Luis Jaime Sobrino

General information
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Professor-researcher at El Colegio de México, Center for Demographic, Urban and

Environmental Studies
 Faculty Associate in sabbatical stay at Bucknell University, Latin American Studies Program, From July 2012 to July 2013
 Research fields: i) urban competitiveness; ii) metropolitan growth; iii) urban housing markets, and iv) internal migration
 Email: ljsobrin@colmex.mx; jsobrino@colmex.mx
 Telephone: (52) 55 5449 3000
Academic formation
 PhD in Urbanism at Autonomous National University of Mexico, 2001. Dissertation on “Productivity and competitiveness advantages in the largest cities of Mexico”.
 Master Degree in Urban Development at El Colegio de Mexico, 1986. Dissertation on “Industrial location in Mexico: patterns and factors”.
Professional experience
 Adviser in the formulation and implementation of development plans for local governments in Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).
 Visiting fellow, University of East Anglia, 2003.
 Member of the National Systems of Researchers, level III.
 Member of the Mexican Society of Demography.
 Member of Global Urban Competitiveness Project
 Member of the Latin American Group on Urban Migration
Recently academic production
Sobrino, J. (2014), “Housing Prices and Submarkets in Mexico City: a Hedonic Assessment”, Estudios Económicos, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 57-84.
Kresl, P. and J. Sobrino (eds.) (2013), Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar.
Sobrino, J. (2012), "Competitiveness, Sustainability and Urban Energy Use: some Lessons for Europe from the Mexican Experience", in P. Kresl and Daniele Ietri (eds.), European Cities and Global Competitiveness. Cheltenham. Edward Elgar, pp. 219-242.