RICARD ESPARZA MASANA
Researcher/lecturer at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (economics/business); I collaborate as an expert in several projects with European and international organisations worldwide. Here's a summary of what I do.
RESEARCH & PROJECTS
Latest peer reviewed publications
Presenter/organiser at/of conferences/workshops 2019-2022
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Políticas regionales de innovación y desarrollo (in Spanish). Seminars of the Municipality of Berazategui (Argentina), August 2019
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Especialización de la investigación e inversión pública. Impacto, responsabilidad y comunidad. Conversatorios Mimir Andino. Bogotá (Colombia) – held online, June 2021
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Retos y relevancia del sistema de gobernanza en las políticas y estrategias regionales de CTI. Seminario del Gobierno Regional de O’Higgins (Chile) – held online, November 2021
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The governance of Smart Specialisation (discussant). Methodological support to the implementation of S3 in Latin America – Seminar of the European Commission – held online, November 2021
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Good examples of university-industry collaboration. Conference: Science and Local Government. Katowice (PL): Marshall Office of Silesia – Regional Government, July 2022
Competitive grants 2019-2023
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EULA-GTEC Technology and Innovation Management Master; European Commission – Erasmus+ programme (2017-2021)
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CONSENS Project – Internationalisation in Postgraduate Education; European Commission – Erasmus+ programme (2018-2021)
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InnoHEIs - Improving Research and Innovation Infrastructure Performance in Regional Development: from Fragmented to Integrated and Sustainable Cooperation; Interreg Europe (2019-2023)
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DIGI-SOC Digital skills and cross-domain entrepreneurship for societal challenges - Erasmus+ programme (2021-2023)
Non-competitive grants and contracts 2019-2023 (as PI, researcher or expert)
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iBuy project - Fostering the role of public authorities as demanders of innovation through public procurement (on behalf of Lithuanian Innovation Centre)
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QUALIFY project - Quality standards and authenticity to foster competitiveness of agrifood SMEs (on behalf of Government of Catalonia)
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Smart specialisation in Rwanda: opportunities for sustainable development (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
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Analysis of the 2014-2020 smart specialisation implementation in Catalonia and Galicia (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
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Study on the implications and challenges of promoting an innovation policy concept based on specialisation in Latin America (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
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Development of STI policy elements in Chile, Mexico, and Peru: governance, participation, monitoring and evaluation, and policy instruments (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
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Analysis of the logic and impact of E+ Knowledge Alliances and European Universities (scheme) in regional innovation systems (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
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Design of the strategy for science, technology, knowledge and innovation in the region of Los Ríos (Chile) - under the team of the Universidad Austral de Chile
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ORIGINN project - Economic and social transformation in rural areas through industrial innovation, emphasis in agri-food sector (on behalf of Government of Catalonia)
Previous years - Full list
TEACHINg
Current courses - Academic years 2019/2020 - 2022/2023
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Microeconomics I (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Undergraduate
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International Trade (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Undergraduate
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Summer School
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Sports Economics and Strategic Management (Johan Cruyff Institute) - Masters
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International trade policies (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Masters
Courses previously taught - 2010/2011 - 2018/2019
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Mathematics I (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Undergraduate
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Business Economics (La Salle - Ramon Llull University) - Masters
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Business Economics (Central Catalonia University) - Undergraduate
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Introduction to Economics (Autonomous University of Barcelona) - Undergraduate
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Introductory course to Mathematics for Economics and Business (Autonomous University of Barcelona)