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My Take
What I admire about Xavier Sala-i-Martin is the rare hybrid he embodies: a serious Columbia economist who has also lectured at Yale and Harvard, yet who never abandoned the public square as a television presenter and writer. Economics has a habit of locking itself behind jargon, and scholars who refuse that fate, who translate hard ideas for ordinary people, earn my respect. His King of Spain Prize signals academic weight; his journalism prize signals reach. That combination is unusual and valuable. I suspect he is the kind of teacher who can make a curve or a coefficient feel like a story, and that is a gift worth celebrating.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xavier Sala-i-Martin
- Name (Japanese)
- シャビエル・サラ・イ・マルティン
- Reading
- しゃびえる・さら・い・まるてぃん
- Born
- June 17, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona Province, Spain
- Occupation
- economist / university teacher / writer / television presenter
2. Background
- University
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
Awards & achievements
- 2004 King of Spain Prize in Economics
- 2003 Premi Godó de Periodisme
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Xavier Sala-i-Martin born?
Born June 17, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Xavier Sala-i-Martin from?
Xavier Sala-i-Martin is from Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona Province, Spain.
What does Xavier Sala-i-Martin do?
Xavier Sala-i-Martin works as economist, university teacher, writer, television presenter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.