Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. Mercado-Cordova, J. (2025). Biofuel technologies in net-zero strategies for 2050 and the role of technological spillovers. Energy Strategy Reviews, 62, 101932. DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2025.101932
  2. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Koo, Y. (2023). Trade-induced land-use transitions and greenhouse gas emissions: The case of the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 429, 139327. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139327
  3. Barros, P., & Mercado-Cordova, J. (2015). Cassiquiare: O canal da integração fluvial entre Brasil e Venezuela. Boletim de Economia e Política Internacional do Ipea. (Online: repositorio.ipea.gov.br)

Reports

  1. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2016). Indicators of technological innovation by world regions. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/847)
  2. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2016). Indicators of technological innovation for all CAF member countries. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/847)
  3. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2015). Indicators of technological innovation by region. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/728)
  4. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2015). Indicators of technological innovation in Latin American and Caribbean Countries. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/72)
  5. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2014). Indicadores de Innovación Tecnológica de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/716)
  6. Atilano, A., Mercado-Cordova, J., & Casanova, H. (2014). Status of technological innovation in the energy sector. Latin America Development Bank (CAF) Reports. (Online: scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/718)

Conference proceedings & extended abstracts

  1. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Ozman, M. (2024). A Network Analysis of Technological Innovation in Advanced Biofuels in the European Union. 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE). ISBN: 978-88-89407-24-0.
  2. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Ozman, M. (2024). Firm knowledge bases, innovation and efficiency in advanced biofuels industry in the European Union. International Schumpeter Society Conference (ISS 2024).
  3. Mercado-Cordova, J. (2024). Land competition, biofuel targets and the role of technological spillovers in the energy transition. EcoMod 2024 International Conference on Economic Modeling and Data Science (oral presentation). (Online: editorialexpress.com / ecomod.net)
  4. Mercado-Cordova, J. (2023). The Environmental Effects of the EU-MERCOSUR FTA in induced GHG emissions from LUCC and energy sectors. 26th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP) (oral presentation). (Online: gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/res_display.asp?RecordID=6955)

Manuscripts in preparation / under development

  1. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Koo, Y. Blend mandates and biofuel production incentives in the long term: A model with endogenous technological change.
  2. Mercado-Cordova, J., Koo, Y., & Kim, S. Spillover effects embedded in international trade and the growth of protectionist policies.
  3. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Salazar, O. China’s agricultural trade with MERCOSUR: Land-use change and deforestation effects.
  4. Mercado-Cordova, J., & Ozman, M. Innovation networks in the biofuel sector in the European Union.
  5. Mercado-Cordova, J. How Costly Is Technological Decoupling? The Effects of Trade Fragmentation on Global Productivity.

Conferences

Conference presentations

  1. 2026 — 29th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP)
    Type: Oral presentation (paper accepted; attendance to be confirmed)
    Title: Trade Fragmentation and the Geography of Technology Spillovers: A CGE Assessment to 2050
    (Online: gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/Conferences/2026)

  2. 2026 — EcoMod 2026 International Conference on Economic Modeling and Data Science
    Type: Oral presentation (paper accepted; attendance to be confirmed)
    Title: How Costly Is Technological Decoupling? The effects of trade fragmentation on global productivity
    (Online: ecomod.net)

  3. 2024 — 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE)
    Type: Poster
    Title: A Network Analysis of Technological Innovation in Advanced Biofuels in the EU
    (Online: programme.eubce.com)

  4. 2024 — International Schumpeter Society Conference (ISS 2024)
    Type: Oral presentation
    Title: Firm knowledge bases, innovation and efficiency in advanced biofuels industry in the EU
    (Online: gu.se)

  5. 2024 — EcoMod 2024 International Conference on Economic Modeling and Data Science
    Type: Oral presentation
    Title: Land competition, biofuel targets and the role of technological spillovers in the energy transition
    (Online: editorialexpress.com / ecomod.net)

  6. 2023 — 26th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP)
    Type: Oral presentation
    Title: The Environmental Effects of the EU-MERCOSUR FTA in induced GHG emissions from LUCC and energy sectors
    (Online: gtap.agecon.purdue.edu)

  7. 2016 — 21st International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
    Type: Poster
    Title: Using Energy Efficiency Indicators of Industrial sub-sectors as metric of process innovation

  8. 2012 — Encontro Internacional Teoria do Valor Trabalho e Ciências Sociais (UNB)
    Type: Oral presentation
    Title: Revisão histórica das teorias do valor

  9. 2012 — Jornadas de Economía Crítica (UBA)
    Type: Oral presentation
    Title: La integración energética como un imperativo político en América Latina
    (Online: issuu.com/polemica_en_el_bar/docs/programa_v_jec_final)

Study days & seminars

  1. 2025 — GENOPOLE Research Day (13/02/2025)
    Participation and presentation of ongoing work on energy economics, advanced biofuels, and the low-carbon transition.

  2. 2024 — APOGEEBIO & Association Bernard Gregory Workshop (27/02/2024)
    Participation in a career-development and research-valorization workshop; presentation of my postdoctoral project in energy economics.
    Methodologies: social network analysis and multilayer networks; gravity models and international R&D collaboration (EPO and CORDIS); patent counts and negative binomial models.

  3. 2022 — Technology Management, Economics and Policy Workshop (Seoul National University) (03/2022)
    Participation and presentation on the environmental effects of international trade and land-use change.
    Methodologies: disaggregating an energy module in CGE models; creating a land supply module in GTAP-AEZ CGE models; GHG emissions accounting and social cost of carbon; CGE and welfare decomposition.

  4. 2021 — Technology Management, Economics and Policy Workshop (Seoul National University) (03/2021)
    Participation and presentation of research results on energy economics and renewable energy support policies.
    Methodologies: disaggregating an energy module in CGE models; creating a land supply module in GTAP-AEZ CGE models; GHG emissions accounting and social cost of carbon; CGE and welfare decomposition.

  5. 2020 — Technology Management, Economics and Policy Workshop (Seoul National University) (09/2020)
    Participation and presentation of doctoral work in environmental, energy, and innovation economics.
    Methodologies: disaggregating an energy module in CGE models; creating a land supply module in GTAP-AEZ CGE models; GHG emissions accounting and social cost of carbon; CGE and welfare decomposition.

  6. 2011 — Sessões de Pesquisa, Instituto de Economia (UFRJ) (2011)
    Participation in an internal research seminar and presentation of master’s research in international political economy.

Reviewing & scientific committees

  • Programme Committee member and expert paper reviewer for the 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) (biofuels and energy transition submissions).
  • Abstract reviewer for the 29th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP 2026) (Kyoto University & Center for Global Trade Analysis).