Claudia has been serving part of the EREAP team since 2023. Her research examines the role of sectoral linkages and spatial interactions among regions, exploring their impact on agricultural growth and their implications for land and water use in agricultural activities. She holds a PhD. in Economics with a focus on regional and agricultural economics. Before joining EREAP, she worked on rural development projects at the United Nations Development Programme's Accelerator Laboratory. Claudia’s research has been published in Papers in Regional Science, Economics System Research, Growth and Change, and Land Use Policy, among others.
Most Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed
- Montanía, C. V., Hewings, G. J., & Ray, D. M. (2025). Shift‐Share Analysis and Multifactor Partitioning: What do Aggregated Data Hide?. Growth and Change, 56(2), e70035.
- Lasarte-Navamuel, E., Pérez-Rivero, J. L., & Montania, C. (2025). An empirical analysis of regional phillips curve with spatial dependence. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 17(2), 100162.
- Montanía, CV., Márquez, MA., Fernández-Núñez, T., & Hewings G.J.D. (2024). Toward a more comprehensive shift-share analysis: an illustration using regional data. Growth and Change.
- Montanía CV., Dall’erba S. (2022). Multi-Dynamic interregional Input-Output Shift-Share: model, theory and application, Economic Systems Research.
- Franco, A. and Montanía, CV. (2021). Dynamics of deforestation worldwide: A Structural Decomposition Analysis of Agricultural Land Footprint in South America. Land Use Policy.
- Montanía, CV., Fernández-Núñez, MT., and Márquez, MA. (2021). The role of the leading exporters in the soybean global trade. Agricultural Economics Czech Republic.
- Montanía, CV., Márquez, M. A., Fernández‐Núñez, T., & Hewings, G.J.D. (2020). Spatial shift‐share analysis: Some new developments. Papers in Regional Science.
Work Experience
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Extremadura, Spain
- M.S., Economics, University of Extremadura, Spain
- B.A., Marketing Polytechnic School, National University of Asunción, Paraguay
Awards
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s prestigious Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award – Group (2025)
Area(s) of Expertise
- Regional Economics
- Input-Output Analysis
- Water & Land Use for Agricultural Production
- RCT
- Spillover Effects