Dr. Dolores Añón Higón is Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Associate Researcher of the Social and Economic Behaviour Institute (ERI-CES) at the Universitat de València (UV). Before joining the UV in 2008, she worked at Aston University, and Warwick University. Dolores is an applied economist whose main research interest is to understand the drivers and impediments of productivity enhancement, with a particular focus on innovation, digitalization, and internationalization strategies. She has published in Industrial and Corporate Change, Information & Management, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Research Policy, Small Business Economics, among others. Her research has been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Research (currently as Principal Investigator); the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), the European Commission, the British Academy, the NESTA Foundation, and various government agencies including UKTI, and DTI, as well as local governments (Generalitat Valenciana, Manchester Independent Economic Review) and private sector (BBVA Foundation).

Five selected/recent publications:

1. Añón Higón, D., Bonvin, D. (2023). Digitalization and trade participation of SMEs. Small Business Economics, In press.
2. Añón Higón, D. (2023). The persistence and cross-persistence of R&D outsourcing: onshore and offshore strategies, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 32:8, 1087-1113.
3. Añón Higón, D., Bonvin, D. (2022). Information and communication technologies and firms’ export performance, Industrial and Corporate Change, 31:4, 955–979
4. Añón Higón, D., J. Gómez, P. Vargas (2017). Complementarities in innovation strategy: do intangibles play a role in enhancing firm performance? Industrial and Corporate Change, 26:5, 2017, 865-886.
5. Añón Higón, D. (2016). In-house versus external basic research and first-to-market innovations. Research Policy, 45(4), 816-829.

Web page: https://www.uv.es/madoahi/

Dr Rafael Boix is Full Professor at the Departament d'Estructura Economica, Universitat de València. Ph.D. in Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He previously held academic position at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and has been visiting researcher at the Politecnico di Milano, visiting professor at the European Business Module of the Università degli Studi di Firenze and in the master courses of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Escola d'Administració Pública de Catalunya. He has been external consultant for the OECD and has participated in applied research for the Barcelona City Hall, Barcelona's Province, Valencia Regional Government, the Spanish Ministry of Industry, and the European Commission.

Fields of interest Regional and urban economics; creative industries; industrial districts; networks of cities

Recent publications:

- De  Miguel B, Boix R, Villanueva G, De Miguel M (2023): "Predicting Volunteers’ Decisions to Stay in or Quit an NGO Using Neural Networks", VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-023-00590-y.

- Boix R, Galletto V, Sforzi F, Capone F (2022): “Living innovation machines: modelling innovation in time and space variable-geometry territorial units using machine learning”, European Planning Studies, 31:7, 1422-1442. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2134727.

- Boix R, Galletto V, Capone F (2022): “Searching for 'rare diamonds'? Industrial districts and innovation in Spain and Italy”, Competitiveness Review.  DOI 10.1108/CR-11-2021-0155.

- Boix R, De Miguel B, Rausell P (2022): “The impact of cultural and creative industries on the wealth of countries, regions and municipalities", European Planning Studies, 27:10, 1940-1958. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1909540.

- Boix R, Peiró J, Rausell P (2021): “Creative industries and productivity in the European regions. Is there a Mediterranean effect?”, Regional Science Policy & Practice, 13(5), p.1546-1564. DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12395.

Sóc llicenciat i doctor en Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials per la Universitat de València (Premi Extraordinari en els dos casos) i Master of Science in Economics per University College London. He realitzat estades de recerca a Fedea, al Reial Col·legi Complutense en la Universitat d'Harvard, en el Banc Inter-Americà de Desenvolupament, en el Banc Mundial i en diverses universitats espanyoles. Sóc autor d'una vintena de capítols de llibre i més de 50 articles publicats en revistes de reconegut prestigi com European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Review of World Economics, Review of International Economics, The World Economy o Oxford Economic Papers, entre altres. He estat membre electe de la junta directiva i tresorer de l'Associació Espanyola d'Economia i Finances Internacionals (2005-2011), editor associat de la Revista d'Economia Aplicada (2006-2016), coordinador del Grau en Economia (2013-2015), director del Departament d'Estructura Econòmica de la Universitat de València (2015-2021) y coordinador del Doble Grau Grau en Dret i Economia (des de 2022). Pel que fa a la docència, he participat en múltiples manuals i projectes d'innovació docent i he rebut més d'una dotzena reconeixements i premis a la meua tasca docent.

Cinc publicacions representatives:

1. Esteve-Pérez, J., Gil-Pareja, S., Llorca-Vivero, R. y Paniagua, J. (2023): “Has the euro paid off? A study of the trade-induced welfare effects of the EMU”, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, forthcomming.
2. Esteve-Pérez, S., Gil-Pareja, S. y Llorca-Vivero, R. (2020): "Does the GATT/WTO promote trade? After all, Rose was right", Review of World Economics, 156 (2), 377-405.
3. Gil-Pareja, S., Llorca-Vivero, R. y Martínez-Serrano, J. A. (2014): “Do nonreciprocal preferential trade agreements increase beneficiaries’ exports?”, Journal of Development Economics, 107, págs. 291-304.
4. Gil-Pareja, S., Llorca-Vivero, R. y Martínez-Serrano, J. A. (2008): “Trade effects of monetary agreements: Evidence for OECD countries”, European Economic Review, 52, págs. 733-755.
5. Gil-Pareja, S. (2003): “Pricing to Market Behaviour in European Car Markets”, European Economic Review, 47, págs. 945-962. (Top 10 most requested articles at EER, 2003).

Dr. Rafael Llorca Vivero earned a Bachelor degree in Economics (with distintcion) at the Universitat de València (Valencia, Spain), a Master Science in Economics (with distinction) at University College London and a PhD at the University of Valencia. He is now Professor of Applied Economics in the Economic Structure Department of the Universitat de València. His main research area of interest is in the ambit of International Trade. He has published in journals such as European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Review of World Economics, Review of International Economics, The World Economy or Oxford Economic Papers, among others.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. (2015) Regional export promotion offices and trade margins, S Gil-Pareja, R Llorca-Vivero, JA Martínez-Serrano, F Requena-Silvente, Review of World Economics 151 (1), 145-167.
2. (2014) Do nonreciprocal preferential trade agreements increase beneficiaries' exports?, S Gil-Pareja, R Llorca-Vivero, JA Martínez-Serrano, Journal of Development Economics 107, 291-304.
3. (2008) Terrorism and international tourism: New evidence, R Llorca‐Vivero, Defence and Peace Economics 19 (2), 169-188.
4. (2008) Trade effects of monetary agreements: evidence for OECD countries, S Gil-Pareja, R Llorca-Vivero, JA Martínez-Serrano, European Economic Review 52 (4), 733-755.
5. (2007) The effect of EMU on tourism, S Gil‐Pareja, R Llorca‐Vivero, JA Martínez‐Serrano, Review of International Economics 15 (2), 302-312.

Dr. Jesús Peiró-Palomino is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Economics II (Estructura Econòmica), University of Valencia. He holds a PhD in Economics by the University Jaume I (Castellón, Spain). He has been Assistant Professor at University Jaume I (2016-2019) and visited the Aarhus University (Denmark, Fall 2013) and the Utrecht University (Netherlands, Fall 2017). His research interests are institutions and their role in economic development processes, especially at the regional level. He is also interested in the measurement of well-being and social progress, their spatial distribution and their evolution over time. His work has been published in several international scientific journals and he has also participated in different competitive projects.

Dr. María E. Rochina Barrachina holds a PhD and a Master’s Degree in Economics, both from University College London (The University of London). At present, she is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Valencia. She is also affiliated to the Interdisciplinary Research Network “Social and Economic Behaviour (ERI-CES)” from the University of Valencia. She teaches International Trade and Microeconometrics. Her main research interests are in the areas of applied microeconometrics, applied industrial organization, applied international economics, the analysis of firm dynamics in innovation and internationalization strategies, firm productivity, and entrepreneurship. Her work has been published in several scientific journals including Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Oxford Economic Papers, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Industry and Innovation, Industrial and Corporate Change, The Econometrics Journal, Review of World Economics, World Economy, Small Business Economics, and Empirical Economics, among others. She has been involved in many national (Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology) and international projects (European Commission, BBVA foundation, and World Bank) and has attended around 150 national and international conferences and workshops. She has supervised 2 PhD Thesis and 18 Master Dissertations.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. Máñez, J.A.; ROCHINA, M.E.; Sanchis, J.A. (2020): "Foreign sourcing and exporting", The World Economy, forthcoming.
2. Beneito, P.; ROCHINA, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2017): “Competition and innovation with selective exit: an inverted-U shape relationship?”, Oxford Economic Papers, 69(4), 1032–1053.
3. Beneito, P.; Coscollá, M.; ROCHINA, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2015) “Competitive Pressure and Innovation at the Firm Level”, Journal of Industrial Economics, 63(3), 422-457.
4. Beneito, P.; ROCHINA, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2015): “The path of R&D efficiency over time”, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 42, 57-69.
5. Manjón, M.; Máñez, J.A.; ROCHINA, M.E.; Sanchis, J.A. (2013): “Reconsidering learning by exporting”, Review of World Economics, 149, 5-22.

Dra. Amparo Sanchis Llopis is Professor of Economics in the Department of Applied Economics of the University of Valencia (Spain). She is also affiliated to the Interdisciplinary Research Network “Social and Economic Behaviour (ERI-CES)” from the University of Valencia. She has an economic background, with a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of London, UK. She teaches International Economics and Industrial Organization in the Degree of Economics of the University of Valencia. Her current research area focuses on applied industrial economics, and in particular on the process of innovation and the engagement in R&D activities by firms. Especial interests include the determinants of firms’ persistence in R&D activities, and the relationship between competition and innovation incentives. She has participated in many research projects supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, the European Commission, and the Valencian Government. She has also attended many national and international conferences and workshops. Her publications include articles in the Journal of Industrial Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Review of Industrial Organization and Small Business Economics, among others.

Web page: https://www.uv.es/sanchisa/index.html

Selected publications:

• Beneito, P.; Rochina, M.E.; SANCHIS, A. (2017): “Competition and innovation with selective exit: an inverted-U shape relationship?”, Oxford Economic Papers, 69(4), 1032–1053.
• Beneito, P.; Coscollá, M.; Rochina, M.E.; SANCHIS, A. (2015): “Competitive Pressure and Innovation at the Firm Level”, Journal of Industrial Economics, 63(3), 422-457.
• Beneito, P.; Rochina, M.E.; SANCHIS, A. (2015): “The path of R&D efficiency over time”, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 42, 57-69.
• Máñez-Castillejo, J.; Rochina, M.E.; SANCHIS, A.; Sanchis, J.A. (2015): “The determinants of R&D persistence in SMEs”, Small Business Economics, 44, 505-528.
• Máñez-Castillejo, J.; Rochina, M.E.; SANCHIS, A.; Sanchis, J.A. (2009): “The role of sunk costs in the decision to invest in R&D”, Journal of Industrial Economics, 57, 712-735.

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Llicenciat en Ciències Econòmiques (Universitat de València, 1988), Doctor en Economia (UNED, 1998), Llicenciat en Història (Universitat de València, 2013) i Màster en Ètica i Democràcia (Universitat de València, 2020 - Premi extraordinari). Professor Associat en el Departament d'Economia Aplicada II de la Universitat de València des de 1994. Investigador de l'Institut d'Economia Social, Cooperativisme i Emprenedoria IUDESCOOP de la Universitat de València.

Tècnic del Banc d'Espanya des de 1991.

Coautor del llibre, al costat de Rafael Chaves (2004): El govern de les Cooperatives de Crèdit a Espanya. Ha publicat articles en revistes com CIRIEC-España Revista d'Economia Pública, Social i Cooperativa, Revesco Revista d'Estudis Cooperatius, GEZKI Revista Vasca de Economía Social o Journal of Co-operative Studies. Ha participat en els apartats de crèdit cooperatiu i banca social en les obres col·lectives: dirigida per S. Karafolas (2016) Credit cooperative institutions in European Countries, el Llibre Blanc de l'Economia Social de la Comunitat Valenciana (2019) i en el Manual d'Economia Social (2020).

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