Josep Oriol Roca Sagales

Josep Oriol Roca Sagales is a Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). He holds a Ph.D. (1997) and two prior degrees from UAB (1993, 1991). His research focuses on fiscal policy, governance quality, decentralization, and socioeconomic inequalities. He has led or co-led 15 research projects since 1993, including recent initiatives like the 2023-2026 'Socioeconomic Inequalities and Public Policies in the Wake of the 2030 Agenda' and the 2024-2028 'KnowledgeAnalytics' project.

His work addresses topics such as fiscal decentralization's impact on human development, public health expenditure, and redistributive efficiency. Projects often involve international collaboration, with a focus on Spain and broader European contexts. He has supervised 5 doctoral theses, including his own 1996 thesis on infrastructure investment impacts. His research outputs span 58 publications, with recent emphasis on subnational disparities and political budget cycles.