Cesar Yanez (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1994) is full professor, Department of Economic History and Institutions, University de Barcelona (Spain) and member of the board of the Centre d'Estudis Antoni de Capmany. His latest publications are: with M. Badia-Miro, 'El consumo de automoviles en America Latina y el Caribe, 1902-1930', El Trimestre Economico, 310 (2010); M. Rubio, C. Yanez, M. Folchi and A. Careras, 'Economic Modernization in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1890 and 1925: A View from Modern Energy Consumption', Economic History Review, 63:3 (2010); 'Importaciones de bienes de consumo duradero en America Latina en 1925: los relojes y los automoviles', Revista de Historia Economica, 2 (2008); C. Yanez, M. Rubio and A. Carreras, 'Modernizacion economica en America Latina y el Caribe entre 1890 y 1925: una mirada desde el consumo de energia', in M. Rubio and R. Bertoni (eds), Energia y desarrollo en el siglo XX. Uruguay en el marco latinoamericano (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, and Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, 2008); C. Yanez and M. Badia-Miro, 'Las importaciones de relojes y automoviles en America Latina durante 1925. Una aproximacion desde el punto de vista de la renta y su distribucion', in Revista de Historia Industrial, 35:3 (2008).,
Albert Carreras (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1983) is full professor, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Dean of the School of Economics and Business. Prince of Asturias Visiting Professor, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (2007-8). Professor, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence (1989-94). Visiting scholar at University of California, Barkeley (1988-9). President, European Business History Association (2010-11). Vice-president, Asociacion Espanola de Historia Economica (2009-11). Chairman (since 2009), Research Counc