She holds a PhD and BSc in Economics from the University of Zaragoza, as well as a MSc in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research primarily focuses on studying water bodies, analysing both their quantitative and qualitative properties, as well as investigating ecosystem behaviour, ecosystem services, and political economy applied to natural resources. Dr Esteban’s work is based on environmental economics, natural resources, mathematical optimisation, simulation, and modelling applied to water problems.