Recent Publications

• Revista de Historia Industrial
  Economia y Empresa
  Num. 47
  
  
  
  
  

• El valor geográfico de España (1921)
  
  
  
  
  

• Jordi Catalan, J.A. Miranda and R. Ramon-Muñoz (eds.), Distritos y clusters en al Europa del sur, with chapters by Jordi Catalan, Tomàs Fernandez-de-Sevilla, Miquel Gutiérrez Poch, Ramon Ramon-Muñoz and Francesc Valls-Junyent
  
  

• Raimon Soler Becerro, El ferrocarril i Vilanova i la Geltrú, 1881-1936. Infraestructures, economia i societat a la capital del Garraf
  
  

• Chapter by Jordi Catalan: "Los cuatro franquismos económicos, 1939-1977: de la involución autárquica a la conquista de las libertades"
  
  

• Jordi Planas Maresma and Francesc Valls-Junyent, Cacics i rabassaires. Dinàmica associativa i conflictivitat social. Els Hostalets de Pierola (1890-1939)
  
  

• Publication with contributions from Jordi Catalan, Miquel Gutiérrez, Ramon Ramon and Francesc Valls
  
  

• Carles Sudrià, Antono Parejo and Daniel Tirado, La distribución territorial de la actividad industrial en España: una visión a largo plazo
  
  

• Angel Calvo (editor): History of Technology. Volume 30. European Technologies in Spanish History, contributions by Álex Sánchez, Miquel Gutiérrez & Ángel Calvo
  
  
  
  
  

Activities

• Fourth Workshop on Social Metabolism of Agricultural Systems
  
  
  
  
  
  Days: 9 and 10 february 2012
  
  Place: Faculty of Economics and Business (Universitat de Barcelona)
  
  
  

• Master in Economic History inaugural lecture: Global Income Inequality: The Story of the Past Two Centuries.
  Per Branko Milanovic, 10 october 2011
  
  

• Research MeetingUn siglo de cambios: empresas familiares y familias empresarias en América Latina y España
  
  
  
  
  
  Days: 5 i 6 de setembre de 2011
  
  Hour: 09:00-14:00 hores
  
  Place: Sala de Recepcions. Facultat d'Economia i Empresa de la Universitat de Barcelona
  
  Information:palomafernandez@ub.edu
  
  Sponsors: Fundación BBVA
  
  
  

• Master in Economic History course: The Global Economy and Britain: Discovery, Industrial Revolution, Globalization.
  By Knick Harley, 5-7 april 2011
  
  Lecture 1: Britain and America in an Atlantic Economy
  Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution & trade
  Lecture 3: Pre-First World War Global Economy
  
  

• Session Globalizing Family Businesses for a Global Economy
  London, 14-17 April 2011
  
  

• V Iberometrics
  Barcelona, 25-26 March 2011
  
  
  
  
  

• Master in Economic History
  
  
  
  
  

• Doctorate Program
  
  
  
  
  With Mention of Quality awarded by the Ministerio de Innovación y Ciencia for the courses 2008-2009 and 2009-2010

News

• Next seminar
  
  Luz Marina Arias (Fundación Juan March)
  
  Building Fiscal Capacity in Colonial Mexico: From `Protection for Sale' to Centralized Coercive Enforcement
  
  Day: 22 february 2012
  
  Hour: 14:00-15:30 hours
  
  Place: Sala de Recepcions. Facultat d'Economia i Empresa de la Universitat de Barcelona
  
  

• Paloma Fernández interviewed at colombian journal Portafolio
  
  

• Lecture by Paloma Fernández: "Golden Age of Growth and Golden Age of Change: Los Rockefeller y las dinastías de negocios norteamericanas ante las convulsiones de las décadas de 1960-1970", Bogtotá, 8 february 2012
  
  

• Paloma Fernández in Seminario Silla Corona (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia): "La modernización de los negocios familiares en la periferia del mundo: el caso catalán (mediados siglo XX-principios siglo XXI)", 7 february 2012
  
  

• 15 minutes with Jordi Nadal at UBTV
  
  

• Presentation the new edition of the book by Emilio Huguet del Villar El valor geográfico de España (1921), Enric Tello and Carles Sudrià interventions
  
  

• Fabián Estapé Angel Calvo's book review Historia de Telefónica, 1924-1975 in journal El Economista
  

• The Ministry of Education has awarded the PhD Program in History of Economic Statement to Excellence, to last until the year 2013-2014. The program received a score of 89% in the evaluation of doctoral programs conducted by ANECA to obtain the statement.
  
  

• The Teaching Innovation Group in Economic History, and Social Policy Department of Economic History and Economic Institutions received recognition for innovative teaching consolidated group for the period 2011-13, approved by the CACG 28 September at the suggestion of Vice-Rector for Teaching Policy and Science
  
  

• Book presentation Les chemins de l'industrialisation en Espagne et en France. Les PME et le développement de territoires (XVIIIe-XXIe siècles), Jordi Catalan intervention
  
  

• Jordi Catalan took part in El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio, Manuel Fuentes program, to discuss "Financial crises throughout history"
  
  

• The official journal of the Brazilian Association of Economic Historians has published the invited conference on possibilities and limitations of family business research in the world presented by professor Paloma Fernandez during the opening speech held in the annual congress of the association celebrated in Brasília on September 2010
  
  
  
  
  

• Los orígenes del estado del bienestar en España, 1900-1945, with contributions by Alfonso Herranz and Sergio Espuelas, UNE Prize for best monograph in the area of Legal Sciences, Economic and Social
  
  
  
  
  

• Educational Resources Database in Economic History, Social and Political now available.
  
  
  
  
  

• Ramon Ramon wins the only honorable mention in 1st edition of Eugenio Larruga Award prize awared by Asociación Española de Historia Económica (AEHE)
  
  

• The Revista de Historia Industrial improves position in recognizing international journals
  
  

• The Projects Committee of the BBVA Foundation has approved to support the study proposal "A century of changes,: empresarias families and family businesses in Latin America and Spain"presented by teachers Paloma Fernandez (UB) and Andrea Lluch (CONICET / Harvard University). The proposal includes a working meeting at the UB on 5 and 6 September 2011, and the establishment of a research group and work among members of the UB and the University of Zaragoza.
  
  

• Ricard Garcia Orallo wints Dr. Joan Mercader research prize to work Crisi, endeutament i despossessió al món rural català de finals del segle XIX.
  
  

• Presentation of Angel Calvo book Historia de Telefónica, 1924-1975. Madrid, 23 de març de 2011
  
  
  Press dossier
  

• Àngel Calvo presents at Centro de Historia de Zaragoza his book Historia de Telefónica, 1924-1975 on February 15, 2011.
  
  
  Press dossier

• Lluís Argemí in memoriam
  
  Lluís Argemí d'Abadal (1945-2007): remembering a smile
  
  

• Remembering Ernest Lluch
  
  Remembering in the Xarxa de Televisions Locals de Catalunya