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Faculty

Scientific Director

Carles Boix. Director of IPERG. Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University.. Universitat de Barcelona.

Carles Boix

Director of IPERG. Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University.

carles.boix@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political economy  

Comparative politics  

Coordinator of the MSc

Visiting professors

Pablo Beramendi. Duke University. Universitat de Barcelona.

Pablo Beramendi

Duke University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economy  

Political and Economic Geography  

Fiscal capacity  

Academic year: 2021-22

Pamela Campa. Stockholm School of Economics. Universitat de Barcelona.

Pamela Campa

Stockholm School of Economics

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economy  

Environmental Economics  

Gender Economics  

Academic year: 2021-22

David Carter. Washington University in St. Louis. Universitat de Barcelona.

David Carter

Washington University in St. Louis

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Boundaries  

Territoriality  

Conflict  

Academic year: 2026-27

Gemma Dipoppa. Columbia University. Universitat de Barcelona.

Gemma Dipoppa

Columbia University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Organized Crime  

Migration  

Environmental Degradation  

Academic year: 2026-27

Leopoldo Fergusson. Universidad de los Andes. Universitat de Barcelona.

Leopoldo Fergusson

Universidad de los Andes

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political economy  

Development economics  

Economic history  

Academic year: 2022-23

Patricia Funk. Università della Svizzera italiana. Universitat de Barcelona.

Patricia Funk

Università della Svizzera italiana

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Gender Economics   

Political Economics  

Academic year: 2022-23

Sirus Håfström Dehdari. Stockholm University. Universitat de Barcelona.

Sirus Håfström Dehdari

Stockholm University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economics  

Political Behavior  

Academic year: 2026-27

Maria Jose Hierro. Yale University. Universitat de Barcelona.

Maria Jose Hierro

Yale University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

National Identity  

National Attitudes  

Nationalism  

Academic year: 2025-26

Dídac Queralt. Yale University. Universitat de Barcelona.

Dídac Queralt

Yale University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Comparative Politics  

International Relations  

Political Economy  

Academic year: 2025-26

David Rueda. Oxford University. Universitat de Barcelona.

David Rueda

Oxford University

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political economy  

Comparative politics  

Academic year: 2022-23

Dimitrios Xefteris. University of Cyprus. Universitat de Barcelona.

Dimitrios Xefteris

University of Cyprus

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political economics  

Game theory  

Public economics.  

Academic year: 2022-23

Permanent faculty

Francesc Amat. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy & IPERG. Universitat de Barcelona.

Francesc Amat

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy & IPERG

francesc.amat@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Comparative Politics  

Political Economy  

Macarena Ares. Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Macarena Ares

Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy

macarena.ares@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Public Opinion   

Class Politics  

Welfare Policy  

Electoral Behavior  

Elisabetta Aurino. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Elisabetta Aurino

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

e.aurino@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economics of Education  

Health Economics   

Labour & Demographic Economics  

Giacomo Benati. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Giacomo Benati

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economic history  

Archaeology  

Political economy  

Development economics  

Jordi Caum Julio. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Jordi Caum Julio

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

jordi.caum@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Institutions  

Inequality  

Public Goods  

Albert Falcó-Gimeno. Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law . Universitat de Barcelona.

Albert Falcó-Gimeno

Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law

afalcogimeno@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Comparative Politics  

Political Economy  

Aina Gallego. Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law & IPERG. Universitat de Barcelona.

Aina Gallego

Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law & IPERG

aina.gallego@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economy  

Comparative Politics  

Enrique Jorge-Sotelo. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Enrique Jorge-Sotelo

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

enriquejorgesotelo@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economic History  

International Finance  

Political Economy  

Joan Josep Vallbé. Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law. Universitat de Barcelona.

Joan Josep Vallbé

Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law

vallbe@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economy  

Judicial Behavior  

Empirical Legal Studies  

Sergi Lozano-Pérez. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Sergi Lozano-Pérez

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

slozanop@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economic History  

Complex Systems  

Network Analysis  

Daniel Montolio. Department of Economics and IEB. Universitat de Barcelona.

Daniel Montolio

Department of Economics and IEB

montolio@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Public Economics  

Economics of Crime   

Regional and Urban Economics  

Jordi Muñoz. Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law & IPERG. Universitat de Barcelona.

Jordi Muñoz

Department of Political Science and Constitutional Law & IPERG

jordi.munoz@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Political Economy  

Comparative Politics  

José Alejandro Peres-Cajías. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

José Alejandro Peres-Cajías

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

joalperes@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economic History  

Guillem Riambau. Department of Economics & IPERG. Universitat de Barcelona.

Guillem Riambau

Department of Economics & IPERG

griambau@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Behavioral and Experimental Economics  

Political Economy  

Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela. Department of Economics. Universitat de Barcelona.

Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela

Department of Economics

jruizv@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economics of Education  

Labour Economics  

Public Economics  

Oriol Sabaté Domingo. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Oriol Sabaté Domingo

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

oriol.sabate@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Economic History   

Political Economy  

Public Economics  

Federico Tadei. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Federico Tadei

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

federico.tadei@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Development Economics  

Economic History  

Political Economy  

Oriol Tejada. Department of Economic, Financial and Actuarial Mathematics. Universitat de Barcelona.

Oriol Tejada

Department of Economic, Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

oriol.tejada@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Game Theory  

Political Economy  

Public Economics  

Pau Vall-Prat. Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy. Universitat de Barcelona.

Pau Vall-Prat

Department of Economic History, Institutions and Policy and World Economy

pau.vall@ub.edu Personal webpage
Research fields:

Intra-elite Conflicts in Democratization Periods