PhD in Economics (1994) with a dissertation on university funding and a model based on channeling resources directly to students. Visiting Professor at the Australian National University in 1996. Senior Lecturer at the University of Valencia since 1999. Within the field of Applied Economics, he has worked in Public Economics. He currently coordinates the core course "Public Sector Economics" I and II in the Economics degree program. He has published two textbooks on the subject with the University of Valencia Press. His articles in journals and newspapers have focused on issues related to tax design. Since 2020, he has incorporated, within Public Economics, a study on the proper design of a Social Security System, which is reflected in teaching the subject "Social Security Economics" in two master's programs at the University of Valencia.

Rafael Granell, PhD in Economics and Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Economics of the University of Valencia. He is the Director of the Public Economic Evaluation research group (EvalPub) and co-director of the Masters Degree on Political Economy and Public Economics. He is a member of the Chair of Regional Taxation and of the Commission for the Study of Tax Reform in the Valencian Region and a researcher at RIFDE. His area of ​​research focuses on Public Economics, highlighting the following lines: economics of taxation, regional economics, fiscal federalism, poverty and inequality, economics of education and public economic evaluation.

He has published numerous articles in scientific journals, such as Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Policy Modeling, Review of Economics of the Household, Service Industries Journal, Ageing & Society, Education Economics, Journal of Regional Research and Review of Public Economics. He has been a researcher in projects and contracts with several entities such as Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spanish Social Security, Spanish Institute of Fiscal Studies, Generalitat Valenciana, IVIE and La Caixa Foundation.

Mauro Mediavilla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia. He is also a research associate at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), the European Foundation for Society and Education, and the Public Economic Evaluation Research Group (EVALPUB). He holds a PhD in Economics (2011) and was awarded the José Luis Moreno Becerra Prize for the best doctoral thesis in the field of Economics of Education (2013).

He currently serves as the vice-president of the Association for the Economics of Education (AEDE). His main research interests focus on the determinants of academic achievement and the evaluation of public policies in education.

Currently consultant for UNESCO (PEER – Spain, 2025-2026). He has also acted as a consultant for the UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, and as an advisor to the Prometheus Program of the Government of Ecuador (2014–2015), as well as to the Spending Review project (European Commission) for Spain, conducted by the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) (2018–2019).

Additionally, he was a member of the expert committee for the scholarship system review in Spain, advising the Save the Children Foundation. He has undertaken research stays at several prestigious universities and research centres in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ecuador, Latvia, Poland, Serbia, and Romania.

Since 2005, he has participated continuously in numerous competitive research projects at both the national and regional levels. He has authored over 80 publications, including articles in indexed journals, books, and book chapters.

Nerea Gómez is an Assistant Professor in the Applied Economics Department of the University of Valencia. She has a PhD in Statistics from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Cum Laude) with international mention (London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom). Her doctoral thesis was awarded the 1st Youth Chair prize for the best doctoral thesis on youth issues in Spain.

Previously, she studied the Degree in Economics (UV and Universität Heidelberg) being awarded by the Ministry of Universities with the National End of Degree Award for University Education in the field of Social Sciences. She then completed the Master's Degree in Applied Economics (Universidad de Alicante) and the Master's Degree in Teacher Training (UNED).

She is a member of the Public Economic Evaluation research group (EvalPub) and of the Cátedra of Autonomous Taxation. Her main areas of research are the Economics of Education and applied macroeconomics, highlighting the following lines: determinants of academic performance, use of ICT in the educational field and application of statistical techniques for the evaluation of the economic and social effects of policies. macroeconomics. She has published articles in different scientific journals (JCR), including Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Economic Systems, Hacienda Pública Española and Revista de Educación.

She has been a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK and a visiting professor at the University of Palermo (Italy).  Likewise, she has been a researcher in projects and contracts with various entities such as the Sociological Research Center, the Banco Sabadell Foundation, the Alternativas Foundation and the European Commission.

Galya Ivanova Dusheva holds a PhD with International Distinction from the University of Valencia. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s in Finance from the University of Economics in Varna (Bulgaria), as well as a Master’s in Advanced Auditing and Accounting from Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid). She has also been awarded the IBFD Advanced Professional Certificate in International Taxation.

Previously, she served as an inspector at the National Revenue Agency of Bulgaria. She is currently an economist, tax advisor, and partner at Ivanova Tax and Law. In addition, she works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia, where she teaches International Taxation, Corporate Taxation, and Introduction to Taxation.

She is a member of the Chair in Regional Taxation of the University of Valencia and of the Public Economic Evaluation Research Group (EvalPub). Her research focuses on International Taxation, with particular emphasis on tax residence, double taxation treaties, and permanent establishment. She has participated as a speaker in seminars and international conferences in several countries.

Rubén Amo Cifuentes holds a PhD in Economics and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia. He is a collaborating member of the Public Economic Evaluation research group (EvalPub) and of the Chair of Regional Taxation at the University of Valencia.

His research focuses on Public Economics and Fiscal Federalism, with particular emphasis on wealth taxation, fiscal policy evaluation and the microsimulation of tax reforms. He has published research in academic journals including Journal of Regional Research, Review of Public Economics and Crónica Tributaria. He has also undertaken a research stay at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) as part of his research work.

He has also presented his research at national and international conferences and has participated as a researcher and collaborator in projects and research contracts carried out for different public administrations.