▁the ▁J H U - UP F ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Center ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁which ▁is ▁joint ly ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁institutions . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Observ atorio ▁Social ▁de ▁España , ▁where ▁he ▁coordinates ▁a ▁research ▁project ▁on ▁the ▁w elf are ▁state . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁different ▁univers ities ▁including ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Barcelona , ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁D MS A ▁and ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D , ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁honor ary ▁doctor al ▁degrees ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L le ida ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁M ál aga , ▁both ▁in ▁Spain . ▁Besides ▁his ▁academic ▁career , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁several ▁govern ments . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁within ▁global ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁▁ ▁Navar ro ▁has ▁published ▁ 2 4 ▁books ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁several ▁languages , ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁being ▁The ▁Social ▁Under development ▁of ▁Spain : ▁C aus es ▁and ▁Con sequ ences ▁( El ▁Sub des ar rollo ▁Social ▁de ▁España : ▁C aus as ▁y ▁Con sec uen cias ), ▁An agram a ; ▁There ▁Are ▁Altern atives : ▁Pro pos als ▁to ▁Create ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁Social ▁Well be ing