Francesc Hernandez Sancho

Francesc Hernandez Sancho is a Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics, Universitat de València. He is affiliated with the GEA Water Economics research group and the Inter-university Institute for Local Development (IIDL), focusing on applied and environmental economic research.

His research interests include environmental economics, water economics, efficiency analysis, industrial pollution, and resource economics. These are derived from his doctoral work on industrial waste as undesirable outputs in production and his ongoing association with water economics research.

He earned his PhD from the Universitat de València with a thesis titled "Los residuos industriales como outputs no deseables en los procesos de producción: un análisis de eficiencia para el caso de la Comunidad Valenciana" in 1997, supervised by Dr. Ernest Reig Martínez.

While no publications or scientific awards are listed in the provided text, his academic and research affiliations indicate an active engagement in applied economic research, particularly in sustainability and resource management. He advises graduate students, as evidenced by his supervision of PhD research, though specific students are not named.

The GEA Water Economics group and IIDL affiliation suggest collaborative and policy-oriented research in local and regional development.