Early Years
He was born in Barcelona in 1941 as the third of eight siblings. His grandfather was the Catalonian poet Joan Maragall. In 1965, he married Diana Garrigosa, and he has two daughters and a son. He was an active member of the Front Obrer de Catalunya (Workers' Front of Catalonia) and joined the left-wing anti-Franco movement Frente de Liberación Popular (Popular Liberation Front). He studied Law and Economics at the UB between 1957 and 1964.
In 1965, after his studies, he joined the Specialist Office of Barcelona City Council as an economist, work he combined with giving classes in economic theory at the UAB, acting as assistant to the professor, Josep M. Bricall. He also cooperated with the Studies Service of the Banco Urquijo, run by Ramon Trias Fargas.
Between 1971 and 1973, he lived in New York, where he gained a Master of Arts in Economics from the New School University.
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