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15 years fostering research excellence and international impact

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Economics at UB

15 years fostering research excellence and international impact

Call for expressions of interest: PhD Fellowship in Gender and Migration Economics

The University of Barcelona School of Economics invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD Fellowship starting in April/May 2027 (tentative). The successful candidate will join the research project “Social Spillovers from the Perspectives of Gender and Migration,” led by Anastasia Terskaya and Javier Vázquez-Grenno.

Research

Call for expressions of interest: PhD Fellowship in Urban Economics

The University of Barcelona School of Economics invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD Fellowship starting in April/May 2027 (tentative). The successful candidate will join the research project “City challenges: land use, housing and urban amenities,” led by Prof. Elisabet Viladecans and Dr. Rosa Sanchis-Guarner.

Research

The University of Barcelona to host the 38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE)

The 38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) will be held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona from 31 August to 2 September 2026. This event is jointly organized by the University of Barcelona School of Economics and the Barcelona School of Economics.

Institutional

September 1, 2026 - 11:30

Essays on Industrial Organization

Ragip Kaan Erdemli (Universitat de Barcelona)

PhD thesis defence
IN PERSON 

August 31, 2026 - 9:00

38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE)

UB School of Economics & Barcelona School of Economics

Conference
IN PERSON

September 14, 2026 - 14:00

Bringing War Back In: main ideas and research agenda

Luis Schenoni (University College London)

Economic History Seminar
IN PERSON

September 17, 2026 - 14:00

Self-selection, learning, and productivity dynamics in the green transition

Josep Tomas-Porres (University of Turin and University of Valencia)

IEB seminar
IN PERSON