- The group is made up of renowned Spanish professionals who will provide advice on economic policy
- Experts will contribute their knowledge on the application and effectiveness of international best practices
- Vice President Nadia Calviño and Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support, Ana de la Cueva, will serve as chair and vice chair of the Advisory Council
The Advisory Council for Economic Affairs has been established, an advisory body made up of renowned Spanish experts in different economic disciplines.
This Council will provide advice on economic policy for improving productivity and supporting the company. Likewise, the experts will contribute their knowledge on the application and effectiveness of the best international practices and will offer a vision of the academic analysis of each subject.
The creation of the Economic Affairs Council is part of the objective for the coming years to achieve more inclusive and sustainable growth, with the knowledge and experience of experts in the academic and research fields in the process of designing economic policy.
It is also in line with the best practices put in place by other countries, which also have expert councils or committees specialized in the different economic areas.
The first meeting of the Advisory Council has been held semi-presentially at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, since some of the experts have participated electronically.
The third vice president and minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, will chair the Advisory Council, and the Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support, Ana de la Cueva, will occupy the Vice Presidency.
Composition of the Economic Affairs Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is currently composed of the following experts:
- Isabel Álvarez, Associate Professor Complutense University and Director of the Complutense Institute of International Studies
- Belén Barreiro, CEO of 40dB
- Samuel Bentolila, Researcher at CEMFI
- Jose Ignacio Conde Ruiz, Deputy Director of FEDEA and Full Professor at the Complutense University
- Natalia Fabra, Professor Carlos III University
- Alicia García Herrero, Chief Asia-Pacific Economist at Naxitis, Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Senior Researcher at Bruegel
- María Teresa García Mila, Professor Pompeu Fabra University and Director of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
- José Moisés Martín, General Director at Red2Red Consultores and Professor at the Camilo José Cela University
- Matilde Mas, Professor at the University of Valencia and Director of International Projects at IVIE
- Emilio Ontiveros Baeza, AFI President and Emeritus Professor of Business Economics at the Autonomous University of Madrid
- Diego Puga, Catedrático at CEMFI
- Rafael Repullo, Professor and Director of CEMFI
- Sara de la Rica, Director ISEAK Foundation
- Jose Juan Ruiz, Economic Analyst and Commercial Technician and State Economist
- Federico Steinberg, Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Principal Investigator of the Elcano Royal Institute and Special Advisor to the High Representative for the European Union's foreign policy
- Raymond Torres, Director of conjuncture and international analysis at FUNCAS
- Angel Ubide, Director of Economic Analysis and Global Fixed Income at Citadel LLC
