Ángela Andrea Caviedes Conde graduated in Economics from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University of Colombia (1999) and obtained a doctorate degree with the presentation and defense of her thesis in September 2012 within the Applied Economic Analysis Program of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business from the University of Alcala. Previously, she obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Management (2001), jointly organized by the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) and the University of Alcala. She has developed her professional activity in private companies related to foreign trade and in economic consulting matters. Her research activity has allowed her to publish several articles focused on the analysis of international commercial institutions. She is currently a professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University, having also performed teaching tasks at the University of Alcala, Carlos III University, Antonio Nariño University and Shanghai International Studies University (China).