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Education & Research
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carmen Perez-Esparrells, a renowned academic from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, focuses her research on public expenditure in higher education, university funding, and rankings. With a PhD in Economics, she has contributed significantly to the field, directing doctoral theses and producing influential publications. Her collaboration with international research groups like iMetrics Lab has led to various impactful studies on university evaluation and efficiency. 🌍📖
Teaching & Contributions
Dr. Perez-Esparrells has taught at multiple Spanish universities, including Universidad Complutense and Universidad de Extremadura. She has directed research projects and guided students into teaching and policymaker roles. Her recent work highlights the impact of public educational policies and the dynamics of global university rankings. 🎓💡
Research Focus
C. Pérez-Esparrells focuses on higher education management, university rankings, and the economic aspects of public universities, with an emphasis on governance, quality assessment, and knowledge transfer. Their research explores topics such as university efficiency, the impact of fundraising, and the role of social responsibility in universities. They have also contributed to studies on the relationship between funding and educational quality, international mobility, and educational policy. Their work is vital for understanding how higher education institutions can optimize resources, improve performance, and align with sustainable development goals. 📚🏫💡📊🌍
Publication Top Notes 
- Comparing efficiency in a cross-country perspective: the case of Italian and Spanish state universities – Cited by 326 – 2010 📊🏫
- The relevance of knowledge transfer for universities’ efficiency scores: an empirical approximation on the Spanish public higher education system – Cited by 86 – 2017 🔄📚
- Nuevas estrategias económicas en la universidad desde la responsabilidad social – Cited by 72 – 2010 💼🌱
- Enhancing sustainable development goals or promoting universities? An analysis of the times higher education impact rankings – Cited by 62 – 2022 🌍📈
- Los rankings de las instituciones de educación superior: una revisión del panorama internacional – Cited by 59 – 2009 📑🌍
- El fracaso escolar en España: Un análisis por Comunidades Autónomas – Cited by 55 – 2012 📉🇪🇸
- The Challenge of Fundraising in Universities in Europe – Cited by 55 – 2012 💰🎓
- La responsabilidad social en las universidades públicas españolas: vectores de cambio en la gobernanza – Cited by 51 – 2009 🤝🏫
- Comparing university performance by legal status: a Malmquist-type index approach for the case of the Spanish higher education system – Cited by 49 – 2017 ⚖️📊
- Los rankings internacionales de las instituciones de educación superior y las clasificaciones universitarias en España: visión panorámica y prospectiva de futuro – Cited by 45 – 2011 🌐🏆
- La educación universitaria en España: el vínculo entre financiación y calidad – Cited by 44 – 2004 💵📚
- Do the technical universities exhibit distinct behaviour in global university rankings? A Times Higher Education (THE) case study – Cited by 43 – 2018 🎓🌍
- El uso de los indicadores de gestión en la evaluación de la calidad universitaria – Cited by 33 – 1998 📊🎯