Asier Minondo is BA in Economics and Business Administration and PhD in Economics by the University of Deusto. He is Professor of International Economics at Deusto University. He is a lecturer of International Economics in the BA in Business Administration at Deusto University's Donostia campus. He is also head of the Economics Department. His research interest are related with international trade. During the last years he has research on countries trade pattern and the characteristics of exporting firms. He is also the leading researcher of the group Firm Competitiveness and Economic Development.