Sebastian (Sebas) Aparicio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Agregat) Serra Hunter Fellow, Department of Business
Research Fellow, CREIS & CIEU
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ABOUT
Currently I am an Associate Professor (Agregat) Serra Hunter Fellow in the Department of Business at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). In addition, I am affiliated as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Research (CREIS-UAB) and Centre for University Entrepreneurship (Centre d’Iniciatives Emprenedores Universitàries CIEU-UAB–); and as a Junior Research Fellow in the Institute for Development Strategies at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (IDS-SPEA, Indiana University). I participate in different research and consulting projects at UAB (e.g. GUESSS-UAB - Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey), and Fundación ECSIM Centro de Estudios en Economía Sistémica. I act as a Country Vice-President for Spain at the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB). I also sit on the Editorial Board of the journals Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Small Business Economics, and Entrepreneurship Research Journal, among others. I am also the Research Seminars coordinator at the Department of Business, and the Vice-Coordinator of the Master in Applied Research in Economics and Business (MAREB-UAB).
I received a degree in Economics from Universidad de Antioquia, a M.Sc. in Economics from Universidad EAFIT, a M.Phil. in Applied Research in Economics & Business (MAREB), and a Ph.D. in Economics & Business (route Entrepreneurship & Management -IDEM-) from UAB. During my Ph.D. studies, I was Visiting Scholar in the IDS-SPEA at Indiana University.
I am mainly interested in the effects of entrepreneurial activity and innovation on economic growth and development under the institutional lenses. Some of my research has been published in various international journals such as Journal of World Business, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Small Business Economics, and Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, among others.
Latest Featured News
(27/3/2024) CALL FOR CHAPTERS: INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (with David Audretsch and David Urbano)
This Call-for-chapters invites scholars interested in the interface between institutions, institutional change, and entrepreneurship, to contribute to the book with literature reviews, empirical studies (either qualitative or quantitative), historical analyses, etc. Deadline: December 31st, 2024.
(30/8/2023) DRIVING COMPLEXITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND INNOVATION (with Diego Gomez and David Urbano)
The book suggests that the formation of entrepreneurial and innovative activities is dependent on the institutional setting that countries possess. As different variables take place at the same time, institutional economics is complemented with system thinking through the introduction of socio-technical subsystems. The book, therefore, explores all these elements separately and jointly to provide theoretical contributions and empirical evidence useful for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
(15/12/2023) HUMAN CAPITAL, INSTITUTIONS, AND AMBITIOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DURING GOOD TIMES AND TWO CRISES (with Mircea Epure, Victor Martin-Sanchez, and David Urbano)
We argue that the positive relationship between pro-market institutions and entrepreneurial growth aspirations is dampened for individuals with general human capital (higher education), but augmented for those with specific human capital (experience in the marketplace). However, during a crisis, the differential effect of pro-market institutions on growth aspirations manifests only for entrepreneurs with specific human capital, with stronger effects than in good economic times.
(09/08/2024) THE SPATIAL INTERPLAY BETWEEN PRODUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DO INSTITUTIONS MEET EXPECTATIONS IN RURAL AREAS? (with David Urbano, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora, and Diego Martinez-Moya)
This study explores the role of institutions in the interplay between destructive entrepreneurial activity (i.e. new coca crops share) and productive entrepreneurship (i.e. new coffee crops share) in rural Colombia.
Contact information:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Department of Business
Edifici B, Campus UAB, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain.
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