Clemente Pinilla Torremocha, Ph.D.

Clemente Pinilla Torremocha is a Research Fellow at the ERUNI Open Research Prague. He earned his Ph.D. in Economic Analysis from the Universitat d’Alacant, where he also completed a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. At the Universitat d’Alacant, he was awarded the Master’s Degree Extraordinary Prize for the best academic record of his graduating class. During his doctoral studies, Clemente was a visiting Ph.D. student at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the European Central Bank, where he gained valuable insights and experience. Clemente’s research interests lie in Applied Macroeconomics, Time Series Econometrics, Expectations, Asset Pricing, and Learning Models. His work particularly focuses on the estimation of unobserved components and shock identification techniques within the field of Applied Macroeconometrics. He has presented his research at numerous prestigious conferences, including the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE), the European Economic Association (EEA-ESEM), and the Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings (MMM), among others.

Qualification

Ph.D.

Universitat d’Alacant, Economic Analysis, 2024

Master’s Degree

Universitat d’Alacant, Master in Economic Analysis (Quantitative Graduate Program), 2020

Universitat d’Alacant, Master in Economic Analysis (IDEA Graduate Program), 2019

Bachelor’s Degree

University of Zaragoza, Economics, 2017

Experience

2024–present, ERUNI Open Research Prague, Research Fellow

20232024, European Central Bank (ECB), PhD Trainee, Directorate General Economics, Business Cycle Analysis

2017, European Investment Bank (EIB), Summer Student Position, Corporate Division and Procurement Compliance

Publications (last 5 years, selected)

“Stable, Missing and Wild Inflation; the case of the Euro Area” (Job Market Paper)

“Understanding the drivers of Housing Prices; Fundamental vs Expectational View”. 2nd Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

“The Role of Confidence Measures in European Unemployment Dynamics” with Marta García Rodríguez (BdE)

“Disentangling the drivers of exuberant house prices” with Marta García Rodríguez (BdE)

“Adaptive Learning and Labor Market Dynamic: Comment” with Marta García Rodríguez (BdE)

“The anatomy of the euro area economy: A structural TVP-SV BVAR model with trends and cycles” with Niccolò Battistini (ECB), Johannes Gareis (ECB), Grigor Stoevsky (ECB)

Hobbies

Swimming, Fitness, Travel