Claudia V. Montanía

Extension Regional Economic Analysis Program
Extension Economist
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
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ENR 2 N261

cvmontania@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
she, her, hers

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Claudia has been 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

  1. Montanía, C. V., Parra, C., Servent, M., Florentín, C., Kemper, A., Ríos, M., & Setrini, G. (2026). Trust and Community Interactions in Recycling Behavior: The Case of a Differentiated Waste Collection Program in Paraguay. Environmental Quality Management, 35(3), e70261.
  2. Montanía, C. V., Franco-Solís, A., Fernández-Vázquez, E., & Hewings, G. J. (2025). Pro-independence feelings and the economic impacts of a secession: a study for the region of Catalonia. Global Challenges & Regional Science, 100023.
  3. Montania, C. V., Duval, D., & Frisvold, G. (2025). Measuring Arizona Agriculture’s Export Contributions and Sensitivity to Trade Policy Shifts. Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy, 55(3), 91-96.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

     

     

     

Business & Community
Commercial Agriculture
Water, Environment & Natural Resources

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