Born in Maó (Minorca). Associate Professor in Economics. Degree in Economics at Universitat de Barcelona (1993). MScience, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1995). PhD., Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1998).

Previous experience, Teaching Assistant(1993-1998) Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Teaching Assistant (1998-1999) Universitat Illes Balears.

Chief of the Budget Office Govern de les Illes Balears 2007-2011.

Teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Illes Balears and Universidad de Managua.

Visiting researcher Columbia UNiversity (USA,january-april 1996), Harvard (USA, january-december 1999, and january-august 2006), al Centro de EStudios Financieros (Spain, january-march 2006) i al Tropical Research Institute (Portugal, june 2006)

Research interests in: economics of education, economic growth, regional economics and public economics. Publications inf Investigaciones Económicas, Hacienda Pública Española, Journal of Public Choice and Public Finance, among others.

Research in different competitive research projects