Docteur ès Sciences Politiques. Institut de Hautes Études Internationales,Univ. de Genève
Doctor Honoris Causa en Economía. Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas
Master of Science in Economics. University of London
Licenciado en Economía. Universidad de Barcelona
Licenciado en Filosofía y Letras - Filosofia. Bergmanskolleg
Licentiatum in Scientüs Socialibus. Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana
Interest Areas
Exchange rate theory
The international monetary system
Multilateral organizations
The economies of Latin America
Political economics of economic development
The formation and management of social policies
Biography
He graduated in Philosophy at Bergmanskolleg, Pullach bei München (Germany), in Social Sciences at the Università Gregoriana (Rome), and in Economics at the Universitat de Barcelona. He has a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics, a Docteur en Sciences Politiques from the IUHEI of the Université de Genève and a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador.
He is a Professor, Director of the Department of Economics and Academic Vice-Chancellor of the Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador, and a Professor at ESADE. He is an Economist in the Project Analysis Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (Washington), a teacher at the IDB Inter-American Institute for Social Development and is presently an IDB consultant.
He has specialized in international economics subjects and his doctoral thesis dealt with the balance of payments in El Salvador.
He is a specialist in subjects concerning the international monetary system, development, foreign debt and economic reform in Latin America, with many years' experience in Latin American subjects at an academic level and in the IDB on the ground.
He has studied other subjects, such as solidarity, human rights and institutional reform.
He has been a Professor at ESADE since 1982.
Selected publications
Sebastián, L. (2006). África, pecado de Europa. Madrid: Trotta. [ISBN: 84-8164-856-6].
Sebastián, L. (2003). Pies de barro. La decadencia de los Estados Unidos de América. Barcelona, España: Editorial Península / Atalaya. [ISBN: 84-8307-602-O].
Sebastián, L. (2002). Guardián de mi hermano. La solidaridad. 2a edición. Barcelona, España: Ariel. [ISBN: 84-344-2220-4].
Sebastián, L. (2002). Un mundo por hacer. Claves para comprender la globalización. Madrid, España: Ed. Trotta. [ISBN: 84-8164-544-3].
Sebastián, L. (1993). Mundo rico, mundo pobre. Santander, España: Editorial Sal Terrae. [ISBN: 84-293-1071-X].