I received my PhD in Applied (Environmental) Economics from University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) in 2015, took up a post-doc position in the Social, Economic, Geographical Sciences Research Group at the James Hutton Institute (Scotland) in 2015, and in 2018 joined the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy (LEEP) research group in Exeter University.
My research primarily focuses on the economic valuation of the environment to understand and quantify (in monetized terms) the non-market values that society assigns to, and the benefits that it obtains from, the conservation, restoration or enhancement of the natural environment. This information is important to guide private and public decision-making affecting the environment.
In my research, I have mostly relied on the use of discrete choice experiments to explore people’s preferences (choices) for environmental goods and services. I have worked on a variety of projects, often designed in a climate change setting, and have studied recreationists’ preferences for the conservation of wetlands, public’s willingness to pay for peatland restoration and people’s preferences for the environmental protection of farmland areas. Methodologically, my research interests include the effect of risk and uncertainty on stated preferences for environmental outcomes, the sensitivity of preferences to the timing of outcome provision and, more recently, framing effects and individuals’ choice strategies in different choice contexts.
Some recent projects include understanding people's propensity to adopt more sustainable and healthier diets, the demand for net environmental gain projects in the UK and the study of farmers' incentives to employ more environmentally friendly agricultural measures.
My research primarily focuses on the economic valuation of the environment to understand and quantify (in monetized terms) the non-market values that society assigns to, and the benefits that it obtains from, the conservation, restoration or enhancement of the natural environment. This information is important to guide private and public decision-making affecting the environment.
In my research, I have mostly relied on the use of discrete choice experiments to explore people’s preferences (choices) for environmental goods and services. I have worked on a variety of projects, often designed in a climate change setting, and have studied recreationists’ preferences for the conservation of wetlands, public’s willingness to pay for peatland restoration and people’s preferences for the environmental protection of farmland areas. Methodologically, my research interests include the effect of risk and uncertainty on stated preferences for environmental outcomes, the sensitivity of preferences to the timing of outcome provision and, more recently, framing effects and individuals’ choice strategies in different choice contexts.
Some recent projects include understanding people's propensity to adopt more sustainable and healthier diets, the demand for net environmental gain projects in the UK and the study of farmers' incentives to employ more environmentally friendly agricultural measures.