Jaime Sanaú

04 — About

Business & Economics

Full-time Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza. I have also taught at other Spanish universities such as Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) and Universidad Nebrija.

Profile

Background & values

Jaime Sanaú sitting in the library of Paraninfo

My background

After graduating from the University of Zaragoza, I did my PhD in Economics and Business at the University of Zaragoza.

I have also worked in the private sector with several family businesses.

Jaime Sanaú sitting at the entrance of Paraninfo

The importance of education

Education is one of the most powerful drivers of sustainable development. The world must move towards inclusive, quality education, ensuring universal access to education and eliminating current gender and income disparities.

Research

The goal of my research

My research work focuses on public intervention in economies, with special emphasis on the factors that explain the growth of countries. Additionally, I have also worked in other areas such as the energy sector or the Aragonese economy.

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    Economic growth factors

    My doctoral thesis dealt with the contribution of infrastructures to the Spanish economic growth.

  2. 02

    Energy

    My studies concluded that the government must guarantee electricity supply and access to different sources of electricity.

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    Aragonese economy

    I study the trajectory of Aragon since the mid-1950s, identifying the most salient features of its economic growth and the accompanying structural changes.

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