Professor Sala-i-Martin is recognized as the world leading expert on innovation and competitiveness. Since 2003 he has led the Global Competitiveness Report, which annually measures and ranks the competitiveness of all the countries in the world and recommends strategies to their decision makers. Professor Sala-i-Martin's GCI is the most closely followed index on global economic and business competitiveness in the world, as it upgraded and the former approaches to measuring competitiveness developed by Michael Porter and Jeffery Sachs. Governments and business leaders use it to evaluate and design current and future strategic competit...
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Professor Sala-i-Martin is recognized as the world leading expert on innovation and competitiveness. Since 2003 he has led the Global Competitiveness Report, which annually measures and ranks the competitiveness of all the countries in the world and recommends strategies to their decision makers. Professor Sala-i-Martin’s GCI is the most closely followed index on global economic and business competitiveness in the world, as it upgraded and the former approaches to measuring competitiveness developed by Michael Porter and Jeffery Sachs. Governments and business leaders use it to evaluate and design current and future strategic competitiveness policies for their countries and companies.
From 2003 to 2010 he was Treasurer, member of the Board and President of the Economic Commission of FC Barcelona and, therefore, contributed to the creation of what many experts have considered the best football team of all history. In 2009, FC Barcelona won all 6 championships in which it participated. No other team in history had ever achieved this impressive record. Hence, based on his practitioner experience he also speaks about leadership and change.
Prior to joining to Columbia University, Sala-i-Martin taught at Yale and Harvard, and was a researcher at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London. He studied economics in Barcelona and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has received several awards including the Rey Juan Carlos Prize in Economics awarded by the Bank of Spain to the best economist in Spain and Latin America, and the Arrow Prize awarded to the best economist in the world by Health International Economics Organization. Recently, he was awarded the Zapping Prize to the most innovative TV program (for his show “Economics in Colors” aired on TV3 primetime that explained economic issues that affect our daily lives). This recent prize proves that, besides being a great scholar on innovation, he also puts in practice his ideas. He truly walks the talk.
With a career spent teaching, researching, and consulting, Professor Sala-i-Martin is in the privileged position to be able to offer decision makers (wishing to do business in today’s volatile markets) essential information on how to be competitive and innovative. Additionally, being an experienced teacher he clearly explains and presents complex ideas in a simple and entertaining format.
Although there are many brilliant economists in the world, few can explain and analyze in such clear and passionate way. With a reputation for humorous and enlightening presentations, Xavier is in great demand as a keynote speaker at leading events around the world.
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Global Innovation Outlook
A new world order? How to remain competitive in today´s economy
FC Barcelona: a success case. Four business lessons.
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Xavier Sala i Martin How Technological Revolution Transforms Economic Growth | Nobel Fest
Keynote Address by Profesor Xavier Sala-i-Martin
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Economic Growth BY XavierSala-i-Martin
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