IREA participates in the organization of the Scientific Conference for the Creation of Sustainable Social Scenarios on the 19th of May 2026, in the historic building of the Universitat de Barcelona. More information at https://actes.ub.edu/152033/detail/conferencia-cientifica-per-a-la-creacio-descenaris-socials-sostenibles.html
Meeting of the Synergies Series: The role of Artificial Intelligence in research in the fields of economics and mathematics
IREA participates in the organization of the meeting of the Synergies series: The role of Artificial Intelligence in research in the fields of economics and mathematics, on the 17th of April 2026, at the faculty of economics and business. More information at https://sites.google.com/view/synergymeeting2026/
2026 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference
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….
IREA researcher Montserrat Guillen Estany wins 2025 National Research Prize of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Modality: Pascual Madoz, in Law, and Economic and Social Sciences)
Econometrician, risk management analyst and leading actuarial statistician Montserrat Guillen Estany from the Department of Applied Economics, Statistics and Econometrics has received the National Research Prize from the Spanish government. The prize was awarded to Prof. Guillen because “she is a pioneering figure and international reference in the economics of…
2025 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference
The 2025 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference will take place on February, 6th. This year the conference will include the presentation of the 4 Working Papers awarded with the II IREA Awards to the best DTs followed by a lecture by Dr. Guillem López-Casasnovas, member of the Directors Board of the…
2024 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference
The 2024 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference took place on March, 22nd. This year the conference included the presentation of the 3 Working Papers awarded with the IREA Awards to the best DTs followed by a lecture by Dr. Antón Costas, President of the Economic and Social Council titled “The economist…
GERMÀ BEL AND MONTSERRAT GUILLÉN, AMONG THE BEST ECONOMICS AND FINANCE SCIENTISTS IN SPAIN IN THE RESEARCH.COM RANKING
The 3rd Edition of the Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the disciplines of Economics and Finance has been released. The ranking is based on data compiled from multiple sources, including OpenAlex and CrossRef, up until November 21st, 2023. Our researchers, Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, have been included…
AQR 2023 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics: Global Cities
AQR-IREA is pleased to announce the 2023 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics, to be held in Barcelona on October 26th – 27th, 2023. The workshop will be focused on the global challenges that cities face, with a special focus on spatial dynamics, urbanisation and development. Methodological and empirical…
2023 UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference
The UB|IREA Institute’s Annual Conference will take place on May 26th.
This year the conference will include the presentation of the 4 Working Papers awarded with the IREA Awards to the best DTs.
First edition of IREA Distinctions for the best Working Papers of the Institute.
With the aim of boosting the Institute’s Working Papers collection (WP-IREA) and stimulating the most junior researchers, 4 awards of 500 euros have been granted to the best WP-IREA of the year. The four winning documents will be presented at the Institute’s annual conference that will take place next May. Congratulations Ignacio Garrón, Bernat Mallén, Maria Marino and M. Cristina López-Mayán!!!