Juan Martinez-Covarrubias
Adjunct Asst Professor
Department of Economics
Degrees
PhD Industrial Economics and Policy Evaluation, University of Limerick, Ireland.
MSc Economics Competitiveness and International Business. The University of Birmingham, UK.
Post Graduate Diploma. Project Social Evaluation. ITAM, Mexico.
BSc Economics. University of Guanajuato, Mexico.
Bio
Prof. Martinez-Covarrubias studied his MSc at the University of Birmingham in England and received his PhD from the University of Limerick in Ireland. He has more than 9 years experience as lecturer and senior lecturer. He has taught numerous - and a wide range of- economic modules including Macroeconomics at graduate and undergraduate level in Europe. He has supervised several Masters and PhD theses. He has published books and a number of articles in leading international journals, such as Regional Studies. His research interests focus on economics of innovation and technological change, industrial economics, economic integration and public policy. He has presented numerous international conferences and keynote speeches. As practitioner, he held senior roles in national civil services in Mexico and Ireland. He advises the European Commission with its international development co-operation program with African Countries in areas of Science, Technology and Innovation.
