Javier is a Research Assistant at BACES - Barcelona Center for European Studies. He holds a Master Degree in Development Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE), and a Undergraduate Degree in Economics from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). Before joining BACES, he worked for the World Bank in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice for the Kenya Office, the European Commission at the Joint Research Centre in Italy, and for the IESE Business School.