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CURRICULUM VITAE XAVIER SALA-i-MARTIN December 2016 Address: Department of Economics Columbia University 420 West 118 Street, #1005 New York, NY 10027 Fax: 1 212 854 8059 E-mail: [email protected] Home Page: http://www.salaimartin.com PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS. • Columbia University in New York, Jerome and Matthew Grossman Professor of Development Economics, 2008-present. Professor of Economics, 1996-2008. • World Economic Forum (Davos), Chief Economic Advisor 2006-present, and author of the Global Competitiveness Index (used by the WEF in its Global Competitiveness Report since 2004) and Trustee for the Global Agenda on Economic Growth and Social Inclusion (2015-present). Forum fellow since 2001. • UMBELE Foundation, a Non-Profit and Non-Government Organization dedicated to help citizens of Africa (www.umbele.org), President and Founder, 2004- present • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, MA. Research Associate, 1991-present. • Fundació Catalunya Oberta. Patron, 2000-present • Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Professor Visitant, summers 1994- present Past Positions • Futbol Club Barcelona 2004-2010, Treasurer and member of the board of directors. Formerly, president of the “Comissió Econòmica Estatutària” (Managament and Statutory Commission), and president of the Club during the electoral process, July-August 2006. • Telefonica, Member of the Catalunya Board, 2004-2016 • International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C., Consultant, 1993-2007 • The World Bank, Consultant, 1996-1998 and 2001 • UNESPA (Spanish Association of Insurance Companies), Member of the Advisory Board, 2008-2010 • Harvard University, Visiting Professor of Economics, 2003-2004. • Yale University, Department of Economics. Associate Professor, 1993-1996 (previously Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1993). • Center for European Policy Research (CEPR), London, UK. Research Fellow. 1992-2004. • Societat Econòmica Barcelonesa d’Amics del País, President of the Economic Commission, 2005 – 2007 • Linguamón – Casa de les Llengües, member of the Scientific Council, 2006-2010 1 EDUCATION • Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, May 1990, Thesis: "On Growth and States". • Master of Arts, Harvard University, June 1987. • Lisensiao Ciencias Economicas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, June 1985. AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP, AND GRANTS • 2016 TV Zapping Award for "Economia en Colors" for its innovative, accessible and user-friendly approach to communicating the reality of Economics and Business" (“Economia en Colors” is an TV Show I host in TV3, a Catalan Network, where Economics issues are discussed in a Prime Time accessible format.) • 2015 Professor Honoris Causa (profesor honorario) Universidad del Desarrollo de Chile • 2015 XXI Premi Nacional Lluis Companys • 2011 Babson College's Carpenter Prize • 2010 Premi del Consell Social de la UPF a la qualitat en la docència, curs 2009-2010 • 2006 Lenfest Award to a Distinguished Columbia Faculty • 2006 Premio Reflexiones to the best article related to health issues published in the popular press (organized by Sanitaria 2000 and Astra Zeneca Foundation). The winning article is called “Limitar Nuestra Libertad” and was published in La Vanguardia. • 2005 Honorary Professorship at Remnin University in Beijing (China) • 2005 Premi Internacional Terres de Girona (International Prize “Land of Girona”) to the best NGO initiative of 2004 (for the creation of the Umbele Foundation: A Future for Africa). • 2005 Honorary Professorship at Central University of Beijing (China) • 2005 AztraZeneca-StoraEnso Lecture, Stockholm Sweden. • 2004 Premio Juan Carlos I de Economía. This bi-annual prize is awarded by the Bank of Spain to the best economist in Spain and Latin America. • 2004 Ranked as the 8th most cited economist of the last decade by the Social Science Indicators. • 2004 National Science Foundation Grant, Washington, D.C. 2004-2005 • 2003 Conde de Godó Prize of Journalism (“Premio Conde de Godó de periodismo”). This prize rewards the best op-ed published in any Spanish Newspaper over the previous year. • 2002 Prize Banco Herrero to the best Spanish Economist under 40, October 3, 2003. • 2001 Economics Person of the Year awarded by CECOT, an Association of Small Business in Barcelona, to the person who, in their judgement, contributed the most to the Economics and Business Environment during the previous year, October 2001. • 2000 Kenneth J. Arrow Award awarded by the International Health Economics Organization at the American Economic Association Meetings in New Orleans, January 5th, 2000 (this prize rewards the best article in the world in the field of Health Economics published during the year 2000). • Distinguished Teacher in Graduate Economics, Columbia Economics Department, 2 New York, NY, December 1999. • Elected one of the “Top 100 Most Promissing Spanish Citizens for the 21st Century” (selected by the newspaper El Pais, Madrid, 1999) • Distinguished Teacher in Graduate Economics, Columbia Economics Department, New York, NY, December 1998. • 1998 King Juan Carlos I Prize for outstanding researchers under the age of 40 in the Humanities and Social Sciences (“Premio Rey Juan Carlos I de Humanidades e Investigación Científico Social para Investigadores Jóvenes”). Madrid, Spain, January 1998. • National Science Foundation Grant, 1997-2001. Washington, D.C. • DGCIT Grant, 1998-2000, Generalitat de Catalunya. • Iberdrola Grant. Madrid, Spain, 1997. • Iberdrola Grant. Madrid, Spain, 1996. • National Science Foundation Grant, 1993-1996. Washington, D.C. • Lee Hixon’s Prize for Teaching Excellence, Yale College, New Haven, CT, 1995. • DGCIT Grant, 1994-1997, Generalitat de Catalunya. • Institute of Policy Research, Washington, DC. Junior Research Fellow. 1993-1995. • Distinguished Teacher in Graduate Economics, Yale Economics Department, New Haven, CT, December 1992. • Instituto de Estudios Fiscales Grant, 1992, Madrid, Spain. • Institute for Policy Reform Junior Fellowship, 1992, Washington, DC. • European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER) Grant, 1992, Brussels, Europe. • Yale Social Science Research Fellowship 1991, 1992, New Haven, CT. • National Science Foundation Grant, 1990-1993, Washington, DC. • Banco de Vizcaya-Bilbao Grant, 1991, Barcelona. • Instituto de Estudios Fiscales Grant, 1989-90, Madrid, Spain. • Banco Exterior de España Fellowship 1987-88, Madrid, Spain. • Fulbright Fellow 1985-87, La Caixa (Barcelona) and Fulbright Foundation, New York, NY. 3 PUBLICATIONS BOOKS In English 1. “Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2016. 2. “Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2015. 3. “Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2014. 4. “Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2013. 5. “Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2012. 6. “Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2011 7. “Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2010 8. “Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2009 9. “Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2008. 10. “Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008”, Co-editor of the publication and co- author of leading chapter and author of the Global Competitiveness Index, 2007. 11. Economic Growth, Second Edition, MIT Press, 2004. Translated to Russian, Spanish, French (by McGraw Hill), German (by Oldenbourg), Japanese, and Chinese. 12. “Economic Growth”. A Graduate Textbook on Economic Growth (joint with Robert Barro) McGraw Hill, 1995. In Other Languages 1. “Economía en Colores” (ed. Conecta, 2016, in Spanish) 2. “Economia en Colors” (ed. Rosa dels Vents, 2015, in Catalan) 3. “La Hora del Adiós?” (in Spanish) 4. “És l’Hora dels Adéus?”, Ed. Rosa dels Vents, 2014 5. Diálogos con Xavier Sala i Martin, editorial Planeta, 2010 (in Spanish) 6. Doncs jo ho Veig Així, Random House Mondadori, 2010 (in Catalan). 7. Pues yo lo veo así, Random House Mondadori, 2010 (in Spanish). 8. Converses amb Xavier Sala i Martin by Jordi Graupera (a book about my thoughts written by a journalist), Edicions Dau, November 2007 9. Economia Liberal per a No Economistes i No Liberals”, Editorial Enciclopèdia Catalana, Barcelona. May 2001 (in Catalan). Currently in its 7th edition. 10. “Economia Liberal para No Economistas y no Liberales, Editorial Plaza y Janes, Barcelona; April 2002 (in Spanish). 11. Apuntes de Crecimiento Ecónomico, Antoni Bosch Editor, Barcelona, 1994. 2nd Edition, 2001. 4 12. Introduccio a l'Economia, Translation into Catalan of Robert Heilbronner's and Lester Thurow's "Economics Explained". Editorial Empúries, Barcelona. 1985. MOVIES, TV DOCUMENTARIES, TV Shows and DVDs 1. "Economia en Colors" (A series