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

Universidad Carlos III University Charles III of 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 range of master's and bachelor's degree p ...

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 ( ), shortened to UV, is a public research university in Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community. It is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic i ...

, 1988 and Master in Economics at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

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

Career

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

Social Sciences Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of society, societies and the Social relation, relationships among members within those societies. The term was former ...

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 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 focuses on the ...

policy on health, environment, energy,

industrial policy Industrial policy is proactive government-led encouragement and development of specific strategic industries for the growth of all or part of the economy, especially in absence of sufficient private sector investments and participation. Historica ...

, 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 pri ...

, transport,

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

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 (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...

and established binding targets for

biofuel Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from Biomass (energy), biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced from plants or from agricu ...

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

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

. 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'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as h ...

and

maritime transport Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by watercraft has been widely used throughout recorded history, as it pr ...

, chemicals,

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

and

pharmaceuticals Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, 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 ...

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