Javier Barbero Jiménez
Lecturer in Econometrics
Bio
Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Researcher at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) for almost six years (10/2016 to 08/2022).
Teaching
International Economics and Finance
Research Interests
Spatial Economics, Regional Economics, Growth, Innovation, International Economics, and Efficiency and Productivity analysis.
Selected publications
- Álvarez, Inmaculada C.; Barbero, J.; Orea, L.; Rodriguez-Pose, A. (2026). How institutions shape the economic returns to investment in European regions? Economic Modelling. 155 (107445): 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2025.107445
- Persyn, Damiaan; Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge and Barbero, Javier (2022). Estimating road transport costs between and within European Union regions. Transport Policy, Volume 124, 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.04.006
- Barbero, Javier; Mandras, Giovanni; Rodríguez-Crespo, Ernesto; and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (2021). Quality of government and regional trade: evidence from European Union regions. Regional Studies, 55(7), 1240-1251. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1873934
- Barbero, Javier.; Behrens, Kristian and Zofío, José L., (2018). Industry location and wages: The role of market size and accessibility in trading networks. Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 71, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.04.005
- Álvarez, Inmaculada C.; Barbero, Javier; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés and Zofío, José L., (2018). Does Institutional Quality Matter for Trade? Institutional Conditions in a Sectoral Trade Framework. World Development, Volume 103, pp. 72-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.10.010
