Dr Joseba Martinez is a macro- and financial economist whose research interests include the effect of automation on productivity, economic growth, and income distribution. In addition, his work on the optimal design of banking system stress-tests has been published in the Review of Economic Studies.
Martinez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, London Business School and a CEPR Research Affiliate.
He has consulted for a New York-based investment fund and has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund.
Before beginning his PhD he worked as a trader at ABN AMRO London and was senior manager at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
He holds a BSc from University College London, an MSc from London School of Economics and Political Science and a PhD from New York University, all in economics.