CURRICULUM VITAE Jesús López-Rodríguez Department of Economic Analysis and Business Administration email: jelopez@udc.es University of A Coruña Phone: +34981 167050 ext: 2451 Campus de Elviña s/n Fax: +34981 167070 15071 (A Coruña) España DOB: 10 May 1973 Mobile Phone: +34 660 026 861 Main Fields of Interest Urban and Regional Economics, Economic Growth, Information Exchanges among Firms, European Regional Policy, Political Economy Education 1997: Licenciado (BSc) in Economics, University of A Coruna (Spain) 1997-1999: 2-year doctoral program in Quantitative economics: Instruments and Economic analysis Overall Grade: Sobresaliente (Highest Mark) 1997-1998: Diploma de Especialista sobre la Union Europea, University of A Coruna 2000: Grado de Licenciado in Economics, University of A Coruna Intercambios de Información Entre Empresas (English translation, Information Exchanges among Firms) Supervisor: Andrés Faiña Medín Final qualification: First October 1999-December 2002: PhD in Economics, University of A Coruña for a European PhD thesis entitled: Spatial Structure and Regional Growth in the European Union. Supervisor: Andrés Faiña Medín, Committee: Willem Molle (Netherlands Economic Institute), José Antonio Herce (Executive Director of the Foundation for Applied Economics Studies - FEDEA (Madrid, Spain), Isabel Soares (Full Professor of Economics, University of Porto), Ramon Varela (Senior Reader in Economics, University of A Coruña), Luis Pedro Pedreira Andrade (Full Professor of Mathematics, University of A Coruña) Final qualification: sobresaliente cum laude por unanimidad Full-Time employment University of A Coruña, Department of Economic Analysis, Assistant Professor (Profesor Asociado a Tiempo Completo, T3-TC), 22-03-2002 to 30-11-2006. University of A Coruña, Department of Economic Analysis, Associate Professor, 01-12- 2006-present. 1
Visiting Positions University of Exeter. Department of Economics. August- September 1999, Visiting Scholar University of Exeter. Department of Economics. June- September 2000, Visiting Scholar University of Exeter. Department of Economics. July- October 2001, Visiting Scholar Institute of Capital, Creativity and Innovation (IC2) University of Texas, June 2003- September 2003, Visiting Scholar London School of Economics (LSE), Department of Economics, January 2004- December 2004 (Session), status: Visiting Scholar London School of Economics (LSE), Department of Geography and Environment, July 2005-October 2005 status: Visiting Scholar Free University of Brussels (ULB), Department of Applied Economics, July, 2006. Prizes, Research Grants and Scholarships Ph.D. Dissertation Award, University of Coruna, given for The Most Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation in Economics in 2002-2003 academic year Year of award 2005. Best paper award in Economics at Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Rico, 2004. July-October 2005: Scholarship from Conselleria de Innovación, Industria e Comercio. Dirección Xeral de Investigación e Desenvolvemento. Xunta de Galicia 2005 for Visiting Position at London School of Economics Scholarships from the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005 to attend courses and seminars. March 2005: Scholarship from the Atlantic Economic Society to attend International Atlantic Economic conference London. 1997-2002: PhD scholarship from Xunta de Galicia May 2002: Scholarship from European Community Studies Association-Canada (ECSA-C) to attend conference in Toronto 2000 and 2001: Scholarship from the University of A Coruña for visiting position at University of Exeter (UK), 2000: Scholarship from Xunta de Galicia for visiting position at University of Exeter (UK) 1997-1998: Scholarship from Fundacion Caixa Galicia, for post-graduate studies. 2
1997: Scholarship from Library of Faculty of Economics, University of A Coruña July 1997-September 1997: Scholarship from Fundación Empresa Universidad Galicia (FEUGA) to work in Financial Institution (Caixa Galicia) Refereed Articles 1. Is market potential robust in explaining regional educational levels in Europe?, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming 2007. 2. Population weighted growth, convergence clubs and Objective 1 Regions performance: Delors I and II packages, Applied Economics Letters, 14, 4-6, pp. 451 455, 2007 3. Human Capital Accumulation and Geography: Empirical Evidence in the European Union, (With A. Faíña and Jose Lopez Rodriguez), Regional Studies, 41,2, pp.217-234, 2007. 4. EU enlargement, European Spatial Development Perspective and Regional Policy: Lessons from Population Potentials, (With A. Faíña), Investigaciones Regionales, 9, pp. 3-21, 2006. 5. Market access and human capital accumulation: The European Union case (with A. Faina), Applied Economics Letters, 13, pp. 563-567, 2006 6. Objective 1 regions versus non-objective 1 regions. What does the Theil Index tell us? (with A. Faina), Applied Economics Letters, 13, pp.815-820, 2006. 7. Does distance matter for determining regional income in the European Union? an approach through the market potential concept (with A. Faina), Applied Economics Letters, vol. 13,6 pp. 385-390, 2006. 8. Renta per Capita, Potencial de Mercado y Proximidad: El Caso de España (with A. Faina), Papeles de Economía Española, N 107, pp. 268-276, 2006 9. European Integration From the Agency Theory Perspective, (With A. Faíña and A. García lorenzo), European Journal of Law and Economics, 21, pp. 5-12, 2006. 10. The Powers of the Central Governments and the Problems of Enlarging and Deepening the European Union: An Essay of Constitutional Political Economy, (with A. Faina and A. Garcia Lorenzo), Constitutional Political Economy, 16, pp.369-386, 2005. 11. Technological Resources and Export Intensity: a Microview (With Jose Lopez Rodriguez), International Business and Economics Research Journal, Vol. 4, 11, pp. 55-64, 2005 12. New Economic Geography and educational attainment levels in the European Union (With A. Faina and Jose Lopez Rodriguez), International Business and Economics Research Journal, Vol. 4 N. 8 pp. 63-73, 2005 13. European Regional Policy and Backward Regions: Implications towards EU Enlargement (with A. Faina) European Journal of Law and Economics, vol.18, pp. 5-32, 2004 14. La liberalización del Mercado del Gas (with A. Faina and A. Garcia Lorenzo) Información Comercial Española, Revista de Economía, Vol. 808, pp. 35-53, 2003. 15. Decision-making in a Deepening European Union, (with A. Faina and A. Garcia Lorenzo) European Union Review, vol. 8 n. 1-2 pag. 53-64, 2003. 3
16. Information Exchanges in Cournot Oligopolies. (with A. Faina and J. Lopez Rodríguez), Investigación Operacional, vol. 24, 1, pp.21-27, 2003. 17. A Survey on the Uncertainty about Demand in Oligopolistic Markets. Investigación Operacional, 2003. 18. Information Exchanges in Cournot Duopolies (with A. Faina and J. Lopez Rodriguez) Revista Brasileira de Economía, 2003, vol. 57, pp.191-208. 19. European Constitutional Political Economy: Enlargement and the Crisis of Institutional System, (with A. Faina and A. Garcia Lorenzo) European Research Studies Journal, Vol. 5,issue (3-4) pp.45-58, 2002 20. Galicia ante a Política Rexional Comunitaria,(with A. Faina, Revista Galega de Economía, 2002, V.11, pp.259-290. 21. Los acuerdos de intercambio de información en Oligopolio. Información Comercial Española. Revista de Economía, 2002, V. 796, pp. 41-47 22. Oligopolio e Incertidumbre sobre la demanda: Una revisión. Estudios de Economía, 2002 v.29, nº 2, pp. 269-297. 23. La Regionalización, Oportunidad o riesgo para Europa? (with A. Faina and A. Garcia Lorenzo) Galicia en clave Económica. Revista Atlántica de Economía, 2002, nº V, pp.9-12 24. La técnica de los potenciales de población y la estructura espacial de la Unión Europea (with A. Faina, F. Landeira and J. Fernandez Munin) Investigación Operacional, 2001, V.3 pp.163-172./2002, vol2. pp1-10. Other Articles 25. Interest Groups, Incentives to Cooperation and Decision-Making Process in the European Union (with/ A. Garcia-Lorenzo ) (2006), DT Funcas n. 271, 2006 26. Regional Income Disparities in Europe: What role for location? (with J. Andrés Faíña; (2006), DT Funcas n. 250, 2006. 27. The effect of Structural Fund spending on the Galician region: an assessment of the 1994-1999 and 2000-2006 Galician CSFs (With J. Ramon Cancelo and A. Faiña), DT Funcas n. 224, ISBN. 84-89116-07-5, 2005 28. Human Capital Accumulation and Geography: Empirical Evidence in the European Union (With A. Faíña and Jose Lopez Rodriguez), DT Funcas, n. 222, ISBN: 84-89116-07-5, 2005 29. The Economic Geography of EU Income: Evolution since the Eighties (With A. Faiña), Research papers in Environmental and Spatial Analysis, LSE 2004 ISBN: 0 7530 1826 8 30. La política regional de la U.E: Cohesión económica y social y el proceso de ampliación a los países del Centro y Este de Europa, (with A. Faina) Actas del II Congreso de Economía de Galicia, 2002, pp.131-140 31. The Regional Policy of the European Union and the Enlargement Process to Central and Eastern European Countries (with A. Faina) Discussion Papers in Economics, Exeter University, 2001, 01/07, pp.1-23. 4
Chapters in books: Books 1. La Euroregión Galicia-Norte de Portugal: Estrategias y Posibilidades de Desarrollo desde la Política Regional Europea, (with A. Faina), pags. 115-153 in AS EURO-REGIOES E O FUTURO DA EUROPA: O MODELO DA EURO-REGIAO GALIZA-NORTE DE PORTUGAL, editorial Porto, 2004. 2. The Economic Geography of EU Income: Evolution since the Eighties (With A. Faiña), Contributions in Spatial Econometrics 2005 ISBN: 0 7530 1826 8 Galicia ante la ampliación de la Unión Europea, co-author and co-director, Publisher Fundacion Galicia-Europa. pp.205. Referee Tasks Regional Studies, Review of International Political Economy, Investigaciones Economicas Consultancy Reports 1. Report on the competitiveness panorama of Galician Sectors report made for the Galician Court of Competition Year 2006 2. National Expert for Spain and Portugal Evaluation of Policy guidelines for the new regional competitiveness and employment objective for 2007-2013 in the fields of Knowledge economy and environment Year 2005 3. Galicia ante la ampliación de la Unión Europea, (Galicia and the European Union Enlargement), report made jointly with the Jean Monnet Team in European Industrial Economics for the Fundacion Galicia-Europa. Year 2003 4. Galicia y los Fondos Estructurales de la UE: Una Valoración de la Convergencia de la Economía Gallega, (Galicia and the EU Structural Funds: An evaluation of the Convergente for the Galician Economy) Report made to General Manager of Economic Planning and Community Funds, Treasury Minister of Galician Regional Government. Year 2002 5
Conference Presentations o 2006 XXXI Simposio de Análisis Económico VIII Reunión de Economía Mundial Regional and Urban Modelling 9 th INFER workshop on Economic Policy International Conference on Policy Modelling European Economic Association European Regional Studies Association Athens Institute for Education and Research o 2005 XV Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Gestion Cientifica 59th International Atlantic Economic Conference Fourth Milan European Economy Workshop: The Economics of the European Union Constitution European Regional Science Association (ERSA), (Amsterdam) European Economic Association (EEA) (Amsterdam) AEDEM ACEDE Congreso Nacional de Economía XI Congreso de Novos Investigadores en Análise Económica XXX Simposio de Analisis Economica o 2004 International Applied Business Research Conference (Puerto Rico) Regional Studies Association (Angers, Francia) Internacional Conference in Policy Modelling (Ecomod) (Paris, Francia) European Regional Science Association, Porto, Lisboa 6
International Business and Economics Research Conference, Las Vegas, EEUU XXIX Simposio de Analisis Economico, Navarra, Espana First Seminar of Spatial Econometrics Jean Paelinck, Zaragoza, Espana o 2003 International Applied Business Research Conference (17-21 Marzo), Acapulco-Mexico Regional Studies Association, Pisa-Italia. International Conference on Policy Modelling, Istambul (3-5 Julio) European Regional Science Association, Jyvaskila, Finland EUNIP, Portugal XXIX Reunión de Estudios Regionales, Santander o 2002 BASEES (British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies). Fitwillian College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge 6-8 April 2002. E.P.C.S (European Public Choice Society), 2002 Annual Meeting, Belgirate, lago Maggiore, Italy 4-7 April 2002. ECSA-C 2002 Conference - Bigger and Better? The European Union, Enlargement and Reform, University of Toronto, 30-05-2002-01-06-2002, Canada. Regional Studies Association. Evaluation and EU Regional Policy: New Questions and New Challenges, 31st May & 1st June 2002, Université d'aix - Marseille 111, Aix en Provence, France. First Amadeus Conference on European Enlargement (13-14 Junio). University of Marne-la-Vallée. France. 2 Congreso de Economia de Galicia o 2001 III Reunión de Economía Mundial, Madrid, España. 6th SPiE Annual Meeting (Portuguese society for research in Industrial Economics) ISEG/UTL, Lisbon, Portugal. 7
VII Jornadas de Economía Internacional, Málaga, España XV Reunion- Asepelt España,A Coruña, España VII Encontro de Novos Investigadores de Análise Económica Santiago de Compostela, España. 28th Annual Conference E.A.R.I.E (European Association for Research in Industrial Economics) Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. 8th International Conference of the Regional Studies Association titled "Regional Transitions: European Regions and the Challenges of Development, Integration and Enlargement " Gdansk, Poland on 15th - 18th September. UACES 31st Annual Conference and Sixth UACES Research Conference Bristol, United Kingdom. IV International Workshop on Operations Research. Cuba I Congreso de Estudios Europeos El porvenir de Europa. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Madrid. Europe 2004 - le grand debat: setting the agenda and outlining the options, Brussels, 15 and 16 October 2001. 10 Jahre Europäische Strukturpolitik in Ostdeutschland und ihre Perspektiven im Lichte der Erweiterun, Magdeburg, Germany, 17-18 October 2001.(pendiente certificado) II Congreso de Economía de Galicia. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Noviembre, Santiago. XXVII Reunión de Estudios Regionales. Cambios Regionales en la Unión Europea y Nuevos Retos Territoriales. Madrid 28-30 Noviembre 2001. o 2000 XIV Reunion- Asepelt España,Oviedo, España. VI Encontro de Novos Investigadores de Análise Económica,Vigo, España. 4th International Conference on Operations Research, Cuba. Work Shop, Fifth Conference ECSA-World, Bruxelles, Belgium. 8
Collaboration in Research projects A. Competitive Projects funded by Xunta de Galicia (Regional Government of Galicia) 1. Análisis de la Estructura Espacial y Convergencia Regional en Europa (Analysis of the Spatial Structure and Regional convergente in Europe) Xunta de Galicia, 2005-2007, Amount 24.000 Euros Head Researcher. Prof. Dr. Andrés Faína Medín 2. Desigualdades económicas y delincuencia: Una descomposición de la tasa de delincuencia en las regiones españolas. Especial referencia al caso gallego (Economic Disparitites and Delinquency: A decomposition of the Delinquency Rate in the Spanish regions. Special reference to the Galician Case 2002-2004. Amount 11.025 Euros. Head Researcher: Prof. Dr. Berta Rivera Castineira B. Proyects funded by the University of A Coruña 1. Análisis de la Estructura Espacial y Convergencia Regional en Europa (Analysis of the Spatial Structure and Regional convergente in Europe), University of A Coruña, 2003-2004, Head Researcher. Prof. Dr. Jesús López- Rodríguez, Amount: 6000Euros. 2. El análisis del crecimiento regional en Europa: distribución de la población y formación de grupos de interés (The analysis of regional growth in Europe: Population Distribution and Interest Groups), University of A Coruña, 2002: Head Researcher: Prof. Dr. Antonio García-Lorenzo, Amount: 9000 Euros 3. La Política Monetaria Única y las desigualdades regionales de la Unión Económica y Monetaria (Monetary Policy and Regional Disparities in the Economic and Monetary Union). University of A Coruña, 2001: Head Researcher: Prof. Dr. Carlos Pateiro Rodríguez C. Research Contracts with firms and Public Administrations Cálculo de Índices de Población mediante GIS (Computation of Population Potentials by means of Geographic Information System). Proyect funded by Consellería de Economía y Hacienda. Xunta de Galicia. 2000. Head Researcher: Prof. Dr. Andrés Faína Medín. 9
Further achievements Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Revista Científica de la Fundación CEER Member of the Research Group Competitividad y desarrollo regional en la Unión Europea University of A Coruña. Member of the Scientific Committee of INFER Workshop on "Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries" Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal 29-30 June, 2007 Member of the Scientific Committee of International Atlantic Economic Conference, London 2005 Organizer and chairman of session on New Economic Geography and Growth at the International Atlantic Economic Conference, London 2005 Member of the Organizing Committee of the VII and XI Encontro de Novos Investigadores de Análisis Económico- Summer Meeting of Economic Analysis (Santiago-July 2001, September 2005-Coruna) Coordinator of the first round of conferences on: Institutional Reform and the Opening up of new Markets in the European Union in the year 2000 for the Jean Monnet Chair of European Industrial Economics, University of A Coruña, 17th of March to 14th of April 2000. 10