José Luis Cendejas Bueno (PhD in Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) is currently a researcher and fellow of the Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (University Francisco de Vitoria). He has been Lecturer in Economic Theory and Econometrics in both universities and Economic Analyst for Spanish employers’ associations. He has published in the areas of applied econometrics and macroeconomics focusing on the study of the business cycle and growth dynamics.