Joaquim Muns Albuixech (born June 25, 1935, in Barcelona – November 2, 2015) was a Catalan economist and lawyer.
Since 1965, he conducted research and specialized in economic issues related to Latin America, especially after his involvement with the International Monetary Fund, where he served as an economist from 1965 to 1968 and as executive director from 1978 to 1980.
He was also an adjunct professor at the International Monetary Institute, economic advisor to the Ministry of Economy of Spain and the governments of Ecuador and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
[2] He has authored numerous books and articles, primarily on international economics, and in 1984, he was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi.
In 1994, he was appointed as a member of the Board of the Bank of Spain, a position he held until 2005, being replaced by Guillem López Casasnovas, as part of the "Catalan quota.