Fernando De la Cuesta

I am Assistant Professor at  Department of Applied Economics, Public Economics and Political Economy of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Previously, I was University Assistant (Postdoc) at Department of Government of the University of Vienna (UniVie) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM). I received my PhD in Social Sciences from the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) in December 2022.

My main research interests are in political economy and political geography, focusing on voting behavior, public goods provision, and historical legacies. In my dissertation, I explore how exposure to voting modifies electoral behavior in the short and long term, affecting turnout and party choice, and how the unequal access to public services increased with decentralization produces the emergence of new parties, including the far right.

I hold an M.A. in Social Sciences from Carlos III-Juan March Institute (IC3JM) and an M.A. in Geographic Information System (GIS) from Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).  I have been a Visting Research Fellow at the University of Vienna (UniVie), a Visiting Doctoral Researcher at the European University Institute (EUI) and research assistant for New York University-Abu Dhabi (NYU-AD). 

Working papers

• The Political Reaction of Losers of Public Goods Provision

Fernando De la Cuesta

• For Better or Worse: the Long-term Impact of Voting on Democracy

Fernando De la Cuesta

• Roads, Connectivity and Votes

Joaquín Artés, Ignacio Jurado, Fernando De la Cuesta

• The Psychological Cost of Having a Different Ideology than the Government

Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez, Fernando De la Cuesta, Rubén Gonzálvez, Joaquín Artés

2022-2023: "Clases invertidas y gamificación de asignaturas de Introducción a la Economía" (2022 - 2023)