I am a Lecturer in Economics at the Department of Economic Analysis at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). In June 2022, I received the accreditation to Senior Lecturer (Profesor Titular) from the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). I am also member of the Oviedo Efficiency Group. Since May 2023, I am Associate Editor of Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research.
Previously, I was an Economic Analyst at the Directorate for Growth & Innovation in the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), located in Seville (Spain), as a member of the Territorial Data Analysis and Modeling (TEDAM) team.
My fields of interest are: Spatial Economics, Regional Economics, Growth, Innovation, International Economics, and Efficiency and Productivity analysis.
In this website you can find information about me, my research and publications, and my teaching activities.
Latest publications
- Utility effectiveness, composite indicators and ‘benefit of the doubt’ models: How important are preferences when evaluating the performance of innovation systems?
- How institutions shape the economic returns to investment in European regions?
- The twin transition in the European Union: assessing regional patterns of EU-funded investments.
- How are regions using European funds to promote the circular economy? Shedding light on factors