Table of Contents

1. Foreword 2. Introduction Xavier Cuadras-Morató 3. Catalonia at a crossroad: Political analysis of the increasing support for secession Marc Guinjoan, Toni Rodon and Marc Sanjaume 4. The Secession of Catalonia: Legal Strategies and Barriers Hèctor López Bofill and Pau Bossacoma 5. The independence of Catalonia: Opportunities and threats for the Catalan economy Xavier Cuadras-Morató 6. Political Economy of the Secession: A Game-theoretic Approach Enriqueta Aragonès and Clara Ponsatí 7. An Independent Catalonia as Member of the European Union? Fernando Guirao 8. Conclusions Xavier Cuadras-Morató

About the Author

Xavier Cuadras Morató is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Director of the International Business School (ESCI-UPF). He has a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of York (United Kingdom). He has held visiting positions in the University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, Universidad Centroamericana (Nicaragua) and the Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (El Salvador).


His recent research interests include the relationship between education and the labour market and the economic consequences of the political conflict between Catalonia and Spain.