Economics for Energy is led by two university professors (from the Pontifical Comillas and Vigo Universities) and has several affiliate senior researchers from the academic world. Moreover, to carry out its activities, the center incorporates pre and post-doctoral researchers.
Economics for Energy activities are advised by a Scentific Board, comprised of well renowned international experts: Jean-Marie Chevalier (CERA), A. Denny Ellerman (EUI and MIT), Michael Hanemann (Arizona State University and University of California, Berkeley) and Inés Macho (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona).
Xavier Labandeira
Xavier Labandeira is Professor of Economics at the University of Vigo and member of the rede research group. After completing his graduate studies at University College London, his European doctorate focused on the use of energy regulations to tackle environmental problems. He has published in the main international journals of his field, has led several research funded-projects, with numerous research stays and visits in universities across the world. He is now lead author of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and coordinates the Master’s degree on Management of Sustainable Development at the University of Vigo.
Pedro Linares
Pedro Linares is Associate Professor at the Pontifical Comillas University, and research affiliate at the Institute for Technology Research and Harvard Kennedy School. His research has been published in the main journals of the field and focuses on the relationship between energy, economics and environment, and specifically on sustainable energy, renewable energy and environmental policy, and multi-criteria methods applied to resource allocation. He also coordinates the BP Chair on Sustainable Development.
Carlos de Miguel
Carlos de Miguel is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Vigo and member of its rede research group. He is now Director of the Department of Economic Analysis and Economic History of the University of Vigo. After completing his PhD in Economics at the Complutense University in Madrid, he has become a leading energy economist. His research has been published in the main international academic journals, and deals with a rich array of topics: from the effects of energy prices on economic activity, to energy taxes and green tax reforms.
Alberto Gago
Alberto Gago is Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Vigo. PhD in Economics from the University of Santiago, Spain, he was President of the University of Vigo and of the Spanish Association for Energy Economics (AEEE). His research work focuses in the fields of international taxation, tax reform, and green tax reforms. Nowadays he is director of the research group rede at the University of Vigo.
María L. Loureiro
Maria Loureiro is Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Analysis of the University of Santiago, Spain. She holds a MA degree in Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources and a PhD in Economics from Washington State University. Her research interests are related to environmental economics and health economics, with more than 50 international publications in the leading academic journals of her fields. She has also been director of different research funded-projects and has supervised several doctoral students.
Baltasar Manzano
Baltasar Manzano is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Vigo and member of its rede research group. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Complutense University in Madrid. His research focuses on the fields of energy and the environment, public economics and macroeconomic dynamics. He has published numerous articles in leading national and international journals, and has participated in several research funded-projects.
Mohcine Bakhat
Mohcine Bakhat is a graduate in Physics from the University Abdel Malek Saasi, Morocco, and PhD in Economics from the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo, with funding from the Alcoa Foundation. His PhD dealt with different issues relating tourism and energy demand, which will be developed in Economics for Energy. Moreover, he is researching in the relationships between energy prices and other commodity prices.
Luis Rey
Luis Rey holds a PhD from the European University Institute of Florence. He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo, with funding from the Alcoa Foundation. Although his PhD focused on topics related to the economics of natural resources, in Economics for Energy he is now carrying out research on the economic modeling of energy security and on the analysis of mechanisms to promote energy efficiency in buildings.
Klaas Würzburg
Klaas Würzburg currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo, with funding from the Alcoa Foundation. He previously worked as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Cologne, Germany, where he completed his doctoral studies in Economics. His research lines in Economics for Energy are the economic assessment of energy efficiency measures, the linkages between energy prices and commodity prices, and the analysis and evaluation of different regulatory systems to promote renewable energy.
Jorge A. Rosas
Jorge A. Rosas holds a PhD in Energy Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo, with funding from the Mexican National Commission for Science and Technology (CONACYT). He has published several articles in international journals on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. In Economics for Energy he will carry out his research, paying a special attention to the residential sector within developing countries.
Xiral López
Xiral Lopez holds a MA in Industrial Economics from University Carlos III in Madrid. He currently works as a researcher at the University of Vigo, where he is finishing his doctoral education. His research focuses on the economics of energy and the environment, mainly in energy taxation and energy demand. He has recently received a grant from the Iberdrola Foundation to carry out with his research in those matters, in collaboration with Economics for Energy.
Lúa Fernández
Lúa Fernández is a Mining Engineer (specialized in energy) from the University of Vigo, where she was especially interested in the geothermal heating of buildings. In Economics for Energy she provides administrative and research support.
Pablo Pintos
Pablo Pintos is an Industrial Engineer (specialized in electrical technology) from the University of Vigo. In Economics for Energy is research analyst, focusing on data analysis and validation, and on general support on the description and assessment of energy and environmental technologies.
Ana Ramos
Ana Ramos holds a MA in Economics Analysis from University Carlos III in Madrid. She currently works as a researcher at the University of Vigo, where he is starting her doctoral education under the supervision of Alberto Gago and Xavier Labandeira. Her research interests are related to the design and empirical evaluation of energy efficiency policies, especially in the area of buildings. During the next years she will carry out her research in collaboration with Economics for Energy.
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