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, digitization, 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. José E. Boscá is Professor of Economics at the University of Valencia and Associated Researcher at FEDEA. He holds the Advanced Studies Certificate in International Economic Policy from Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany) and a PhD in Economics from the University of Valencia. J. Boscá has been senior invited research fellow at the University of Kent and collaborates regularly as external researcher with the Spanish Ministries of Economics and of Finance, the Rafael del Pino Foundation and BBVA Research. He is coauthor of REMS and EREMS, two dynamic general equilibrium models that BBVA Research and the Spanish Ministries of Economics and of Finance use to simulate macroeconomic policies and to evaluate shocks hitting the economy. He has published numerous articles in well-known international scientific journals on economic growth, business cycles, regional economics and fiscal policies. Among others these journals include European Economic Review, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economica, Oxford Economic Papers, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Regional Science or Regional Studies.

Selected publications:

1. “Fiscal and Macroprudential Policies in a Monetary Union”, joint with J. Ferri and M. Rubio, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, forthcoming, 2024.
2. “Household’s Balance Sheets and the Effect of Fiscal Policy”, joint with J. Andrés, J. Ferri and C. Fuentes-Albero, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2022, 54(4), 737-778.
3. “Gender Imbalance across Subfields in Economics: When Does It Start?”, joint with P. Beneito, and J. Ferri, Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15(3), 469-511.
4. “Financial and Fiscal Shocks in the Great Recession and Recovery of the Spanish Economy”, joint with R. Doménech, J. Ferri, R. Méndez and J. Rubio-Ramírez, European Economic Review, 2020, 127.
5. “Tuition Fees and Student Effort at University”, joint with P. Beneito and J. Ferri, Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64, 114-128.
6. “Instruments, rules and household debt: the effects of fiscal policy”, joint with J. Andrés, and J. Ferri, Oxford Economic Papers,  68(2), 419-443.
7. “Household Debt and Fiscal Multipliers”, joint with J. Andrés, and J. Ferri, Economica, 2015, 82, 1048–1081.
8. “Household Debt and Labor Market Fluctuations”, joint with J. Andrés, and J. Ferri, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37(9), 1771-1795.
9. “Search, Nash Bargaining and Rule of Thumb Consumers”, joint with R. Doménech, and J. Ferri, European Economic Review, 2011, 55, 927-942.
10. “The Spanish Economy: A General Equilibrium Perspective”, edited jointly with R. Doménech, J. Ferri, and J. Varela, 2011, 227 pages. Palgrave MacMillan. London (UK).

Dr. Pedro Cantos Sánchez has a degree in Economics at the Universidad de Valencia (Valencia, Spain). He is Master in Transport Economics at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and doctor in Economics (with honors) at the Universidad de Valencia. Currently he is Professor of Economics at the Economic Analysis Department of the Universidad Valencia and researcher of the ERI-CES also of the Universidad de Valencia. His main research areas are the transport economics, applied industrial organization, liberalization and deregulation, and efficiency and productivity in transport markets. He has published numerous papers in prestigious journals as Transport Reviews, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Transport Policy, Journal or Transport Economics and Policy, Regional Science and Urban Economics, The Manchester School, Transportation, International Journal of Transport Economics, Economics of Transportation and Research in Transportation Economics. He has collaborated in 22 competitive national research projects (being Principal Researcher in 6 projects), in two European projects and a project for the World Bank. He has participated in 75 international and national conferences, and taught numerous seminars in prestigious universities and research centers.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. Cantos, P. (2020). “A three-stage competition game in an air transport network under asymmetric valuation of flight frequencies”. Economics of Transportation 21 (2020) 100141 (jointly with O. Álvarez, R. Moner and J.J. Sempere). Impact factor: 1.750
2. Cantos, P (2018). “The impact of scrappage programmes on the demand for new vehicles: Evidence from Spain”. Research in Transportation Economics (jointly with E. Gutiérrez and I. Mulalic), vol 70, 83-96. Impact factor: 1.798.
3. Cantos, P. (2015). “The impact on port competition of the integration of port and inland transport services”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Vol. 80, 291- 302 (jointly with O. Álvarez, R. Moner and J.J. Sempere). Impact factor: 2.952.
4. Cantos, P. (2013). “Competition and horizontal integration in maritime freight transport”. Transportation Research Part E, vol 51, 67-81 (jointly with O. Álvarez, R. Moner and J.J. Sempere). Impact Factor 2013: 2.193
5. Cantos, P. (2012). “Evaluating European railway deregulation using different approaches”.  Transport Policy, vol. 24, 67-72 (jointly with J. M. Pastor, and L. Serrano. Impact factor: 1.541.

Dr. Salvador Gil Pareja has a degree and PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the Universitat de València (Extraordinary Award in both cases) and an MSc in Economics from University College London. He has done research visits at Fedea, the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and at several Spanish universities. He is author of twenty book chapters and more than 50 articles published in prestigious journals such as European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Review of World Economics, Review of International Economics, The World Economy or Oxford Economic Papers, among others. He was elected member of the board of directors and treasurer of the Spanish Association of Economics and International Finance (2005-2011), associate editor of the Revista de Economía Aplicada (2006-2016), coordinator of the Degree in Economics (2013-2015), head of the Department of Estructura Económica of the University of Valencia (2015-2021), and coordinator of the Double Degree in Law and Economics (since 2022). Moreover, he has participated in several teaching manuals and teaching innovation projects and he has received several recognitions and awards for his teaching.

Five selected/recent publications:

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.

Jordi Paniagua is Full Professor at the Department of Applied Economics II at the University of Valencia (Spain)

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.

Dr. Juan A. Sanchis Llopis is Professor in Economics in the Applied Economics Department of the University of Valencia (Spain). He is also affiliated to the Interdisciplinary Research Network “Social and Economic Behaviour (ERI-CES)” from the University of Valencia. He has an economic background, with a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Economics from University College London, the University of London. His current research area focuses on applied industrial economics, and in particular on firm strategic decisions such as the engagement in R&D activities or exporting or both. He has participated in several projects supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economics, Industry and Competitiveness and by the European Commission and the Valencian government. His publications include articles in the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Industrial and Corporate Change, the World Economics, Empirica, the Review of Industrial Organizationand the Small Business Economics, among others.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. Mañez, J.A., C. Mínguez, M.E. Rochina-Barrachina and J.A. Sanchis-Llopis (2019). Trading activities, productivity and markups: Evidence for Spanish manufacturinga. World Economy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12892
2. Expósito, A. and J.A. Sanchis-Llopis (2019). The effects of innovation on the decisions of exporting and/or importing in SMEs: empirical evidence in the case of Spain. Small Business Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00184-3
3. Benito-Ostolaza, J.M., P. Hernández and J.A. Sanchis-Llopis (2016) .Do individuals with higher cognitive ability play more strategically?. Journal Of Behavioral And Experimental Economics. 64, 5 - 11.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.01.005

1. Sanchis Llopis, M.T., J.A. Sanchis-Llopis, A. Cubel and V. Esteve (2015). Total factor productivity, domestic knowledge accumulation, and international knowledge spillovers in the second half of the twentieth century. Cliometrica. 9, 209 - 233.
2. Mañez, J.A., M.E. Rochina-Barrachina, A. Sanchis-Llopis and J.A. Sanchis-Llopis (2015). The determinants of R&D persistence in SMEs. Small Business Economics. 44, 505 - 528.

Dr. María Amparo Urbano is Professor of Economics at the University of Valencia, General Studies (UVEG). A former Fulbright Scholar, she got her Ph. D. in Economics at the University of Illinois, USA in 1989 and won the “Doctoral Prize” in Economics at the University of Valencia in 1990, for a second Doctoral Thesis on Market Games with Bayesian Learning. Professor Urbano has been Member of the Research Commission, Member of the Permanent Committee of Research of the and nowadays Vice-director of the Doctoral School of the UVEG. In the Department of Economic Analysis at the University of Valencia she has been serving as director of PhD studies and as director of “ERI-CES” (a Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Economics at the University of Valencia) since 2000 and 2006, respectively. She has also served to the Spanish Academic Community by being a member of the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective in Economics (ANEP), member of the Council of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, President of the Economic Spanish Association, and jury of the Pascual Madoz National Prize in Economics. Professor Urbano has organized many International Meetings on Game Theory and Applications such as the Summer Meetings en “Game Theory and Economic Applications” (Valencia-Stony Brook (USA)), 34th Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), 2º Meeting on Game Theory in Brazil, etc., and has been Member of many Scientific Committees of the most prestigious Conferences on Game Theory. Professor Urbano research interests include Mathematical Microeconomics, Game Theory, Economics of Information and Industrial Organization. She has published around sixty papers, some of them in the most prestigious journals in the area such as, Econometrica, Journal of Economic Theory, International Journal of Game Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Games and Economic Behaviour, International Economic Review, Economic Theory, etc. She has supervised several Doctoral Thesis, has obtained many Research Projects in public Spanish Competition and has been key Speaker in the most prestigious International Conferences and Seminars on Game Theory and Applications such as Stony Brook (USA), Paris, Jerusalem, Barcelona Jocs, Louvain La Neuve, etc.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. “Identification of efficient equilibria in multiproduct trading with indivisibilities and non-monotonicity,” (with I. Arribas) Journal of Mathematical Economics, 79, pp. 83-94, 2018.
2. “Learning in Markets,” Handbook of Game Theory and Industrial Organization, Vol I, Cap. 17. Pp. 486–519. L. Corchón and M. Marini (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, Febrero 2018.
3. “Multiproduct Trading with a common agent under complete information,” (with I. Arribas) Journal of Economic Theory, 167, pp. 14-38, 2017.
4. "Entry and espionage with noisy signals," (with A. Barrachina, Yair Tauman) Games and Economic Behavior, 83, pp. 127-146, 2014.
5. “Computational Complexity and Communication: Coordination in two-player Games," (with Jose Enrique Vila) Econometrica, vol. 70, pp. 1893-1927, (2002).