Edgar Demetrio Tovar García, PhD (SNII II), is a Tenured Researcher (D) specializing in Applied Econometrics, with research interests at the intersection of the Economics of Education, International Economics, International Business, Development Studies, and Sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Barcelona. His academic and international career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at UNAM, a research fellowship at the University of Tampere (Finland), and professional experience at the World Bank, along with a solid academic foundation from HSE University in Moscow, Russia. His research employs longitudinal models and decomposition techniques to analyze determinants of human capital and macroeconomic dynamics in emerging markets, with publications in high-impact journals (Q1/Q2) such as *Post-Communist Economies*, *Economics of Innovation and New Technology*, and the *Journal of Education and Work*. He currently serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and is an expert reviewer for the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI). Her current research agenda includes the econometric analysis of the gender gap in entrepreneurship and the impact of institutional frameworks on business development, with a special emphasis on studying the critical dimensions of the “dark side” of entrepreneurship in transition economies.
Research Areas
- Economics and Applied Econometrics
- International Economy
- International Business and Business Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Economics of Education