Manuel Romero Hernández

Training

Since 1996 I’m Ph.D. in Economics and Business University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

In 1993 obtained the Master degree in Transport Economics at the University Carlos III of Madrid, in collaboration with the University of Leeds, UK.

In 1991 I graduated in Economics and Business at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Professional Activities

I am currently:

Professor in the Department of Applied Economic Analysis. www.ulpgc.es. Public Policies and Microeconomics.

During the course 2004-05, I was visiting scholar at the Institute of Transportation Studies University of California-Berkeley. I was funded by the Salvador Madariaga program Department of Education and Science, Government of Spain.

In 2005 I was visiting professor in the teached at the Ph.D.’s program of the Institute of Transportation Studies University of California-Berkeley.

In 2003 I was visiting professor in the Master degree in Industrial Organisation at the University Carlos III of Madrid. I’ve been professor at the Ph.D. program in Economics, and the Master degree program in Economics, at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

I’ve been researcher at the EIET research group (Research Group in Transport and Infrastructure Economy).

I’ve been consultant for the World Bank, European Commission, Department of Transport and Economy of Spain, Department of Ports of the Spanish Government, and for the Canary Government. I’ve worked as senior research in project research funded by the European Commission, Department of Transport of Spain.

My research has been focused in Socioeconomic Appraisal of Public Policies, in efficiency analysis and estimation of cost functions. I’ve developed models for pricing and concessions of toll roads and the liberalization of the European airline market. Also I’m interested in natural and energetic resources and risk analysis of project investment.

Scientific Publications

I am currently coordinated and edited the book, Socioeconomic and Financial Analysis of Public Policies (in Spanish).

• Romero, M. (2018). Democracia y Desigualdad. El Papel de un Gobierno en la Economía.
• Romero, M., Ortiz, A., Zapata, L., López-Rivero, L. (2017): Impacto Socioeconómico Formación Sanitaria in Mozambique. Revista de Española de Cooperación y Desarrollo. Nº41.
• Romero, M. (2016): Efectos del Sistema Electoral en Canarias sobre la Economía y el Bienestar. En Textos para la Reforma Electoral de Canarias Coord. Gerardo Pérez, Vicente Mújica. Servicio de Publicaciones y Difusión Científica de la ULPGC.
• León, C., Romero, M., Ruiz, M.V. Ruiz and Suárez, H. (2014). Evaluación Socioeconómica y Financiera de Políticas Públicas Ed. SEPTEM.

Other publications of interest are the following:

• Javier Campos y Manuel Romero (2008): Competition Measurement in Network Industries. Network Strategies in Europe. Developing the Future for Transport and ICT. Ed. Giaoutzi y Nijkamp. Ashgate.
• Javier Campos y Manuel Romero (2007): Medición de la Competencia en las Industrias de Red: El Caso del Transporte Aéreo Europeo. Las Redes de Transporte desde un Enfoque Multidisciplinar. Ed. Martín, Reggiani, Rietveld. THOMSON-CIVITAS.
• Javier Campos y Manuel Romero (2007): Concentración y Competencia en el Mercado Aéreo Europeo. Política Europea de Transporte Ed. Ginés de Rus Mendoza. BBVA.
• Manuel Romero y JA. Hernández (2007): Eficiencia del Mercado Aéreo Europeo. Política Europea de Transporte. Ed. Ginés de Rus Mendoza. BBVA.
• Manuel Romero y Hugo Salgado (2005): Economies of Density, Network Size and Spatial Scope in the European Airline Industry. Working Paper Institute forTransportation Studies. Univ. California-Berkeley.
• Ginés de Rus y Manuel Romero (2004). Private financing of roads and optimal pricing: Can we get both?. The Annals of Regional Science. Vol 38-3- 485-489. Sept.
• Estache, A., Romero, M., Strong, J. (2003): Carreteras de peaje. Privatización y Regulación de Infraestructuras de Transporte. E. Ginés de Rus, Antonio Estache. Alfa Omega. Banco Mundial.
• Manuel Romero (2001): Evaluación Económica de Inversiones en Infraestructuras. Revista Valenciana de Economía y Hacienda. No3-III, pp 47-70.
• Estache, A., Romero, M., Strong, J. (2000). Toll Roads. Privatisation and Regulation of Infrastructures: Guidelines for Policymakers and Regulators, ed. G.de Rus and A. Estache. WBI Development Studies. The World Bank.
• Estache, A., Romero, M., Strong, J. (2000): The Long and Winding path to Private Financing and Regulation of Toll Roads. Policy Reseacrh Working Paper 2387. World Bank. Institute Governance, Regulation and Finance.