I am an economist working at the intersection of macroeconomics, environmental economics, and space economics. My research examines the economic role of space infrastructure, orbital debris accumulation, and policies for sustainable economic growth.
I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Málaga, Spain.
My dissertation, The Economics of Space Debris: Mitigation Policies, Abatement Costs, and Economic Impact , is supervised by Professor Anelí Bongers , with Professor José Luis Torres serving as my doctoral tutor.
In 2025, I was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder, hosted by Professor Daniel Kaffine .
My research combines dynamic macroeconomic modelling, environmental economics, and quantitative policy analysis to investigate the economic implications of orbital infrastructure and space debris.
My research investigates the relationship between economic growth, space infrastructure, and orbital environmental sustainability.
Environmental and Resource Economics.
A dynamic integrated assessment framework for evaluating orbital debris mitigation policies and their economic implications.
A dual-capital growth framework examining complementarity between terrestrial and orbital capital, satellite investment, and orbital debris accumulation.
A dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework for studying optimal active debris removal, technological shocks, and orbital environmental policy.
My teaching experience spans undergraduate and graduate economics and business programs in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Economics for a More Sustainable Tomorrow
This course explores how economic tools can help us understand, protect, and value our natural environment.
Topics include climate and environmental policy, natural resource economics, sustainability, and the emerging field of space economics.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Fall 2026: Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 111); Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions (MS 251).
Spring 2027: Environmental Economics (ECON 341); Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions (MS 251).
Thompson Rivers University, Canada (2017–2025): Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Econometrics, and International Economics.
Additional teaching appointments include Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Tianjin University of Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technology, and other international institutions.
César Ortiz-Moya
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics and Finance
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Email: cortizm@siue.edu