On November 12 and 13th, the 1st Xavier Raurich UB Macro Workshop will take place at the Faculty of Economic and Business at the University of Barcelona.
Optimal Age-Based Policies for Pandemics – Luiz Brotherhood
Luiz Brotherhood (with Philipp Kircher, Cezar Santos, and Michèle Tertilt) During the Covid-19 pandemic, governments worldwide deployed broad lockdowns that saved lives but imposed immense economic and social costs. In...
Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion – Marc Teignier
Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion By Marc Teignier Baqué (wtih Nicolas Coeurdacier and Florian Oswald) Since the early years of the Industrial Revolution, populations have migrated massively from rural areas to cities. This widespread phenomenon of urbanization was accompanied by the...