Javier Andrés is a Professor of Economics at the University of Valencia since 1991 and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, where he a was visiting researcher at the Center for Economic Performance. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Glasgow. He has published numerous articles in academic journals and books. His research interests include economic growth and the labor market, fiscal and monetary policies, and the effect of financial frictions on the business cycle and macroeconomic stability. He is currently studying the macroeconomic adjustment process after the financial crisis in economies with high public and private indebtedness, heterogeneous households and companies, as well as the economic and welfare effects of the digital revolution.
Javier Andrés is a research consultant in macroeconomic modeling at the Bank of Spain, a member of the Advisory Board of AIReF (Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility), and a Fellow of the Spanish Economic Association. He has been managing editor of Moneda y Crédito, co-editor of the blog Nada es Gratis, member of the board of several scientific journals, and director of the Spanish National Research Programme in Economics from 2000 to 2003. He has recently been co-author (with Rafael Domenech) of two books: En busca de la prosperidad (2015, Deusto, Planeta), and La era de la disrupción digital (2020, Deusto, Planeta).