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Ana joined the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Her research broadly explores spatial interactions in environmental urban systems, utilizing frameworks and tools from applied microeconomics, data science, and remote sensing. Before joining LSE, Ana was an Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam School of Economics and served as an Economics Fellow (postdoc) at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University. She completed her PhD in Sustainable Development at Columbia University, specializing in environmental urban economics. In addition, she holds a Master in City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, along with degrees in Environmental Studies from Imperial College London and Civil Engineering from the University of A Coruña in Spain. With years of experience as a consultant on sustainable infrastructure and urban planning projects, her expertise lies in Geographic Data Science and Urban Environmental Economics.
London School of Economics • London
Specializing in Geographic Data Science and Urban Environmental Economics.
Amsterdam School of Economics • Amsterdam
Focused on economic implications of urban policy.
Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University • New York
Worked on economic research related to urban sustainability.
Department of Economics