Maria Cadaval Sampedro

Maria Cadaval Sampedro is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences and the Department of Applied Economics. She serves as a researcher at the Interuniversity Research Center for Atlantic Cultural Landscapes (CISPAC) and leads the ECOAGRASOC research group focusing on Agri-food and Environmental Economics, Rural Development, and Social Economy.

Her research explores environmental taxation, fiscal policy, rural development, and regional governance. Recent publications examine decentralized governance resilience, tax compliance, and fiscal reforms in Spain. She holds a doctorate from the University of Santiago de Compostela (2006) with a thesis on public treasury perspectives in urban agglomerations.