Patricia is Full Professor in Finance at University of Zaragoza (UZ). He has taught courses in financial economics at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration since 2006. His PhD dissertation on Privatization received the PhD Award from the Telefónica Chair of the UZ (2009). Patricia obtained the Highly Commended Award winner of the 2009 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the category of “Management and governance” and was finalist of the Award “Premio Estudios Financieros CEF” in 2015 and the Award Emerald/EMRBI Business Research Award for Emerging Researchers in 2013.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications in Social Science Citation Index
Bachiller, P. and Martin, E. (forthcoming). "A decade of financial education in Spain: bridging the gap between real and self-perceived financial literacy". Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, (IF 2024: 7,2).
Torres, L., Ripoll, L., Pina, V. and Bachiller, P (2024). "Sustainability reporting from the Preparers' Perspective in Local-Owned Public Enterprises". Public Money & Management, Vol. 44(8), (IF 2024: 2,1).
Ruggiero, P. and Bachiller, P. (2023). "Seeing more than reading: The visual mode in utilities' sustainability reports". Utilities Policy, Vol. 83, pp. 1–15 . (IF 2023: 3,8).
Pina, V., Bachiller, P. and Ripoll, L. (2022). "Analysis of the effectiveness of financial health regulation in Spanish local governments". Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad REFC, Vol. 51 (3), pp. 350–370 . (IF 2021: 1,615).
Torres, L., Pina, V. and Bachiller, P. (2021). “The relationship between politicization and the Spanish savings banks default”. Public Money & Management, Vol. 41 (8), pp. 586–593 (IF 2021: 3,040).
Bachiller, P., Boubaker, S. and Mefteh-Wali, S. (2021). “Financial derivatives and firm value: What have we learned?”. Finance Research Letters, Vol. 39, pp. 1-9 (IF 2021: 9,848).
Bachiller, P. and Badía, G. (2020). "The flip teaching as tool to improving students’ sustainable learning performance in a financial course". Sustainability. Vol. 12 (23), 9998. (IF 2020: 3,251).
Pina, V., Bachiller, P. and Ripoll, L. (2020). "Testing the Reliability of Financial Sustainability. The Case of Spanish Local Governments". Sustainability. Vol. 12 (17), 6880. (IF 2020: 3,251).
Bachiller, P. and García-Lacalle, J. (2018). "Corporate governance in Spanish savings banks. Its relationship with financial and social performance". Management Decision, Vol. 56 (4), pp. 828-848. (IF 2018: 1,963).
Martín, E., Bachiller, A. and Bachiller, P. (2018). "The restructuring of the Spanish banking system: analysis of the efficiency of financial entities". Management Decision, Vol. 56 (2), pp. 474-487. (IF 2018: 1,963).
Bachiller, P. (2017). "A meta-analysis of the impact of privatization on firm performance". Management Decision, Vol. 55 (1), pp. 178-202 . (IF 2017: 1,525)
Pina, V., Torres, L. and Bachiller, P. (2016). "Political Influence and the Performance of Nonprofit Spanish Banks". Nonprofit Management & Leadership. Vol. 26 (4), pp. 471-488 . (IF 2016: 1,236).
Pina, V., Torres, L. and Bachiller, P. (2014). "Service Quality in Utility Industries: The European Telecommunications Sector". Managing Service Quality, Vol. 24 (1), pp. 2-22. (IF 2014: 0,1054).
Bachiller, P. and Grossi, G. (2012). “Great expectations but poor results: financial and social performance of Toscana Energia merger”. Public Money & Management, Vol 32 (1) pp. 69-74. (IF 2012: 0,781).
García-Lacalle, J. and Bachiller, P. (2011). “Dissecting hospital quality. Antecedents of clinical and perceived quality in hospitals”. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 264-281. (IF 2011: 0,640).
Bachiller, P. (2009). "Effect of ownership on efficiency in Spanish companies". Management Decision, Vol. 47, Issue 2, pp. 289-307. (IF 2009: 0,622).
Arcas, M.J. and Bachiller, P. (2008). “Performance and Capital Structure of Privatized Firms in Europe”, Global Economic Review, (Included in the JCR). Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 107-123.
Publications in Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Bachiller, p. and Martín, E. (2026). "El papel de la educación financiera como herramienta de inclusión social". Tecnología, Ciencia y Educación, Vol. 33, pp. 34–63. (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Thomson Reuters).
Pina, V., Torres, L. and Bachiller, P. (2017). "Mergers between savings banks. The solution for improving risk in the Spanish banking sector?". International Review of Entrepreneurship, Vol 15, nº1, pp.63-84. (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Thomson Reuters).
Bachiller, P., Giorgino, M.C. and Paternostro, S. (2015) "Influence of board of directors on firm performance. Analysis of family and non family firms". International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Vol 12, nº3, pp.230-253. (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Thomson Reuters).
Torres, L. and Bachiller, P. (2013) "Efficiency of telecommunications companies in European countries". Journal of Management and Governance Vol 17, nº4, pp.863-886,
Arcas, M.J. and Bachiller, P. (2010). “Operating performance of privatized firms in Europe: organizational and environmental factors”, International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 487-498.
Chapters of books
Bachiller, P. (2013) “Privatization in Central Government”. In: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance Ed.: Ali Farazmand. Springer – New Delhi- India. (ISBN 978-3319318165).
Bachiller, P. Giorgino, M.C. and Paternostro, S. (2013) “Analysis of social performance and board of directors in family firms: Evidence from quoted Italian companies”. In: Handbook of Research on Family Business (2nd Edition) Ed.: Kosmas Smyrnios, Panikkos Poutziouris. Edward Elgar Publishing. Massachusetts, USA. (ISBN 978-184844 3228).
Bachiller, P. and Lasa, B. (2013) “Spanish savings banks: an analysis of their performance”. In: Confronting Contemporary Business. Challenges through Management Innovation Ed.: Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos. Euromed Press. Estoril, Portugal. (ISBN 978-9963711161).
CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (IPSAS) – TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH INTO SPANISH.
World Bank and International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF).
IP: Vicente Pina y Lourdes Torres
IFRS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTITIES – TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH INTO SPANISH.
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF).
IP: Vicente Pina y Lourdes Torres
ADVICING AND SUPPORT IN THE PREPARATION OF A SPANISH VERSION OF "BOUND VOLUME" OF INTERNATIONAL REPORTING FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF) .
IP: Vicente Pina y Lourdes Torres
TRANSLATION OF THE XBRL TAXONOMY OF IASCF TO SPANISH
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF).
IP: Vicente Pina y Lourdes Torres
KPMG'S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS. TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH INTO SPANISH.
KPMG Recursos S.A.
IP: José Antonio Gonzalo
AWARDS
National
Second Prize in the Education and New Technologies category of “Premio Estudios Financieros CEF” by the study entitled “El papel de la educación financiera como herramienta de inclusión social”. Authors: Patricia Bachiller Emilio Martín. 2025.
The paper “Measuring financial risk in Spanish local governments” was selected as one of the best papers in the XX Congress AECA by the Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting. Authors: Vicente Pina, Patricia Bachiller y Lara Ripoll. 2019.
Finalist of the prize “Premio Estudios Financieros CEF” by the study entitled “La eficiencia del sistema bancario español: impacto de la restructuración de entidades financieras”. Authors: Emilio Martín, Alfredo Bachiller and Patricia Bachiller. 2015.
Finalist of the prize “XIX Premio AECA de Artículos sobre Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas” by the study entitled “La estrategia errónea de la cajas de ahorro y su futuro incierto”. Authors: Borja Lasa García and Patricia Bachiller Baroja. 2013.
Finalist of the I Contest for the improvement of Safety and Health in the University of Zaragoza. 2011.
Award winner. 2008-2009 PhD Award from the Telefónica Chair of the University of Zaragoza, entitled "Análisis de eficiencia y calidad de la empresas privatizadas en Europa".
International
Highly Commended Award winner of the 2018 Emerald Literari Award por el artículo “A meta-analysis of the impact of privatization on firm performance”.
Finalist of the prize “2012/2013 Emerald/EMRBI Business Research Award for Emerging Researchers” by the study entitled “The determinants of performance in financial institutions: an application to Spanish savings banks”. Authors: Borja Lasa García and Patricia Bachiller Baroja. 2013.
Highly Commended Award winner of the 2009 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award en la categoría de “Management and governance”, a la Tesis Doctoral “Assessment of the performance of privatized firms in Europe” -Análisis de eficiencia y calidad de las empresas privatizadas en Europa.
Proposal of thesis doctoral selected to present in the EAA 24th Doctoral Colloquium in Accounting (2008).