M. Pilar Socorro

 

 

 

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Research interests

 

 

 

  • Transport Economics, Industrial Organization, Economics of Information, Contract Theory, Game Theory.

 

Research Projects and Contracts

 

 

  • Title of the project: “Building a Working Bridge between CBA and CGE (C-BRIDGE)”. Financed by the European Investment Bank (EIBURS Program).  Duration: 2018-2021.

 

  • Title of the project: “Evaluation of the transport infrastructure in Spain and development of a methodology to assess the cost and benefits of transport infrastructure investments”. Financed by European Commission.  Duration: 2019.

 

  • Title of the project: “Evaluación socioeconómica del impacto de la nueva era digital sobre el turismo y el transporte aéreo” (ECO2016-80268-R). Financed by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Duration: 2016-2019.

 

·         Title of the project: “Inversión y tarificación de infraestructuras de transporte”. Financed by Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA). Duration: 2016-2017

 

  • Title of the project: “Air Transport and Regional Development”. Financed by European Commission (COST ACTION TU1408). Duration: 2015-2019.

 

 

  • Title of the project: “Overview and Analysis of Current Mechanisms/Policies to Increase Airlift and Alternatives” (BA-L1033). Financed by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Duration: 2014-2015.

 

  • Title of the project: “Evaluación de políticas en mercados e infraestructuras aéreas” (ECO2012-39277). Financed by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Duration: 2012-2015.

 

  • Title of the project: “Impact of transport infrastructure on international competitiveness of Europe” (I-C-EU). Financed by the European Commission (SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME).  Duration: 2012-2014.

 

  • Title of the project: “Integración del transporte aéreo y alta velocidad ferroviaria: impactos sobre accesibilidad y medio ambiente (AERO-AVE). Financed by Ministerio de Fomento. Duration: 2009-2010.

 

  • Title of the project: “Public Investment under Budgetary Constraints in New Member States”. Financed by the European Investment Bank (EIBURS Program). Duration: 2008-2010.

 

  • Title of the project: “Evaluación socioecónomica y financiera de proyectos de transporte” (PT-2007-001-02IAPP). Financed by Ministerio de Fomento. Duration: 2008-2010.

 

  • Title of the project: “Differentiation of Charges and Tolls (DIFFERENT)”. Financed by the European Commission (SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME). Duration: 2006-2008.

 

 

  • Title of the project: “Generalisation of Research on Accounts and Cost Estimation (GRACE)”. Financed by the European Commission (SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME). Duration: 2005-2007.

 

  • Title of the project: “Regulación, competencia y estructura financiera. Aplicaciones al caso español” (UNI2004/43). Project leader. Financed by Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Duration: 2005-2006.

 

  • Title of the project: “Directrices para la financiación del transporte urbano y metropolitano desde los Presupuestos Generales del Estado”. Financed by Secretaría General de Presupuestos y Gastos del Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda. Duration: 2005-2005.

 

  • Title of the project: “Análisis y tratamiento de las externalidades en las infraestructuras y servicios de transporte” (SEJ2004-00143). Financed by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Duration: 2004-2007.

 

  • Title of the project: “Formación de grupos, organización y reparto de los beneficios de la cooperación” (BEC 2003-01132). Financed by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Duration: 2003-2006.

 

  • Title of the project: “Economía Pública: política tecnológica e industrial, economía de la salud y diseño de mecanismos” (BEC 2000-0172). Financed by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Duration: 2000-2003.

 

Published articles in refereed journals

 

 

  • Cost-benefit analysis of transport projects: theoretical framework and practical rules” (jointly with Ginés de Rus, Jorge Valido and Javier Campos). Transport Policy (2022) 123, 25-39. Impact Factor: 6.173; Q1 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2021).

 

 

  • Airport capacity and entry deterrence: Low cost versus full service airlines” (jointly with Jorge Valido and F. Medda). Economics of Transportation (2020) 22, 1-10. Impact Factor: 2.294; Q2 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2020).

 

 

 

 

  • “Planning, evaluation and financing of transport infrastructures: Rethinking the basics” (jointly with Ginés de Rus). Review of Network Economics (2017) 16(2), 143-160. Impact Factor: 0.357; Q4 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2017).

 

 

 

  • “Trade-offs between environmental regulation and market competition: airlines, emission trading systems and entry deterrence” (jointly with Cristina Barbot, Ofelia Betancor and M. Fernanda Viecens). Transport Policy (2014) 33, 65-72. Impact Factor: 1.492; Q1 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2014).

 

 

 

 

  •  “El transporte en la sociedad del siglo XXI: política europea y española de transporte” (jointly with Javier Campos), Ekonomíaz (2010) 73, 12-33.

 

 

  •  “The effectiveness of the Spanish urban transport contracts in terms of incentives” (jointly with Ginés de Rus), Applied Economics Letters (2010) 17(9), 913-916. Impact Factor: 0.245; Q4 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2010).

 

 

 

  •  “A new era for airport regulators through capacity investments” (jointly with Juan Carlos Martín), Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (2009) 43, 618-625. Impact Factor: 1.715; Q1 in Transportation (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2009).

 

 

  •  “La financiación de las infraestructuras en España”, Economistas (2009) 119, 300-303.

 

  •  “Mergers under uncertainty: The effects of debt financing”, The Manchester School (2007), 75(5), 580-597. Impact Factor: 0.153; Q4 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2007).

 

  •  “Optimal technology policy under asymmetric information in a research joint venture”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2007) 62(1), 76-97. Impact Factor: 0.772; Q2 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2007).

 

 

  •  “Mergers and the importance of fitting well”, Economics Letters (2004) 82 (2), 269-274. Impact Factor: 0.361; Q3 in Economics (JCR Social Sciences Edition 2004).

 

Books

 

 

  • Authors: Ginés de Rus, Ofelia Betancor, Javier Campos, Juan Luis Eugenio, M. Pilar Socorro, Anna Matas, Josep Lluís Raymond, Mar González-Savignat, Raúl Brey, Gustavo Nombela, Juan Benavides

Title: Manual de Evaluación Económica de Proyectos de Transporte

Published by: CEDEX, Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid.

Available at: http://www.evaluaciondeproyectos.es/EsWeb/Resultados/Manual/PDF/EsManual.pdf

 

Other publications and working papers

 

 

  • “Competencia aeroportuaria y modelos de privatización” (jointly with Juan Santaló). Estudios sobre la economía española-2015/09. FEDEA (2015). Download pdf.
  • “Impacts of infrastructure projects on competitiveness” (jointly with Jan Kiel, Barry Ubbels, Joko Purwanto, Christophe Heyndrickx, Ofelia Betancor, Aday Hernández, Matijn Smit, Barbara Pawlowska and Ralf Fiedler). Paper presented in Transport Research Arena 2014, Paris.
  •  “La financiación del transporte urbano y metropolitano desde los Presupuestos Generales del Estado” (jointly with Ginés de Rus), Documentos de Trabajo- Secretaría de Estado de Hacienda y Presupuestos. Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda 2006-02, 1-41.

 

 

Last updated: March 2023