Prof. Xavier Sala-i-Martin

Expert on Global Economics

Xavier Sala-i-Martin is a world renowned economist. He is a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica Catalunya, and an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. As the chief economic advisor to the World Economic Forum, he is the author and intellectual father of the prestigious Global Competitiveness Index, published annually in the Global Competitiveness Report.

“One of the world’s leading economists”

Topics

Economic Growth and Development
Monetary and Health Economics
Social Security
The Effects of Globalisation
Global Economic and Business Competitiveness

Languages

He presents in English, Spanish and Catalan.

How he presents

An experienced teacher, Xavier clearly explains and puts across complex ideas in an easy to understand format. With a reputation for humorous and enlightening presentations, he is in great demand as a speaker at leading conferences around the world.

Publications

2024
De la Sabana a Marte
2020
The Invasion of Robots and Other Economic Tales of Economics
2010
I See It That Way
2005
The Liberal Economics for Non Economist and Non Liberals
2005
Social Security in Theory and Practice
2003 - Current
Global Competitiveness Report (WEF)
2003
Economic Growth (2nd Edition, with Robert J. Barro)

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In Detail

Professor of Economics at Columbia University, Xavier is Doctor of Philosophy in Economics by Harvard University and has taught Economics at Yale and has been a research fellow at the Centre for European Policy Research in London. Xavier has been awarded various prizes and honorary professorships including the King Juan Carlos I Prize of Economics in 2004 which honours the best economist in Spain and Latin America and the Godó Prize of Jounalism in 2003. He is the author of numerous papers and books.

What he offers you

With a career spent both teaching and researching world economics, Xavier is in the privileged position to be able to offer decision makers essential information crucial for companies wishing to do business in today’s volatile markets. As a special advisor to the World Economic Forum, he continuously monitors the global competitiveness of all economies around the world.