Carles Méndez is Assistant Professor at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and Collaborating Professor at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). He holds a PhD in Economics and Business from the URV (2019) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (2015) and a Master's Degree in Economics (2016) from the same university, he also has a Master's degree in Teacher training in the areas of Economics and Administration at the National University of Distance Education (UNED).