Curriculum Vitae
Last updated: August 2026
Contact
Department of Economics and Business
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas 25–27, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
valeria.gargiulo@upf.edu
valeriagargiulo.com
Education
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Advisors: Prof. Barbara Rossi and Prof. Katerina Petrova
Master of Research, 2nd Year Ph.D. Track, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
M.Sc. in Economics and Finance, 1st Year Ph.D. Track, Barcelona School of Economics
M.Sc. in Economics and Finance, magna cum laude, Luiss Guido Carli University
B.Sc. in Economics and Business, Luiss Guido Carli University
Research Interests
Econometrics, time series econometrics, nonlinear estimation, macroeconometrics, empirical macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy.
Job Market Paper
- “Mean and Variance Regimes in Threshold VARs: Revisiting Regime-dependent Fiscal Multipliers”. Abstract
Publications
- “Monetary Policy across Inflation Regimes” (with C. Matthes and K. Petrova). European Economic Review, Volume 185, September 2026. Abstract
Working Papers
- “A New Approach to Fiscal Multipliers: Time Variation and High Frequency Shocks” (with A. Inoue and B. Rossi). CEPR Discussion Paper 20670. Abstract
- “Threshold Estimation in VAR and LP Under Proxy Identification Scheme” (with A. Ghosh). Abstract
- “MEGAIReF: An Estimated Open-Economy DSGE Model for the Spanish Economy with Fiscal and Monetary Policy” (with D. Debortoli, C. Herrero, E. Morales, L. Navarro and A. Serrano). Abstract
Research Experience
Research Assistant — Prof. Davide Debortoli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Research Assistant — Prof. Barbara Rossi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Research Assistant — Prof. Andrea Polo, Luiss Guido Carli University
Teaching
Barcelona School of Economics — graduate courses, 2021–present
- Advanced Econometric Methods III, 1st year Ph.D. Track — Prof. Tatevik Sekhposyan (Spring 2026)
- Advanced Econometric Methods III, 1st year Ph.D. Track — Prof. Adam Lee (Spring 2025)
- Advanced Econometric Methods III, 1st year Ph.D. Track — Prof. Barbara Rossi (Spring 2024)
- Advanced Econometric Methods III, 1st year Ph.D. Track — Prof. Katerina Petrova (Spring 2023)
- Econometric Methods I, M.Sc. in Economics — Prof. Geert Mesters (Fall 2022)
- Supervisor for Master Project, 1st year Ph.D. Track (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
- Quantitative and Statistical Methods I, M.Sc. in International Trade, Finance and Development — Prof. Geert Mesters (Fall 2021)
- Macroeconomics II, M.Sc. in Economics — Prof. Luca Fornaro and Prof. Danilo Guaitoli (Spring 2022)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra — undergraduate courses, 2021–present
- Econometrics, Double Degree in Economics and Engineering — Prof. Katerina Petrova (Fall 2022)
- Business Economics, ADE — Prof. Theo Vladasel
Awards and Fellowships
- GPEFM Ph.D. Track Fellowship, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2021)
- Special Mention for Academic Distinction, Luiss Guido Carli University (2020)
Conferences and Seminars
EAYE Annual Meeting, BSE Ph.D. Jamboree, IMAEF, SED Annual Meeting, EEA-ESEM, Macro Lunch CREI Seminar
WE ARE IN Macroeconomics and Finance (poster), EC², SNDE-IIF Junior Workshop, Macro Lunch CREI Seminar
RCEA, BSE Ph.D. Jamboree, BSE Summer Forum (poster), BSP International Research Fair, CEBRA Annual Meeting, Second Women in Central Banking Workshop, Macro Lunch CREI Seminar
BSE Summer Forum (poster)
Professional Activities
Referee for the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.
Skills and Languages
Programming: MATLAB (advanced), R (advanced), LaTeX (advanced), Stata (intermediate), MS Office (intermediate).
Languages: Italian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Catalan (conversational), French (basic).
References
- Prof. Barbara Rossi — Professor, Department of Economics, European University Institute
- Prof. Katerina Petrova — Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- Prof. Davide Debortoli — ICREA Research Professor, Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Prof. Christian Brownlees — Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Luiss Guido Carli University