Marc Saez Zafra

Marc Saez Zafra is a Professor in the Department of Economy at the University of Girona (UdG), specializing in Quantitative Methods for Economy and Business. He leads the Research Group in Statistics, Econometrics and Health (GRECS), a consolidated group at national (CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health) and regional (SGR of AGAUR) levels. He is also a member of the Group of Experts on Climate Change in Catalonia and an associate researcher at CRES, Pompeu Fabra University.

• PhD in Statistics and Econometrics from the University of Barcelona (1990)
• Full Professor at University of Barcelona (1991–1995)
• Chair of Statistics and Econometrics at UdG (2003–present)

His research combines methodological and applied approaches, focusing on spatial statistics, health economics, Bayesian statistics, and spatiotemporal models. Applied work spans environmental epidemiology, clinical epidemiology (cardiovascular risk factors, COVID-19), and socioeconomic/environmental health inequalities. Recent research trends emphasize health analytics and interdisciplinary modeling.

• 14 research awards
• 5 post-doctoral grants
• Recipient of five six-year research grants (1 active)

Marc has supervised 23 doctoral theses and 12 master's theses. He has led or participated in numerous projects, including 8 national competitive projects as IP, 3 European projects, and 45 research contracts. His leadership extends to organizing over 30 workshops and courses.

The GRECS research group, under his leadership, operates at the intersection of statistics, econometrics, and public health, maintaining collaborations through the CIBER network and AGAUR funding.