Curriculum Vitae (CV)
EDUCATION
| 1990 – 1994 | Ph.D. Stanford University (U.S.A.) | 
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| 1988 – 1990 | M.Sc. Mathematical Economics and Econometrics (2-Year Program), | 
| 1986 | Vordiplom, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Freiburg (Germany) | 
| 1985 | Abitur, Albert-Schweitzer Gymnasium, Neckarsulm (Germany) | 
APPOINTMENTS
| 2013 – present | Professor, Mannheim University | 
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| 2005 – 2020 | Research Professor, ICREA | 
| 2003 – 2020 | Professor, Pompeu Fabra University | 
| 1998 – 2003 | Associate Professor, Pompeu Fabra University | 
| 1996 – 1998 | Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley | 
| 1994 – 1996 | Visiting Assistant Professor,  Pompeu Fabra University; | 
RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS
| 2009 – present | Kiel Institute Research Fellow | 
| 2004 – present | CESifo Research Fellow | 
| 1999 – present | CEPR Research Fellow | 
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| 2021 – 2023 | Graduate School of Economic & Social Sciences (GESS), Dean of Graduate Studies | 
| 2020 – 2023 | Center for Doctoral Studies in Economics (CDSE), Academic Director | 
| 2011, 2018 – 2022 | FBBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Economics, Finance, and Management, Member of the award committee | 
| 2017, 2019 | European Research Council Advanced Grants, Panel member | 
| 2015, 2016, 2017 | FBBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Development Cooperation, Member of the award committee | 
| 2015 | European Research Council Consolidator Grants, Panel member | 
| 2011 – 2015 | Director of CEPR Macroeconomics and Growth Program | 
| 2010 – 2012 | Council Member, Executive Committee, European Economic Association | 
| 2010 | European Research Council Starting Grants, Panel member | 
| 2009 – 2013 | Council Member, European Economic Association | 
| 2009 – 2012 | FEDEA, Research Director | 
| 2009 – 2012 | Editorial Board, SERIEs | 
| 2009 | Chair of Scientific Committee, European Economic Association Conference | 
| 2007 – 2012 | Director, Master in Economics and Research Master in Economics, Pompeu Fabra University and Barcelona GSE | 
| 2007 – 2011 | Co-Editor, The Economic Journal | 
| 2007 | Chair of Scientific Committee, Simposio de Analisis Economico | 
| 2003 – 2007 | Co-Editor, Regional Science and Urban Economics | 
| 2001 – 2009 | Editorial Board, Review of Economic Studies | 
| 1999 – 2016 | Associate Editor, Research in Economics | 
| 1999 – 2018 | Member of Program Committee, European Economic Association Conference | 
| 1999 – 2016 | Member of Program Committee, Simposio de Analisis Economico |