
Alberto Díaz Dapena, PhD
About me
Alberto Díaz Dapena is a PhD in Economics from the University of Oviedo (2017). He was a postdoctoral researcher in the European project ‘Integrative mechanisms to address spatial justice and territorial inequalities in Europe - IMAJINE’ and is currently an assistant professor in Economics at the University of Oviedo.
He has carried out different research stays at centers such as the University of Illinois or the Michigan State University (MSU). His research career is focused on the importance of spatial scale in the field of Regional Economics and its effects as well as the differences between rural and urban territories.

Top publications

New approach to economic convergence in the EU: A multilevel analysis from the spatial effects perspective
Díaz Dapena, A., Rubiera-Morollon, F., & Paredes, D. (2019)

Spatial disaggregation of social indicators: An Infometrics approach
Fernandez-Vazquez, E., Dapena, A. D., Rubiera-Morollon, F., & Viñuela, A. (2020)
Open Access

Where the city lights shine? Measuring the effect of sprawl on electricity consumption in Spain
Cartone, A., Díaz-Dapena, A., Langarita, R., & Rubiera-Morollón, F. (2021)
Open Access
Projects
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ESTUDIO DE LA CAPACIDAD DE ESPAÑA PARA AFRONTAR LOS SHOCKS: RESILIENCIA, INNOVACION, PRODUCTIVIDAD Y EMPLEO
PID2020-115183RB-C21
Ministry of Science and Innovation
UE-16-726950-IMAJINE
European Commision
Short CV
Education
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PhD in Economics - University of Oviedo (2013-2017)
The spatial scale and the empirics of regional economics: growth, convergence and agglomerations
PHD advisors: Fernando Rubiera Morollón and Esteban Fernández Vázquez
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Master's Degree in Economics: Economic Analysis Instruments (2012)
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Degree in economics (2007-2011)
Publications
Awards
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PhD Award of the University of Oviedo (2020)
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Young Researcher Award of the Spanish Regional Science Association (2012)
Research stays
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Michigan State University - United States (2015)
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University of Illinois - United States (2014)
Contact
Faculty of Economics, University of Oviedo
Avenida del Cristo s/n
33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain








