Defence date: 30 January 1995
Examining board: Prof. Fabio Canova, Universidad Pompeu Fabra Barcelona ; Prof. Javier Fernandez Macho, University of Bilbao ; Prof. Agustin Maravall, E.U.I., Supervisor ; Prof. Lucrezia Reichlin, Université Libre de Bruxelles ; Prof. Mark Salmon, E.U.I.