Idoye Zabala

Idoye Zabala is a Professor in the Department of Applied Economics I at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and a researcher at HEGOA, the Institute for Development and International Cooperation Studies. Her work focuses on analyzing gender dynamics within international development frameworks, particularly critiquing institutions like the World Bank. She has contributed significantly to understanding decentralized cooperation models in the Basque Country and their effectiveness.

Education: Holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of the Basque Country. Her academic background aligns with her research on economic structures and gender integration in policy.

Research Interests: Zabala's key areas include women in the international economy, gender and development, decentralized cooperation mechanisms, and evaluating the role of global institutions. She emphasizes feminist methodologies to assess policy impact and advocates for coherent development strategies across local and international levels.

Collaborations: She has co-authored studies with institutions like HEGOA and the UPV/EHU, focusing on Basque Country development policies, World Bank gender approaches, and local-based cooperation initiatives. Notable projects include analyses of 25 years of Basque cooperation and methodology proposals for policy evaluation.

Labs/Teams: Active in HEGOA’s research groups on Development Policy Analysis and Evaluation, collaborating with scholars like Koldo Unceta and María José Martínez Herrero to produce multidisciplinary studies.