Joaquín Naval obtained his degree in Mathematics at the Universitat de Barcelona, and Master and PhD in Economics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (IDEA). He has taught economic courses at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico), and he is currently associate professor (with tenure, professor agregat) at the Universitat de Girona. His research interests are in the area of International Macroeconomics, in particular on Labor Economics and Economic Development. For more information you can visit his personal website.