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Principal themes of researchs :

  • Food consumption and consumer behaviour ·
  • The demand for food
  • The agro-food industry: SME's enterprises and internationalisation ·
  • Market requirements for food quality and food safety : consumer behaviour, retailers and agro-food industry strategies
  • Econometric modelling of the Agricultural Sector : projections and analysis of policies on agriculture, forestry and the environment
  • Origin labelling strategies: consumers attitudes and agro-food industry role

Curriculm vitae

  • Present position
    • Researcher at the Agricultural Economics Unit (SIA-DGA), Zaragoza.
  • Education
    • Ph. D, Economics, Zaragoza University, 1994. Dissertation: "La demanda de productos alimenticios en España: estimación con datos de corte transversal". (En: Spanish food demand: a cross-section estimation).
    • Bachelor in Economics at Zaragoza University. - Visiting Student at Manchester University (England), Fall 1991.
    • Visiting Scholar at CARD, Iowa State University (United States). Fall 1995, Spring and Summer 1996.
    • Visiting Scholar at Agricultural Economic Department, University of Missouri. At Columbia (United States). Fall 1999.
  • Professional experience
    • Fellowship (1989-1992) in a governmental agricultural research center, Agricultural Economics Unit (SIA-DGA), Zaragoza.
    • Teaching Assistant, Department of Economic Analysis, Zaragoza University (October 1992-September 1993). Topic lectures: Econometrics.
    • Teaching Assistant, Department of Economic Analysis, Zaragoza University (October 1993-September 1994). Topic lectures : Microeconomics.
    • Lecturer, Agronomic Mediterranean Institute, Advanced Course on Marketing of Agricultural and Food Products, Zaragoza. October 1993. Topic lectures: Econometrics.
    • Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics Analysis, Zaragoza University (October and November 1994). Topic lectures: Forecasting applied to business.
    • Lecturer, Agronomic Mediterranean Institute, Advanced Course on Marketing of Agricultural and Food Products, Zaragoza. October 1995. Topic lectures: Econometrics.
    • Lecturer, Agronomic Mediterranean Institute, Advanced Course on Marketing of Agricultural and Food Products, Zaragoza. October 1997. Topic lectures: Econometrics.
    • Lecturer, Agronomic Mediterranean Institute, Course on Quality Management: New approaches and applications to the agro-food marketing , Zaragoza. October 2001. Topic lectures: Food consumption trends.
  • Involment in research projects
    • Estudio del panel de consumidores del MAPA (En: "Analysis of the Consumer Panel Conducted by MAPA") (Spanish Ministry of Agriculture ) financed by the INIA (Spanish Ministry Agriculture Research Organization), from 1992 to 1993.
    • Situación actual y perspectivas futuras de la demanda de alimentos en Europa: ¿hacia una dieta europea?. (En: "Food Demand in Europe: Towards a Common Diet?") financed by the INIA, from 1994 to 1995.
    • Efectos de la Reforma de la PAC y del Acuerdo del GATT sobre el sector de cereales y la ganadería. (En "The Effects of the CAP Reform and the GATT Agreement on the grain and livestock sectors") financed by the INIA, from 1995 to 1997.
    • Spatial Analysis of Vulnerable Ecosystems in Europe (SAVE): Spatial and dynamic prediction of radiocaesium fluxes into European foods", financed by the European Union, DG-XII, from 1996 to 1998.
    • La influencia de la dieta en la demanda de los países desarrollados. (En: "Diet and food demand relationship in developed countries" financed by the INIA from 1996 to 1997.
    • Comercialización y consumo de productos ecológicos en el Valle Medio del Ebro. (En: "Organic product comercialization and consumption along the Ebro River") financed by the CONSID (Regional government) from 1997 to 1998.
    • Nutrition, health and the demand for food, financed by the European Union, DG-XII, from 1998 to 2000.
    • La competitividad de la industria agroalimentaria en el Valle del Ebro. (En: "Competitiveness in the agro-food sector in the Ebro River Region") financed by the INIA, from 1998 to 2000.
    • Factores determinantes en la localización, innovación y desarrollo de la industria agroalimentaria en Aragón (En : "Agro-food industry: location and innovation determinants") financed by the CONSID (Aragón), from 1998 to 2000.
    • Estudio sobre la estrategia de calidad integral en los productos alimenticios: el caso de la carne fresca de vacuno y ovino (En : "Quality and food safety in the Beef and lamb sector") financed by CICYT from 2000 to 2002.
    • Agricultural Sector in the Member States and EU: Econometric modelling for projections and analysis of EU policies on agriculture, forestry and the environment financed by DG-XII (UE), from 2001 to 2003.
    • Adaptación de las industrias agroalimentarias, con Denominación de Origen y calidad certificada, a los nuevos retos de los mercados (En:" Origin Labelled Agro-food industry strategies: challenges to the new market") financed by the INIA from 2001 to 2003.
    • Development of Origin Labelled Products: Humanity, Innovation and Sustainability (DOLPHINS) financed by UE from 2001 to 2003.

     
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