Associate Professor Marian Vidal-Fernandez
Marian Vidal-Fernandez is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.
- Human Capital
- Applied Microeconometrics
- Labour Economics
Vice-President of Spanish Researchers in Australia and Pacific
Council Member of the European Society of Population Economics
IZA
Women in Economics Network
Life Course Centre
Charles Perkins Centre
VC recognition for extraordinary work in delivering teaching during the COVID-19 (2020)
Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 2019,
Excellence in Refereeing Award, The World Economic Bank Review, 2018
Winner of the Orientation Week Address Debate. FASS, University of Sydney, 26 February 2016
Early Career Researcher Award for the best paper presented by a junior economist at the 2012 AHES
Rosenstein-Rodan Prize for the Best PhD Student Paper in Development Economics, May 2009
Publications
Book Chapters
- Megalokonomou, R., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Yengin, D. (2022). Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe. In Not known (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education, (pp. 6-20). TBC. [More Information]
- Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2013). Using Poll Software as a Learner-based Experience Tool in Statistics. In Kathryn Coleman and Adele Flood (Eds.), Disciplines: The Lenses of Learning, (pp. 49-53). Champaign: Common Ground Publishing.
Journals
- Aggarwal, K., Barua, R., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2024). Still Waters Run Deep: Groundwater Contamination and Education Outcomes in India. Economics of Education Review, 100(102525), 1-23. [More Information]
- Barua, R., Hoefer-Martí, I., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2024). Wheeling into school and out of crime: Evidence from linking driving licenses to minimum academic requirements. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 217, 334-377. [More Information]
- Fletcher, J., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Wolfe, B. (2018). Dynamic and heterogeneous effects of sibling death on children's outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(1), 115-120. [More Information]
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Vidal-Fernandez, M., Nuevo-Chiquero, A. (2016). How parents shape the advantages of being first-born. The Conversation.
- Siminski, P., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Coventry, W. (2016). Reimagining NSW: tackling education inequality with early intervention and better research. The Conversation.
2024
- Aggarwal, K., Barua, R., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2024). Still Waters Run Deep: Groundwater Contamination and Education Outcomes in India. Economics of Education Review, 100(102525), 1-23. [More Information]
- Barua, R., Hoefer-Martí, I., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2024). Wheeling into school and out of crime: Evidence from linking driving licenses to minimum academic requirements. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 217, 334-377. [More Information]
2022
- Megalokonomou, R., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Yengin, D. (2022). Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe. In Not known (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education, (pp. 6-20). TBC. [More Information]
2018
- Fletcher, J., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Wolfe, B. (2018). Dynamic and heterogeneous effects of sibling death on children's outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(1), 115-120. [More Information]
- Lehman, J., Nuevo-Chiquero, A., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2018). The early origins of birth order differences in children's outcomes and parental behavior. The Journal of Human Resources, 53(1), 123-156. [More Information]
2017
- Gine, X., Martinez-Bravo, M., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2017). Are labor supply decisions consistent with neoclassical preferences? Evidence from Indian boat owners. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 142, 331-347. [More Information]
2016
- Cubel, M., Nuevo-Chiquero, A., Sanchez-Pages, S., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2016). Do Personality Traits Affect Productivity? Evidence from the Laboratory. Economic Journal, 126(592), 654-681. [More Information]
- Vidal-Fernandez, M., Nuevo-Chiquero, A. (2016). How parents shape the advantages of being first-born. The Conversation.
- Siminski, P., Vidal-Fernandez, M., Coventry, W. (2016). Reimagining NSW: tackling education inequality with early intervention and better research. The Conversation.
2015
- Aparicio-Fenoll, A., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2015). Working Women and Fertility: The Role of Grandmothers' Labor Force Participation. CESifo Economic Studies, 61(1), 123-147. [More Information]
2014
- Barua, R., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2014). No Pass No Drive: Education and Allocation of Time. Journal of Human Capital, 8(4), 399-431. [More Information]
2013
- Posadas, J., Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2013). Grandparents' Childcare and Female Labor Force Participation. IZA: Journal of Labor Policy, 2(1), 1-20. [More Information]
- Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2013). Using Poll Software as a Learner-based Experience Tool in Statistics. In Kathryn Coleman and Adele Flood (Eds.), Disciplines: The Lenses of Learning, (pp. 49-53). Champaign: Common Ground Publishing.
2011
- Vidal-Fernandez, M. (2011). The Effect of Minimum Academic Requirements to Participate in Sports on High School Graduation. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 11(1), 1-19.
2007
- Vidal-Fernandez, M., Ellis, R. (2007). Activity-based Payments and Reforms of the English Hospital Payment System. Health Economics, 2(4), 435-444.
Selected Grants
2024
- Science @Heart, Vidal-Fernandez M, Carrillo Garcia B, Department of Industry, Science and Resources/National Science Week
- 2024 Equity Prize - Brown - Marian Vidal-Fernandez, Vidal-Fernandez M, DVC Research/Equity Prize: Brown
2017
- The Effect of Arsenic Poisoning on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Indian Districts, Barua R, Vidal-Fernandez M, Office of Global Engagement/India Development Fund
In the media