Maria Llop

Maria Llop is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Business. She specializes in Public Economics, Environmental Economics, and Applied General Equilibrium models. Her research utilizes input-output frameworks and social accounting matrices (SAM) to analyze environmental policies, energy economics, and international trade.

Recent research focuses on quantifying the environmental and economic impacts of policy interventions, such as CO₂ taxation, renewable energy adoption, and water sustainability strategies. Key trends include applications of structural decomposition analysis, regional economic modeling, and multisectorial policy evaluation.

Her work spans collaborations with institutions like the SAGESSA Group and the Ascó y Vandellòs Nuclear Association, assessing macroeconomic impacts of cultural assets, healthcare institutions, and energy projects. She contributes to journals like The Annals of Regional Science, Energy Policy, and Ecological Economics.