Àlex Sanz

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I am an applied economist and my primary research interests are within the fields of environmental economics and transportation. In particular, my actual research is related to analyze the impact on air pollution of different economic activities and policies implemented in urban areas of developed countries. 

​I am an Professor of Economics, and Researcher, at the Department of Economics and Economic History of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I got my PhD in Economics from Universitat de Barcelona in January 2016 under the supervision of Joan Calzada. The reading committee was formed by (Chair) Antonio Estache (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Joan-Ramon Borrell (Universitat de Barcelona), and Juan Luis Jiménez  (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).

As a researcher I have published two chapters of my thesis dissertation, Community-Managed Water Services: The Case of Peru (2017) and Universal access to clean cookstoves: Evaluation of a public program in Peru (2018). Moreover, in collaboration with Jordi Perdiguero (UAB) I have published new research papers, Socioeconomic factors affecting water access in rural areas of low and middle income countries (2019) , Cruise activity and Pollution: The case of Barcelona (2020), Impact of public transport strikes on traffic and pollution in the city of Barcelona (2021), Does urban bus route assignment improve air quality? (2024) and CO2 emissions market and renewable energy, are they linked? The case of the EU ETS.  You can find more information about my research, in case you are interested, here.

As a teacher I have taught basic and advanced courses of Microeconomics, and basic courses of Macroeconomics and Industrial Organization, for undergraduate students. It is important to remark that the evaluation of my job by the students had been very positive. In general, my assessment is above the average of the university teaching staff and the economics' degree teaching staff  with marks above 8.5-9 points (out of 10).

I have published my research in international refereed journals (JCR) such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Journal of Environment and Development, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment or Water (Switzerland).

I have also been a referee for different refereed journals (JCR) such as Journal of Transport Geography, Energy for Sustainable Development, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Land, Resources, Society & Natural Resources, Sustainability, Water (Switzerland) or Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water.