In Para que España avance, Sebastián lists the institutional and productive failures with the purpose of analysing from the principal political and economic Spanish organisations the problems that stop Spain from improving in productivity and management quality. In addition, he proposes a series of solutions through feasible lines of reforms that he expects to be carried out. ‘When describing the different institutional aspects and reflecting about their relevance, I note down reform lines which are feasible and gradual and have the capacity to improve the functioning of economy and any aspects of our society’ claims the expert in the book. The conference will deal with these principles.

Carlos Sebastián was professor of Economics at the UCM until he retired in September of 2014.  He studied at the University of Madrid, University of Essex (UK) a M.A. in Economics and he attended the Research Student at the London School of Economics. He has written several books on macroeconomics, economic growth and institutional economics.  He was also the head of Organisation and Scheduling at the Treasury together with Miguel Boyer and he was the first head of the FEDEA.  Currently, he is the spokesperson of the Assess Council of AIREF and of the Patronage of the Hay Derecho Foundation.

The ceremony is organised by the Aula de Literatura of the Universitat de València, an initiative promoted by the Vice-principal office for Culture and Sport, whose purpose is to foment reading habits and creation and literary fantasy, both in the university community and society.