Marc Roca I Llevadot
Economics
- Division
Prices & Costs
- Current Position
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Research Analyst
- Fields of interest
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Microeconomics,Labour Economics,Public Economics
- Education
- 2021-2022
MSc in Economics, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
- 2017-2021
BSc in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Professional experience
- 2024-2025
Research Analyst - DG Economics, Prices and Costs, European Central Bank
- 2023-2024
Trainee - DG Economics, Prices and Costs, European Central Bank
- 2022-2023
Research assistant - DG Economics, Microeconomics, Banco de España
- 12 February 2025
- ECONOMIC BULLETIN - ARTICLEEconomic Bulletin Issue 1, 2025Details
- Abstract
- This article describes developments in wage indicators during and after the high inflation period. It illustrates that, following high volatility during the pandemic, all wage indicators recorded levels well in excess of historical averages in 2023-24. The drivers of wage growth, namely inflation, labour market tightness and productivity growth, also developed differently from how they have developed in the past, and there is a need to reassess how they are reflected in wage developments. Using the augmented wage Phillips curve we find that the inflationary shock was the main driver of wage growth dynamics in the period under investigation, while labour market tightness supported workers in recovering real wage losses. We illustrate the link between wage growth and inflation in the euro area through the lens of the Bernanke-Blanchard model. ECB wage tracker data confirm the important role of catching up in recent wage growth and point to labour market institutions having a strong role in the speed of pass-through of prices to wages. Meanwhile, wage pressures are expected to ease as real wage catch-up becomes less significant and labour demand eases.
- JEL Code
- E24 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy→Employment, Unemployment, Wages, Intergenerational Income Distribution, Aggregate Human Capital
J30 : Labor and Demographic Economics→Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs→General
J52 : Labor and Demographic Economics→Labor?Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining→Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation, Collective Bargaining
- 18 December 2024
- THE ECB BLOG
- 23 May 2024
- THE ECB BLOGDetails
- JEL Code
- E20 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy→General
E24 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy→Employment, Unemployment, Wages, Intergenerational Income Distribution, Aggregate Human Capital
E31 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles→Price Level, Inflation, Deflation
E37 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles→Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
- 8 February 2024
- OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES - No. 338Details
- Abstract
- This paper introduces innovative, newly developed forward-looking indicators of negotiated wage growth in the euro area using data on collective bargaining agreements from seven countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Greece. The paper demonstrates how agreement-level data can be used to study drivers of aggregate negotiated wage growth, as well as monitor the breadth of wage increases and account for time-varying factors such as one-off payments, when assessing wage pressures. Lastly, the paper shows that the new indicators can provide reliable signals about current and future developments of wage pressures in the euro area while also serving as important cross-checking tools for negotiated wage growth forecasts.
- JEL Code
- E24 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics→Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy→Employment, Unemployment, Wages, Intergenerational Income Distribution, Aggregate Human Capital
J31 : Labor and Demographic Economics→Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs→Wage Level and Structure, Wage Differentials
J50 : Labor and Demographic Economics→Labor?Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining→General
- 2024
- Banco de España - Occasional Papers