Andreu Mas-Colell

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Mas and the second or maternal family name is Colell; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Andreu Mas-Colell
Minister of Economy and Knowledge of Catalonia
In office
29 December 2010 – 14 January 2016
Prime MinisterArtur Mas
Preceded byAntoni Castells (Economy)
Josep Huguet (Innovation and Universities)
Succeeded byOriol Junqueras
Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society of Catalonia
In office
3 April 2000 – 17 December 2003
PresidentJordi Pujol
Succeeded byCarles Solà
Personal details
Born
Andreu Mas-Colell

(1944-06-29) 29 June 1944 (age 80)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyCDC (2012–2016)
ChildrenAlexandre Mas
ProfessionEconomist Professor
Academic career
FieldMicroeconomics
InstitutionPompeu Fabra University
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota-Minneapolis
Doctoral
advisor		Marcel Kessel Richter
Doctoral
students		Timothy Kehoe
Eddie Dekel
Mathias Dewatripont
Atsushi Kajii [ja]
Roberto Serrano
Antoni Calvó-Armengol [ca]
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Andreu Mas-Colell (Catalan: [ənˈdɾew ˈmas kuˈleʎ]; born 29 June 1944) is an economist, an expert in microeconomics and a prominent mathematical economist.[1] He is the founder of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a professor in the department of economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He has also served several times in the cabinet of the Catalan government.[2][3][4][5] Summarizing his and others' research in general equilibrium theory, his monograph gave a thorough exposition of research using differential topology.[6][7] His textbook Microeconomic Theory, co-authored with Michael Whinston and Jerry Green, is the most used graduate microeconomics textbook in the world.[8]

In June 2021, Spain’s Court of Auditors found that he was among those responsible for government expenditure on the unconstitutional 2017 Catalan independence referendum, and announced its intention to fine him millions of euros; one member of the court dissented, and an outcry from economists followed.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jackson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Curriculum vitae from Mas-Colell's web site at Pompeu Fabra, retrieved 2011-01-17.
  3. ^ Faculty profile, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, retrieved 2011-01-17.
  4. ^ Andreu Mas-Colell, an internationally recognised economist leading Catalan economy's recovery, Catalan News Agency, December 28, 2010.
  5. ^ Academic Acknowledgement to Prof. Mas-Colell Prior to Commencing New Role at ERC, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, retrieved 2011-01-17.
  6. ^ Page vii:Yves Balasko. Foundations of the Theory of General Equilibrium, 1988, ISBN 0-12-076975-1.
  7. ^ Back cover: Mas-Colell, Andreu (1985). The Theory of general economic equilibrium: A differentiable approach. Econometric Society monographs. Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-26514-2. MR 1113262.
  8. ^ Johansson, D. (2004), "Economics without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks", Econ Journal Watch, 1 (3): 515–538. The same result was also obtained in a survey of economics instructors by Liner, Gaines H. (2002), "Core journals in economics", Economic Inquiry, 40 (1): 138–145, doi:10.1093/ei/40.1.138.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Isambard (15 June 2021). "Outcry as retired Catalan minister faces multimillion-euro 'independence' fine". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021.