5 (4), 405-418.

2006:

«Risk determinants of suicide attempts among adolescents» (with R. Duarte). American Journal of Economics and Sociology, , 65, 407-434.
Marijuana consumption and school failures among Spanish students” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Economics of Education Review, 25, 472-481.
The psychological behaviour of young Spanish consumers” (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Journal of Consumer Policy, 29, 176-189.

2005:

«The demand behaviour of consumers in Peru: a demographic analysis using the QUAIDS» (with A.I. Gil). The Journal of Developing Areas, 39, 191-206.
«Participation and consumption of illegal drugs among adolescents» (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). International Advances in Economic Research, 11, 399-415.

2004:

«Alcohol abuse among adolescents: regional evidence from Spain” (with R. Duarte). International Journal of Consumer Studies, 28, 18-27.
«Modeling the optimal fiscal policy on tobacco consumption» (with J.J. Escario). Journal of Policy Modeling, 26, 81-93.
«Will a special tax on tobacco reduce lung cancer mortality? Evidence for EU countries» (with J.J. Escario). Applied Economics, 36, 1717-1722.

2003:

«Effects of employee training on the performance of North-American firms» (with R. Ortega). Applied Economics Letters, 10, 549-552.
«Marijuana consumption and violence: is there a bi-directional association?» (with R. Duarte and J.J. Escario). Atlantic Economic Journal, 31, 292.

2002:

«Inter-regional wage differentials in Spain» (with I. García). Applied Economics Letters, 9, 209-215.
«Spouse care for children and other family members: the effects of family benefits» (with I. García). International Journal of Consumer Studies, 26, 134-144.
«Modelling the demand behaviour of Spanish consumers using parametric and non-parametric approaches» Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 26, 19-36.

2001:

«Testing for the rational addiction hypothesis in Spanish tobacco consumption» (with J.J. Escario). Applied Economics Letters, 8, 211-215.
«Why do European consumers smoke? Responses from the rational addiction model» (with J.J. Escario). International Journal of Consumer Studies, 25, 30-42.
«Labour supply and inequality for wage-earning farm households in Spain» (with I. García). Agricultural Economics Review, 2, 56-79.
«The effects of region on the welfare and monetary income of Spanish families» (with I. García). Urban Studies, 38, 2415-2424.

2000:

«Estimating anticipated and non-anticipated demand elasticities for cigarettes in Spain” (with J.J. Escario). International Advances in Economic Research, 6, 782-793.
«Is the income a good welfare indicator for Spanish households? A comparison between both distributions» (with I. García). Journal of Income Distribution, 9, 1-12.

1999:

«How do workers decide their jobs: the influence of income, wage and job characteristics» (with I. García). Managerial and Decission Economics, 20, 189-204.
«Labor supply, child care and welfare in Spanish households» (with I. García). International Advances in Economic Research, 5, 430-445.
«Is leisure weakly separable from consumption goods in Spain?» Economie Apliquée, 52, 125-143.

1998:

«Analyzing the effects of price changes on the cost of living of consumers using true indices«. Applied Economics Letters, 5, 639-644.
«Household labour supply with rationing in Spain» (with I. García). Applied Economics, 30, 1557-1570.

1997:

«Two-stage budgeting as an economic decision making process for Spanish consumers«. Managerial and Decision Economics, 18, 27-32.
«Testing for the intertemporal separability hypothesis on Italian food demand» (with F. Rosa) In Agricultural Marketing and Consumer Behavior in a Changing World (Eds.: B. Wierenga, A.Van Tilburg, K. Grunert, J.E.M. Steenkamp and M. Wedel). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
«Modelling the Spanish imports of vehicles using a source differentiated demand system«. Applied Economics Letters, 4, 751-755.

1996:

«Unemployment as a constraint on labour supply and goods demand in Spain«. (with I. García). Applied Economics Letters, 3, 149-154.
«Is Spanish consumer behaviour consistent with the utility maximization? A nonparametric response«. Applied Economics Letters, 3, 237-242.
«Testing for the utility maximization hypothesis of consumers using the revealed preference theory«. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics, 20, 131-143.

1995:

The intertemporal behaviour of French consumers«. Economie Apliquée, 48, 175-191.

1994:

«Food demand in Spain: an application of the Almost Ideal System«. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 45, 252-258.
«Food expenditure patterns in the Mediterranean countries«. (with F. Maldonado). Rivista di Economia, Agricoltura e Ambiente, 5, 17-21.
«Predictions of Spanish food consumption using a demand system«. Rivista di Economia, Agricoltura e Ambiente, 5, 25-27.