The Department of Economics is a research-oriented Department at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, a new public university in Seville.

The Faculty consists mainly of young researchers who have obtained their Ph. D.s in some of the best Doctoral Programs, both in Spain and abroad.

Research fields are quite varied, and cover many areas of modern economic analysis, such as environmental economics, game theory, social choice and welfare economics, political economy, health economics, growth theory, applied economics, applied general equilibrium models, international economics, economic history, econometrics, labour economics, or micro-econometrics.

The Department aims at consolidating a human team capable of sustaining the highest quality standards both in teaching and research. We make our best to promote research activities by providing a suitable environment and all kind of facilities to our researchers. We also take most seriously our teaching duties. Indeed, both teaching and research are taken into account for the regular evaluation of the staff.

Please take a look at the report of our research activities during the years 2005-06: [Research Report (in Spanish)]

The members of the Department are currently involved in a number of competitive research projects, among which we select the following:

Competitive Research Projects from the European Union:

• “Operational Evaluation Tools for Fisheries Management Options”, project financed by the European Commission (2004-2007).

• “Gender and well-being: Interaction between work, family and public policies”, project financed by the European Science Foundation (2005-2008).

• “Public Goods, Public Projects and Externalities”, project selected by the European Science Foundation.

• "The role of Information and Communication Technologies in the Economic Growth of the Andalusian Region: A Descriptive Approach". European Commission (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Contract 150333-2005-F1SD ES).
  

Competitive Research Projects from the Spanish Government:

• “Políticas públicas en el marco de la UE: Efectos en el mercado de trabajo y el crecimiento económico” (SEC2003-04028/ECO), project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (2004-2006).

• “Cuantificación de la multifuncionalidad (externalidades ambientales y sociales) producida por los sistemas agrarios continentales”, project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (AGL2003-07446-CO3-01).

• "Los efectos sobre España de los ajustes comerciales y productivos en la UE ampliada" (SEC2003-00516), project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (2004-2007).

• “Economía Medioambiental y Desarrollo Sostenible” (SEC2003-05112/ECO), project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (2004-2006).

• “Implicaciones Estratégicas de los Procesos Electorales” (SEJ2005-04805/ECON), project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (2005-2008).

• “Más allá de las Privatizaciones. La Internalización de las Empresas Públicas en la Unión Europea” project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (SEC 2002-00278).

• “Las Recreaciones Medioambientales en relación al Turismo Cultural y de Naturaleza en Andalucía”, project financed by the Plan Nacional I+D+i (2004-2007), Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología.

• “Problemas de Racionamiento, Dotaciones de Capital y Crecimiento Económico” (SEJ2004-08011/ECON), project financed by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i (2004-2007).