2001, PhD in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science. 2001-05, with World Bank. ICREA Research Professor, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Affiliated Professor, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Member: Editorial Board, Journal of Conflict Resolution and European Journal of Political Economy; Council, European Economic Association. Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research. Recipient of European Research Council starting grant. Author, in publications including: The American Economic Review; American Political Science Review; Review of Economics and Statistics; Economic Journal. Recipient of award: Banco Herrero prize for most outstanding Spanish economist under 40 years old (2011).