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I’m Petr Mariel, a Full Professor at the Department of Quantitative Methods at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU in Bilbao, Spain. My academic journey started with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of the Basque Country. Today, I have the privilege of teaching both foundational and advanced quantitative methods to master’s students in Economics.  

My research focuses on discrete choice modelling, particularly in environmental valuation, but I’ve also explored applications in health, public, and urban economics. While I specialise in time series analysis and microeconometrics, my main passion has always been understanding human decision-making through discrete choice models.  

Beyond research, teaching has been a core part of my career. I’ve taught undergraduate courses at both the University of Economics in Prague and the University of the Basque Country. Since 2000, I’ve been actively involved in various doctoral and master’s programs, sharing my expertise in discrete choice modelling with students from diverse backgrounds. This passion for teaching has taken me to institutions around the world. In 2017, I taught courses at Michigan State University in the United States, as well as at Technische Universität Berlin in Germany. In 2019, I had the opportunity to teach at SHU-UTS SILC Business School in Shanghai, China. More recently, in 2022, I was invited to the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and in 2024, I joined the faculty of a specialised course at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  

I am also one of the founders and the current president of a European research network dedicated to discrete choice modeling in environmental valuation (https://envecho.com/). Our goal is to ensure high-quality research in this field through summer courses, workshops, best-practice publications, and contributions to leading academic journals.  

Over the years, I’ve published more than 70 scientific articles in high-impact journals, presented my research at over 60 conferences, and participated in around 30 research projects funded by the University of the Basque Country, the Basque Government, and the Spanish Ministry of Education. In about a third of these projects, I’ve taken on the role of principal investigator.  

One of my proudest achievements has been the publication of two books on the valuation of environmental goods and services, both available in open access through Springer Verlag. These books represent years of dedication to understanding how we value our environment and how economic tools can help shape better policies.  

- Mariel, P., Hoyos, D., Meyerhoff, J., Czajkowski, M., Dekker, T., Glenk, K., Jacobsen, J.B., Liebe, U., Olsen, S.B., Sagebiel, J., Thiene, M. (2021). Environmental Valuation with Discrete Choice Experiments, Guidance on Design, Implementation and Data Analyisis. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-62669-3.

- Mariel, P., Campbell, D., Sandorf, E. D., Meyerhoff, J., Vega-Bayo, A., Blevins, R. (2025). Environmental Valuation with Discrete Choice Experiments in R: Guidance on Design, Implementation, and Data Analysis. Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-89337-7.

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