Sus áreas de especialización son finanzas públicas, en especial política tributaria, y organización industrial empírica con énfasis en políticas de libre competencia. Ha publicado numerosos artículos en revistas académicas especializadas. Ha sido investigador asociado del Office of Tax Policy Research y profesor visitante de la Universidad de Michigan. Adicionalmente, ha asesorado en temas tributarios al Fondo Monetario Internacional y al Banco Mundial. Es miembro de la National Tax Association en Estados Unidos y de la International Industrial Organization Society. En enero de 2011 se incorporó como profesor investigador de la Escuela de Gobierno. Vicepresidente de la Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas 2012-2013.
PhD in Economics, University of Michigan. BA in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. His areas of research are public finance, especially tax policy, and empirical industrial organization, particularly in the area of antirust policy.
He has several publications in academic journals. Has also been a researcher of the Tax Policy Research and Visiting Scholar of the University of Michigan. Aditionally, he has worked as an external advisor on tax policy for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He is a member of the National Tax Association and the International Industrial Organization Society. In January 2011 he joined the School of Government. Vice-president of Chilean Society of Public Policies 2012-2013.