I am an Associate Professor in the Social Sciences Department at the Carlos III University of Madrid and member of the Carlos III-Juan March Institute (IC3JM). I received my PhD in Political Science from New York University. My research interests lie in the fields of comparative politics and political economy, with a particular focus on the relationship between politics and finance. Other fields of research I am interested in are political behavior, political history and political representation. I am currently Co-Director of the Master in Social Sciences at the IC3JM.