Education

Professor of Economic Policy, Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Alcalá. Previous academic positions include: visiting Fulbright Schuman Scholar at Boston University, (US), distinguished professor at VTT-Tekes (Finland), honorary scholar at the University of Birmingham (UK) and president of the RESER scientific association (European Association for Services Research). Staff positions at international institutions: The World Bank Group, Washington, DC, USA (2012-2016, specialist within the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice) and European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2002-2004; policy officer in DG Enterprise and Industry – previously, analyst at Eurostat based in Luxembourg, 1989-1990). He has led projects for some EU governments, business organizations and well as for the European Commission, the OECD, the United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank Group. In developing economies, he has been working in countries such as Ecuador, Uruguay, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic, Jordan, and Jamaica. He has published in more than 100 international publications on services.