

Javier García Arenas
Senior economist
Javier works as a Senior Economist in the Spanish Economics Department. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master’s Degree in Economics with Distinction from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Before joining CaixaBank, he worked as a Research Assistant and Teacher Assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His areas of study include macroeconomics, political economy and finance. He coordinates the Monthly Report Dossier and the Notas Breves de Actualidad Macroeconómica.
Articles

Lower budget deficit in 2025 in Spain, but the structural challenges persist
12 Jun 2025

AIReF’s evaluation of the pension reform: first match ball saved, but with big challenges on the horizon
22 Apr 2025

Increase in Spanish household savings in 2024
22 Apr 2025

El déficit público descendió hasta el 3,15% del PIB en 2024, y al 2,8% excluyendo el gasto por la dana
28 Mar 2025

How the NGEU funds are going in Spain: bread for today and hope for tomorrow
17 Mar 2025

2025 Treasury strategy in a context of reduction of Spain’s public deficit
13 Feb 2025

El crecimiento del PIB sorprende al alza en el último trimestre de 2024
29 Jan 2025

The rise in savings: magnitude, distribution and the importance of demographics
14 Jan 2025

La inflación general repunta 4 décimas en diciembre y cierra el año en el 2,8%
30 Dec 2024
Videos

Perspectives econòmiques per al 2021, un any de canvi
Several authors
9 Feb 2021

Perspectives econòmiques per al 2020
Several authors
8 Jan 2020

The causes of political polarisation
Several authors
27 Nov 2019

Crecimiento en España, precios de la energía y Nobel de Economía
Several authors
31 Oct 2024

Nuevo escenario de previsiones, brecha generacional y Europa
27 Jun 2024