Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Dept . of Geography & Environment
LSE
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE 
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7971
Fax:+44 (0)20 7955 7412 

E-mail:
A.Rodriguez-Pose@lse.ac.uk

Education

Honours and Prizes

Employment

Education:

 1996: Ph.D (with distinction) in Social and Political Sciences at the European University Institute (Florence).

Thesis title:

• The Socio-political Bases of Regional Growth in Western Europe.

• Under the Supervision of Profs. Gøsta Esping-Andersen and Carlo Trigilia.

 1993: Ph.D (Summa cum laude) in Geography at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Thesis title:

• Desequilibrios socioeconómicos y política regional en la Europa Comunitaria.

• Under the supervision of Prof. Mercedes Molina. 

 1991: M.Sc. (with distinction) in European Studies (Political Science Section) at the Institute of European Studies (Free University of Brussels).

Dissertation title:

• Analyse de l'impact du FEDER sur l'évolution économique régionale dans la Communautée Européenne.

• Under the supervision of Prof. Henri Nicolaï

 1991: LLB in Law at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.

 1989: B.A. (top of class) in Geography and History at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Dissertation title:

• Desequilibrios socioeconómicos y política regional en la Europa comunitaria. Una crítica al índice sintético.

• Under the supervision of Prof. Mercedes Molina.

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Honours and prizes:  

 2005: Ashby Prize to the most innovative paper published in Environment and Planning A in 2004 (Is there a global link between regional disparities and devolution? Vol 36, 12, 2097-2117, joint with Nicholas Gill). 

2001: Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award for research on development strategies and economic growth.

2001: Royal Geographical Society's Gill Memorial Award in recognition of research contributions to understanding regional disparities and regional policies.

2001: Philip Leverhulme Research Prize for work on Economic Geography.

 1996: Distinction for outstanding quality of a PhD thesis. European University Institute, Florence.

1994: Prize of the School of Geography and History of the Complutense University of Madrid to the best PhD thesis of 1993. 

  1991: Distinction for outstanding MSc performance. Institut d'Etudes Européennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles.

1990: 1^st Spanish National Award to the best overall BSc performance in Geography, History and History of Art. 

 1990: 1^st Prize of the Complutense University of Madrid to the best overall BSc performance in Humanities.

 1989: Prize of the School of Geography and History of the Complutense University of Madrid to the best overall BSc performance.

Employment:

Current employment

  From 2004 onwards: Professor of Economic Geography and Director of the MSc in Local Economic Development

Previous employment

  2002-04: Reader in Economic Geography and Director of the MSc in Local Economic Development

 2000-02: Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography and Director of the MSc in Local Economic Development

 1994-95: Research Director at the Cabinet for Planning and Spatial Development (Galician Regional Government).

 1989-90: Translator from English, French, German, and Russian into Spanish. Translator Squad of the Staff of the Spanish Army (during compulsory military service).

Consultancy jobs

2005: Consultant on economic development strategies in Africa. Transport and Urban Department, World Bank, Washington, DC.

2005: Consultant on global city regions. UK Department for International Development  (DFID), London and World Bank, Washington.

2004-05: Consultant on the regional impact of European Union R&D and innovation policies, DG Research. Commission of the European Communities.

from 2003: Consultant on local economic development. International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin.

2003: Consultant on education and growth in Europe. DG Employment. Commission of the European Communities.

2001-02: Consultant on local economic development. International Labour Organization, Geneva.

2000: Consultant on economic development in Southern Mexico. World Bank, Washington.

2000: Consultant on economic development issues in Mexico. NAFIN, Mexico.

1999-00: Consultant on the factors behind relative convergence or divergence of Spanish regions. European Investment Bank, Luxembourg.

1998-99: External Advisor, Greater Jeddah strategic development programme (Saudi Arabia).

 1997-98: External Advisor, Greater ABC Development Programme. Sao Paulo (Brazil).

 1993: Advisor to DG V of the Commission of the European Communities on subjects concerning education and training in the Spanish Regional Development Plan (1994-99).

 1993: Advisor to DG XVI of the Commission of the European Communities on the Spanish Regional Development Plan (1994-99).

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