Pedro L. Marín Uribe is a Spanish economist and professor at the

Universidad Carlos III University Charles III of Madrid ( es, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) (UC3M) is a public university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Established in 1989, UC3M is an institution with a distinctly international profile. It offers a broad rang ...

of Madrid. Since April 2008 he assumed the role of Secretary of State for Energy of Spain.

Education

Degree in Economics and Business,

University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat de València ; also known as UV) is a public research university located in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Vale ...

, 1988 and Master in Economics at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, 1991 in where he also received a PhD in Economics in 1995.

Career

In 1996 Marin was appoint position as Professor in the Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid. He later served as Dean of the Faculty of

Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

and Law, Deputy Dean for the Degree in Economics, Director of the Laboratory for Industrial Organization, Deputy Director of the Master in

Industrial Economics In economics, industrial organization is a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure of (and, therefore, the boundaries between) firms and markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complications to the perfe ...

and Head of Competition Policy at the University Institute of Law and Economics. In May 2004 he was appointed General Director of the Department of Welfare Society at the Economic Bureau of the Prime Minister of Spain, from where he coordinated and supervised the

micro-economic Microeconomics is a branch of mainstream economics that studies the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources and the interactions among these individuals and firms. Microeconomics fo ...

policy on health, environment, energy,

industrial policy An industrial policy (IP) or industrial strategy of a country is its official strategic effort to encourage the development and growth of all or part of the economy, often focused on all or part of the manufacturing sector. The government takes m ...

, R & D + i, competition policy,

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

, transport,

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and water. In May 2008 the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Miguel Sebastian announced Marin's appointment as General Secretary of Energy, with the objective to "continue the development of renewables, improving energy efficiency and ensure supply." In 2009, the General Secretariat was promoted to Secretary of State for Energy. From his position he directed the energy liberalization process in Spain, he promoted pioneering regulation for

renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

and established binding targets for

biofuel Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...

s. In 2010 Marin chaired the Council of Energy during the Spanish Presidency of the

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. In June 2012, he joined the London office of The Brattle Group, a global economic consulting firm, as a principal.

Academic work

Marin's analytical work includes studies on competition policy and market structure in regulated sectors such as energy,

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

and

maritime transport Maritime transport (or ocean transport) and hydraulic effluvial transport, or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throu ...

, chemicals,

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

and

pharmaceuticals A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and rel ...

as well as articles on research and development. Marin has published its findings in several books and international journals including the ''

Journal of Law and Economics ''The Journal of Law and Economics'' is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press. It publishes articles on the economic analysis of regulation and the behavior of regulated firms, the political economy of legislation and leg ...

'', the ''Journal of Industrial Economics'', the ''International Journal of Industrial Organization'', ''Research Policy'' and ''Energy Policy''.

External links

"Pedro Marín, nuevo secretario de Estado de Energía" ''CincoDías.com'', Apr 20th 2009

Biography by Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade

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1965 births People from Valencia Living people Academic staff of the Charles III University of Madrid {{Spain-politician-stub