Dr. María Jesús Delgado Rodriguez is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). She received her Ph.D. in Economics and Business Studies from Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Her main research interests include the assessment and measurement of leading indicators to the evaluation of public policies and business cycle, along with quantitative methods. Concerning the evaluation of public polices, her work is dedicated to the study of social spending, transport infrastructure and the environment. She is the main researcher in the research group on Economic Analysis of Public Policies (AEPP) of URJC.
Dr. Sonia de Lucas Santos is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), She received her Ph.D. in Economics from UAM and Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). Her research fields are economic development and growth; cyclical indicators and convergence; energetic efficiency; public policies and globalization; along with quantitative methods and advanced statistics. She has participated in numerous research projects financed by Ministries and Public Institutions. She is the main researcher in the research group on Economic and Social Analysis of Happiness Group (GEHappiness ) of UAM.
