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National Prize by the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain (MEC) in Economics University Studies 2000/2001.
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6th Young Regional Scientist Award for an article on regional economics, awarded by the Spanish Regional Science Association (Ourense 2006).
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Researcher at the Center for studies on Depopulation and Development of Rural Areas
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Participation in the elaboration of the annual report published by the Economic and Social Council of Cantabria (Spain), 2002-2008.
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Referee for Papers in Regional Science, Economic Modelling, Journal of Economic & Social Geography, Applied Economics and Ager.
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First six-year period of research activity (2004-2009) approved by the Comisión Nacional Evaluadora de la Actividad Investigadora (CNEAI) (November, 2010).
Other merits