He has a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics degree from De La Salle University completed in 1984, a Master of Science in Economics degree from De La Salle University, completed in 1991, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, De La Salle University completed in 2003. He has been teaching and doing research with the DLSU Economics Department for the past 27 years. Most of the research papers and commissioned work he has completed and published are in the areas of Money and Banking, International Economics, Economic Integration, Industrial Economics, Economic Development, Public Finance, Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Modelling.