Antonio García Romero

Antonio is a Full-time Assistant Professor in the Area of Operations & Technology (IE University). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the U. Autónoma de Madrid, an MSc. in Applied Economics (U. Carlos III), and a BSc. in Physics (U. Granada). His professional experience is a blend of academic activity, advisory positions in public administration, and consultancy. Before joining IE University, Antonio worked in the Healthcare sector for ten years. He was the Head of the Health Innovation Policy in the Madrid Healthcare system. During this career stage, he developed a system of indicators for measuring hospitals’ innovation processes. He also participated in several projects to foster medical research’s impact on hospital outcomes. Currently, Antonio maintains a consultancy activity in the field of Healthcare Innovation. Among other projects, Antonio has designed the KPI of the Spanish Health Technologies Network (ITEMAS). Besides, he has led a project to help a Spanish group of private hospitals improve their surgical facilities’ efficiency. In October 2022, Antonio was awarded the E-Innova 2022 Prize in Health Care in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. He is currently involved in an international project in collaboration with the Stevens Institute of Technology (USA) to optimize some pay-for-performance mechanisms included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). As a researcher, Antonio has published his research results in leading academic journals and is a referee for various national and international journals.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, Area of Operations & Technology. IE University, 2015 – Present

• Visiting Fellow Health Economics Research Group (HERG), Brunel University (London, UK), 2018

• Adjunct Professor, IE University, 2013 – 2015

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics U. Carlos III de Madrid, 1998 – 2013

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD. (Economics), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1997 – 2002

• MSc, (Economics), Universidad Carlos III, 1992 – 1993

• BSc. (Physics), Universidad de Granada, 1986 – 1991

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Consultant in Healthcare Innovation, 2013 – Present

• Head of Health Research and Innovation Policy Unit, Regional Government of Madrid, 2002 – 2013

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• García-Romero, A., Escribano, A., Tribó, J.A. (2017). “The Impact of Health Research on Length of Stay in Spanish Public Hospitals.” Research Policy, 46(3): 591 – 604 (FT50)

• García-Romero, A., Santín, D., Sicilia, G. (2016). “Another brick in the wall. A new Ranking of Academic Journals in Economics using FDH.” Scientometrics, 97(1): 91 – 101

• García-Romero, A., Estrada, JM. (2014). “A bibliometric analysis of plagiarism and self-plagiarism through Déjà vu.” Scientometrics, 101(1): 381 – 396