PEDRO GONZÁLEZ UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE G.C.   , ISLAS CANARIAS 35017 SPAIN   pedro@empresariales.ulpgc.es     Biographical Sketch: I´m a lecturer in Economics at the University of Las Palmas. I got my PhD in Economics in April 1998. I have been lecturing Public Economics, Spanish Economy and Introductory Economics at Las Palmas University since 1992.   Primary Research Focus: Public Economics, Economics of Defence and Automobile Industry   JEL Areas: H0 : Public Economics: General N4 : Economic History: Government, War, Law, and Regulation: General, International, or Comparative