Economics at UB
15 years fostering research excellence and international impact
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The UB is the leading university in Spain
Economics at UB
15 years fostering research excellence and international impact
Economics at UB
15 years fostering research excellence and international impact
A study shows how economic expectations and political polarization influence fertility rates and the number of marriages
Luis Guirola participated in a study that uses an unexpected change of government in Spain to examine whether changes in economic expectations had affected births, abortions and marriages.
News
UB School of Economics concludes the 2026 Summer School on Machine Learning and AI for Economists
The UB School of Economics has successfully concluded the 2026 Summer School Seeing through the Algorithms: A Summer School on Machine Learning & AI for Economists, held from 6 to 10 July. The programme brought together researchers, doctoral students and professionals from around the world to explore how Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are reshaping economic research and policy analysis.
Events
In Memoriam: Xavier Raurich Puigdevall
The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics announces, with great sadness, that Dr. Xavier Raurich, Full Professor at the Department of Economics and UBSE researcher, has passed away.
