Current Position
· Full Professor (Catedrático de Universidad) in International Political Economy & Global Development Studies. Department of Economics & Statistics, University of Leon (ULE). Spain.
Past Positions
· Lecturer to Associate Professor (several positions). Department of Economics & Statistics, University of Leon (ULE). Spain.
· Research Associate. Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. 2019-2023 (listed 2nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, ‘Development Studies’).
· Solidarity Finance and Human Development Chair (Cátedra de Finanzas Solidarias y Desarrollo Humano). Chair financed by AECID –Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo. Member. University of Valladolid, Spain. 2011-2020.
Education
· Ph.D. in Economics. University of Leon, Spain. PhD Program in Economics of the European Integration.
· B.A. Economics and Business. University of Oviedo, Spain.
AWARDS & GRANTS
· Fulbright senior scholarship. Fulbright Commission. USA. 2025.
· 2024 Award for outstanding Transfer of Research Results to Society. Social Council of the University of Leon, Spain.
· IWRA (International Water Resources Association) Best Paper 2022 Award to the article by J. Garcia-Arias, H. March, N. Alonso, & M. Satorras (2022) “Public water without (public) financial mediation? Remunicipalizing water in Valladolid, Spain”. Water International, 47(5): 733-750.
· Salvador de Madariaga scholarship. Spanish Ministry of Science. 2018-2019. University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Department of Development Studies.
· CES Ph.D. Award for Best Social Sciences Dissertation in Spain, Consejo Económico y Social de España (CES), Madrid.
· Ph.D. Economics Extraordinary Prize, Economics School Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Economics, University of Leon.
· Bachelor Extraordinary Price (Premio Valentín Andrés Álvarez), Economics School Award for Academia Merit on Completion of Bachelor Degree (best BA of the year), University of Oviedo.
