MARIA CONCEPCION BETRAN PEREZ

Maria Concepción Betrán Pérez is a Professor in the Department of Economic Analysis at the Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia. Her work is centered on economic history, particularly focusing on financial crises, international trade, and long-term economic development in Spain and the Iberian region.

Her research interests include:

• Economic History and Institutions
• Financial Crises and Macroeconomic Depressions
• International Trade and Globalization
• Wage Inequality and Labor Markets
• Structural Change and Industrial Development
• Spanish Economic Growth from the 19th to 21st centuries

The analysis of her recent publications (2020–2024) reveals a strong focus on historical financial crises in Spain, especially their frequency, severity, and underlying causes from 1850 to the present. She investigates the role of capital flows, trade shocks, and institutional frameworks in shaping economic instability. Her work also explores the political economy of trade policy during the interwar period and electoral consequences of economic shocks during the Second Spanish Republic. A recurring theme is the comparison of crises across time, particularly 1977 and 2008, using long-term historical data.

She is an active member of the EHVALENCIA research group (Economic Development in Historical Perspective), contributing to scholarly understanding through extensive publication in economic history. While no specific awards are listed, her sustained output in high-level historical economic analysis underscores her scholarly impact.

Dr. Betrán Pérez earned her PhD from the Universitat de València with a thesis on industrial growth in early 20th-century Spain (1995), supervised by Dr. Jorge Palafox Gámir. She advises graduate students and contributes to academic training in economic history, though specific advisees are not named in the provided text.

Her research is conducted within the EHVALENCIA group, which supports collaborative work on long-term economic development, using historical data and comparative analysis to understand modern economic challenges.