Research

My research career focuses on the application of economic tools to cultural and sports economics, sustainable resource management—particularly in water—and, more recently, tourism economics. In recent years, I have explored topics such as the use of nudges to promote sustainable water practices, investigating gender differences in water demand, and analyzing the effectiveness of water-saving strategies in the hospitality sector. These topics reflect my interdisciplinary approach, combining insights from behavioral economics with environmental and water economics. Two of my recent publications are featured in the field of tourism: one in Current Issues in Tourism, which connects my research to both tourism and water management, and another in Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, exploring the intersection between behavioral economics and tourism. Most of my work on nudges in water management has been published in Water Resources and Economics, where I have also explored gender-related issues. In the field of cultural economics, I have contributed to understanding consumer behavior in the performing arts and cultural participation in Spain and across Europe, with a focus on gender, education, income, and price-related factors. Three of my articles have been featured in Journal of Cultural Economics and one in Economic Modelling. Through these diverse projects, I aim to advance knowledge in both the behavioral aspects of resource management and the economics of culture, while also bridging the gap between theory and practice in these areas.

Papers in Scientific Journals

1. A Behavioral Microeconomics Model Of Tourist Destination Choice Under Loss Aversion (2024) Boto-García, D., Balado-Naves, R. and Suárez-Fernández, S. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/10963480241308349

2. Nudges in sustainable water management practices: Implementation, key findings and research agenda (2024), M. E. Binet, M. A. Garcia-Valiñas, S. Suarez-Fernandez, Journal of Cleaner Production, 142282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142282

3. Exploring gender differences in residential water demand (2024), R. Balado-Naves, S. Suarez-Fernandez, Water Resources and Economics 46, 100243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2024.100243

4. Water-saving strategies at hotels: Which are more effective? (2024), S. Suárez-Fernández, E. Zapico, D. Boto-García, Current Issues in Tourism, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2024.2329279

5. Studying the relation between efficiency and profitability in the non-life insurance market (2024), S. Suárez Fernández, R. Quiroga García, I. Manzano Pérez, Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.46661/rev.metodoscuant.econ.empresa.8054

6. Exploring behavioral responses to a residential water tariff reform (2022), S. Suárez-Fernández, M.A. García-Valiñas, R. Martínez-Espiñeira, Water Resources and Economics 40, 100211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2022.100211

7. Price salience in opinion polls and observed behavior: The case of Spanish cinema (2022), S. Suarez-Fernandez, M.J. Perez-Villadoniga, J. Prieto-Rodriguez, Economic Modelling 111, 105848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2022.105848

8. Are economic tools useful to manage residential water demand? A review of old issues and emerging topics (2022), M.Á. García-Valiñas, S. Suárez-Fernández, Water 14 (16), 2536. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162536

9. A comparison of DEA and SFA approaches: Application to the US non-life insurance market (2021), S. Suarez-Fernandez, R. Quiroga-Garcia, I. Manzano-Perez, Applied Economics Journal 28 (2), 107-127. https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/AEJ/article/view/242756/166696

10. Playing a play: Online and live performing arts consumers profiles and the role of supply constraints (2020), P. De la Vega, S. Suárez-Fernández, D. Boto-García, J. Prieto-Rodriguez, Journal of Cultural Economics 44 (3), 425-450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-019-09367-y

11. The changing role of education as we move from popular to highbrow culture (2020), S. Suarez-Fernandez, J. Prieto-Rodriguez, M.J. Perez-Villadoniga, Journal of Cultural Economics 44 (2), 189-212. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-019-09355-2

12. Unraveling the effect of extrinsic reading on reading with intrinsic motivation (2019), S. Suárez-Fernández, D. Boto-García, Journal of Cultural Economics 43(4), 579-605. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-019-09361-4

13. Education, income and cultural participation across Europe (2019), M.J. Perez-Villadoniga, S Suarez-Fernandez, Cuadernos económicos de ICE. https://doi.org/10.32796/cice.2019.98.6948

Book chapters

1. ¿Qué es un nudge? Origen, tipos de nudges y ejemplos en el campo del agua (2023), S. Suárez-Fernández, en M.Á. García-Valiñas, J. Suárez-Pandiello (eds.) Los precios del agua: Gestión de los recursos hídricos en ámbitos urbanos (pp. 187-213). Oviedo: KRK Ediciones. ISBN: 978-84-8367-796-4.

2. Unraveling the effect of extrinsic reading on reading with intrinsic motivation (2022), S. Suárez-Fernández, D. Boto-García, The economics of books and reading, 63-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18199-3_4

3. Provisión de agua y gestión de servicios públicos locales, en 10 Años de Gestión Pública Intergubernamental en Iberoamérica: Finanzas, Instituciones y Nuevos Retos (2022), M.Á. García-Valiñas, S. Suárez-Fernández, AIFIL e Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (IEF), 305-328. ISBN: 978-84-8008-417-8. https://www.ief.es/docs/destacados/publicaciones/libros/hp/2022_10AGestionPublicaWeb.pdf

4. Los límites de la participación cultural (2021), S. Suárez-Fernández, en L. C. Herrero Prieto, J. Prieto Rodríguez (eds.) La economía de la cultura: una disciplina joven: estudios en homenaje al profesor Víctor Fernández Blanco (pp. 201-215). Oviedo: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Oviedo http://hdl.handle.net/10651/60466

Ph. D. International Distinction

• New perspectives in the analysis of cultural participation and its limits (2020), S. Suárez Fernández. http://hdl.handle.net/10651/57175

  • Supervisors: Juan Prieto Rodríguez y María José Pérez Villadóniga

  • Extraordinary Doctorate Award

Peer reviewing

I have conducted peer reviews for various journals, all indexed in the JCR. In 2024, I reviewed articles for Water Resources and Economics, Acta Psychologica, Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, and Journal of Sustainability. In 2022, I completed double-blind reviews for Journal of Cultural Economics and International Journal of Arts Management. In 2021, I also conducted a double-blind review for Journal of Cultural Economics.