The 2026 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference will take place on Friday, February, 27th at Lecture Room I2019 (696 Building).
The Conference will include the presentation of the 4 Working Papers awarded with the IREA best WPs Awards, and a lecture by Dr. Lola Gadea, Professor at the University of Zaragoza. Her lecture will be titled “Temperature Distributional Shocks: Identification and Macroeconomic Effects.”
The four working papers receiving the best WP awards will be the following
– “The shadow of polarization is long: trust in the government and independent institutions after 142 government changes“. Guirola, L., Rivero, G., in charge of Dr. L. Guirola.
-“Trickle-Down Economics, Merit, and Redistribution: An Experiment with the Poorest and Richest US Americans.“. Brunetti, R., Grimalda, G., Marino, M., in charge of Dr. Marino, M.
-“Integrating Road Safety and Environmental Impact via Telematics: Modeling Traffic Accident Risk Using Vehicle Emissions.“. Yanez, J.S., Guillen, M., Roszkowsk, P., Perch Nielsen, J., in charge of Juan Sebastián Yáñez
-“Refrigeration, Diets and Human Health: Evidence from Ghana.“. Ntsiful, E., Cohen, F., in charge of Enoch Ntsiful.