**About the Editors**

**Joan Torrent-Sellens**, Dr., is a Full Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and group leader of the Information and Communication Technologies Interdisciplinary Research Group (i2TIC: http://i2tic.research.uoc.edu/en/). He holds a degree in Economics and a Master's of Science in Applied Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a Ph.D. in Economics (Information and Knowledge Society Doctoral Programme) from the Open University of Catalonia. Dr. Torrent-Sellens specializes in the analysis of the economic, business, labor, health, and wellbeing effects of digitization (http://i2tic.research.uoc.edu/en/people/joan-torrent-sellens/). On this topic, he has published 61 books and book chapters, and 97 articles in high-indexed journals, like the Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Journal of Travel Research. He has 25 years of teaching and research experience. At the Open University of Catalonia, he has held several teaching management positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, and Founder and Director of the UOC Business School. He has directed 15 competitive and contracted research projects, with funding from entities such as the European Commission, the European Social Fund, the Structural Funds, the Ministry of Science and Innovation in Spain, the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Catalan Employment Service, and the Labour, Economic and Social Council of Catalonia. He has presented 36 communications at international research conferences and directed 12 doctoral theses.

**Jorge Sainz** (Ph.D. MLL, MBA) is a Professor of Economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Policy Research, University of Bath (2018–present), member of the Scientific Board of Iberoamerican Countries Organization (2018–present), and, since 2015, a Fellow of the Royal Spanish Academy of Law and Legislation. He has held several positions in public service including Secretary of Universities in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (2012–2018) and the private sector, for instance, Head of E-Commerce for Yahoo! (2000–2004) and Chief Economist for Intermoney/CIMD (1998–2000). He has also consulted for international organizations, including UNESCO, OECD, and the European Commission, and governments of countries, for example, Australia and Saudi Arabia. He has completed study extension courses and teaching and research stays at Oxford University, London School of Economics, University of Rochester (US), University of Reading, Loyola University (US), etc. He has authored articles in research journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Review of Management, Technological Forecast and Social Change, International Review of Economics and Finance, IZA Journal of Labor Studies, etc.
