Patrizio Lecca

Patrizio Lecca is an Associate Professor at the Technological Research Institute (IIT), part of Comillas Pontifical University, affiliated with the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ICAI) in Madrid, Spain. His research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics, energy, environment, and regional development, with a strong interdisciplinary approach to socioeconomic transformations.

His primary research interests include Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Economic Geography, Regional Economics, and Macroeconomic Modeling. His work investigates the economic implications of energy efficiency policies, environmental taxation, regional adjustment mechanisms, and the socioeconomic impacts of European structural funds. He employs advanced spatial general equilibrium models to analyze complex interdependencies across regions.

The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on policy-oriented macroeconomic modeling, particularly in energy-environment-economy interactions and regional policy evaluation. His work bridges economics with spatial and environmental analysis, often contributing to high-impact, interdisciplinary journals.

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Patrizio Lecca has advised doctoral research, as evidenced by his own PhD thesis titled "Three Essays on Regional Economic Modeling" (2009), though no current or former students are listed. There is no mention of specific grants or funding projects in the provided information.

He is affiliated with the Technological Research Institute (IIT), an interdisciplinary research center within Comillas Pontifical University, focusing on technological and socioeconomic innovation.