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Biography
David García-León's work contributes to studying and assessing the economic effects of climate change globally and at the EU level. His research encompasses cross-sectoral impacts and the effectiveness of alternative adaptation policies.
His primary research interests lie in understanding the socio-economic effects of the environment on human activities, with a particular focus on low-probability, high-impact climate events.
Previously, he served as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, where he implemented his project WATER DROP, which focused on the economic assessment of droughts. He obtained a PhD in Quantitative Economics from the University of Alicante (Spain) and prior to that, worked at the Research Department of the Bank of Spain. He also holds a Master's Degree in Economics and Finance from CEMFI.
Selected publications
- Matei, N.A., García-León, D., Dosio, A., Barranco, R, Batista e Silva, F., and J.C. Císcar (2023). Regional impact of climate change on European tourism demand. JRC Technical Report, 131508. [Data]
- Masselot, P., Mistry, M., Vanoli, J., Schneider, R., Iungman, T., García-León, D., Císcar, J.C., Feyen, L., Orru, H., Urban, A., Breittner, S., Huber, V., Schneider, A., Samoli, E., Stafoggia, M., Armstrong, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Vicedo-Cabrera, A., Gasparrini, A., MCC Research Network, and EXHAUSTION project (2023). Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe. The Lancet Planetary Health 7(4), e271-e281 [doi]
- Mistry, M., Schneider, R., Masselot, P., Royé, D., Armstrong, B., Kyselý, J., Orru, H., Sera, F., Tong, S., Lavigne, E., Urban, A., Madureira, J., García-León, D., Ibarreta, D., Císcar, J.C., Feyen, L., de Schrijver, E., Coelho, M., Pascal, M., Tobias, A., MCC Research Network, Guo, Y., Vicedo-Cabrera, A., and A. Gasparrini (2022). Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality. Scientic Reports 12, 5178.
- Shahpari, G., Sadeghi, H., Ashena, M., and García-León, D. (2022). Drought effects on the Iranian economy: a computable general equilibrium approach. Environment, Development and Sustainability 24, 4110-4127.
- García-León, D., Casanueva, A., Standardi, G., Burgstall, A., Flouris, A.D., and L. Nybo (2021). Current and projected regional economic impacts of heatwaves in Europe. Nature Communications 12, 5807.
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- García-León, D., Standardi, G., and A. Staccione (2021). An integrated approach for the estimation of agricultural drought costs. Land Use Policy 100, 104923.
- García-León, D., López-Lozano, R., Toreti, A., and M. Zampieri (2020). Local-scale cereal yield forecasting in Italy: Lessons from different statistical models and spatial aggregations. Agronomy 10(6), 809.
- García-León, D., Contreras, S., and J. Hunink (2019). Comparison of meteorological and satellite-based drought indices as yield predictors of Spanish cereals. Agricultural Water Management 213:388–396.