Helena Saenz de Juano Ribes

BSc, MSc, PhD

Research Economist (Fellow)

Helena.Saenzdejuanoribes@employment-studies.co.uk

Helena joined IES as a Research Economist Fellow in March 2024. Her research interests lie at the intersections of family and labour economics, with a particular focus on individuals' use of time and wellbeing in the workplace. Helena is an experienced empirical researcher who has worked across academia and international institutions, collaborating on projects related to employment characteristics and gender inequality. 

Helena completed her PhD in Economics at the University of Glasgow, where she addressed social science questions using quantitative and machine learning techniques. Before pursuing her doctorate, Helena worked as a freelance consultant at the International Labour Organization contributing to a diverse range of research projects centered on entrepreneurship, informal employment and enterprise environment. Additionally, she assisted in a quantitative research initiative focused on women's participation in trademarks and industrial design for the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Education

2024	University of Glasgow	PhD Economics
2015	Autonomous University of Barcelona	MSc Economic Analysis
2013	University of Valencia	BSc Mathematics

Career

2022-2023	Research Assistant	University of Glasgow
2020-2023	Graduate Teacher Assistant	University of Glasgow
2021	Research Consultant	French Development Agency
2017-2019	Research Consultant	International Labour Organization
2017-2018	Research Consultant	World Intellectual Property Organization
2016	Intern	International Labour Organization
2014	Research Assistant	Institute of Economic Anlaysis CSIC