Activities
Activity:
All
All
Actuarial and Financial Modelling seminar
AQR-IREA seminar
BEAT seminar
Conference
Course
Economic History seminar
Economic Theory seminar
ERC-IEB seminar
Ernest Lluch seminar
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics seminar
Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
GiM seminar
GiM-OAP seminar
IEB - ERC seminar
IEB seminar
IMHOS Economic History seminar
IPERC seminar
IPERG seminar
IREA seminar
Job Market seminar
LEAD seminar
MIPE seminar
MSc in Economics activity
Other activities
PhD in Economic History activity
PhD in Economics activity
Recruitment seminar
Research seminar
Riskcenter seminar
Riskcenter-IREA seminar
Summer School
Symposium
Thesis defence
WomEmpower-IEB seminar
Workshops
World Economy and Development seminar
17jun2026 - 18jun 179:00jun 18- 20:00IN PERSON: 8th Workshop on Urban EconomicsGabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt University) & Lu Han (University of Wisconsin Madison)9:00 Activity:Workshops
Speaker
Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt University) & Lu Han (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Time
17 (Wednesday) 9:00 - 18 (Thursday) 20:00
Location
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
6jul2026 - 10jul 68:00jul 10- 20:00IN PERSON: Summer School in Economics 2026 - "Seeing Through the Algorithms: A Summer School on Machine Learning & AI for Economists"Montserrat Guillen (Universitat de Barcelona) & Juan S. Yañez (Universitat de Barcelona)8:00 Activity:Summer School
Speaker
Montserrat Guillen (Universitat de Barcelona) & Juan S. Yañez (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
6 (Monday) 8:00 - 10 (Friday) 20:00
Location
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
Activity:
All
All
Actuarial and Financial Modelling seminar
AQR-IREA seminar
BEAT seminar
Conference
Course
Economic History seminar
Economic Theory seminar
ERC-IEB seminar
Ernest Lluch seminar
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics seminar
Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
GiM seminar
GiM-OAP seminar
IEB - ERC seminar
IEB seminar
IMHOS Economic History seminar
IPERC seminar
IPERG seminar
IREA seminar
Job Market seminar
LEAD seminar
MIPE seminar
MSc in Economics activity
Other activities
PhD in Economic History activity
PhD in Economics activity
Recruitment seminar
Research seminar
Riskcenter seminar
Riskcenter-IREA seminar
Summer School
Symposium
Thesis defence
WomEmpower-IEB seminar
Workshops
World Economy and Development seminar
19feb2026 - 20feb 1917:00feb 20- 17:00IN PERSON: Neoliberalism as the counter-revolution of neoclassical economics (and possible remedies)Giandomenica Becchio (Università di Torino)17:00 Activity:Course
Event Details
Event Details
Organised by the Master in Economic History.
February 19, 17:00-19:00, and February 20, 15:00-17:00.
Speaker
Giandomenica Becchio (Università di Torino)
Time
19 (Thursday) 17:00 - 20 (Friday) 17:00
Location
Room 1031, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
10feb202615:00IN PERSON: Going Local: Decentralization, Bureaucratic Capacity and Public Spending EfficiencyCostanza Giannantoni (Sapienza University of Rome)15:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Costanza Giannantoni (Sapienza University of Rome)
Time
(Tuesday) 15:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
6feb202611:30IN PERSON: Essays in Transport Economics and RegulationsCarlos Raúl León Gómez (Universitat de Barcelona)11:30 Activity:Thesis defence
Event Details
Event Details
Advisors:
Daniel Albalate | Jordi Teixidó
Thesis Committee:
Chair: Dr Paolo Beria, Politecnico de Milano
Secretary: Dr Albert Gragera, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Member: Dr Marta González Aregall, University of Gothenburg
Speaker
Carlos Raúl León Gómez (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 11:30
Location
Sala de Graus, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
3feb202615:00IN PERSON: Conditional Cash Transfers, Schooling Decisions, and Labor-Market ConditionsJoaquim Vidiella-Martin (University of Oxford)15:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Joaquim Vidiella-Martin (University of Oxford)
Time
(Tuesday) 15:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
3feb202612:15IN PERSON: Declining Teen Employment: Causes and ConsequencesAlexander Würdinger (University of Minnesota)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Alexander Würdinger (University of Minnesota)
Time
(Tuesday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
30jan202616:00HYBRID: Essays on Education EconomicsÀlex Izquierdo Nofuentes (Universitat de Barcelona)16:00 Activity:Thesis defence
Event Details
Event Details
Advisors:
Andreu Arenas | Daniel Montolio
Thesis Committee:
Chair: Dr Guillem Riambau, Universitat de Barcelona
Secretary: Dr Ainoa Aparicio, Universidad de Turín
Member: Dr Pol Campos, Lund University
Speaker
Àlex Izquierdo Nofuentes (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 16:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
30jan202614:30CANCELLED: Autocrats Remake the State: Evidence from Francoist SpainCristian Navarro Serrano (CEMFI)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Cristian Navarro Serrano (CEMFI)
Time
(Friday) 14:30
Location
Room 1038, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
30jan202611:30IN PERSON: Essays on the Dynamics of Macroeconomics, Structural Change and Economic GrowthWilma Ticona Huanca (Universitat de Barcelona)11:30 Activity:Thesis defence
Event Details
Event Details
Advisors:
Hector Sala (UAB) | Xavier Raurich
Thesis Committee:
Chair: Dr Celine Poilly, Aix-Marseille University
Secretary: Dr Rafael Serrano, Universitat de Barcelona
Member: Dr Luca Gambetti, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i Collegio Carlo Alberto
Speaker
Wilma Ticona Huanca (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 11:30
Location
Sala de Graus, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
29jan202612:15IN PERSON: Revealing Private Information in a Patent RacePavel Kocourek (University of Duisburg-Essen)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Pavel Kocourek (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Time
(Thursday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
28jan202614:30IN PERSON: Affirmative Action during Early Childhood: School Choice, Academic Performance and School SatisfactionShushanik Margaryan (University of Potsdam)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Shushanik Margaryan (University of Potsdam)
Time
(Wednesday) 14:30
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
28jan202612:15IN PERSON: Work-From-Home and Intergenerational MobilityFrancesco Saverio Lenzi (Goethe University Frankfurt)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Francesco Saverio Lenzi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Time
(Wednesday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
28jan202612:00IN PERSON: Repression by collective responsibilityGiorgio G Farace (University of Chicago)12:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Giorgio G Farace (University of Chicago)
Time
(Wednesday) 12:00
Location
Room 1037, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
27jan202612:15IN PERSON: The Price of Peace: Third-Party Intervention and Strategic Prize-Sharing in International ContestsKonstantinos Protopappas (University of Innsbruck)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Konstantinos Protopappas (University of Innsbruck)
Time
(Tuesday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
26jan202614:30IN PERSON: Room for Happiness? Cross-Country Differences in Response Scale UseMateo Seré (University College London)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Mateo Seré (University College London)
Time
(Monday) 14:30
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
26jan202612:00IN PERSON: Misperceived Social Norms: A Unified FrameworkRaquel Lorenzo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)12:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Raquel Lorenzo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Time
(Monday) 12:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
23jan202614:30IN PERSON: The Within-Family Labor Market Effects of Incarceration: Evidence from EcuadorPedro Esteban Rodriguez (George Washington University)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Pedro Esteban Rodriguez (George Washington University)
Time
(Friday) 14:30
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
22jan202612:15IN PERSON: Disclosure of Verifiable Information under Competition: An Experimental StudyChris Koch (University of Vienna)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Chris Koch (University of Vienna)
Time
(Thursday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
21jan202615:15IN PERSON: The Value of Local Public Goods: Evidence from Massachusetts’ Property Tax LimitsGiovanni Paolo Mariani (Free University of Brussels)15:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Giovanni Paolo Mariani (Free University of Brussels)
Time
(Wednesday) 15:15
Location
Room 1012, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
21jan202614:30IN PERSON: Insult Politics in the Age of Social MediaElliot Motte (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Elliot Motte (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Time
(Wednesday) 14:30
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
21jan202612:15IN PERSON: The Dual Role of Inequality for Structural Change: Cause and ConsequenceLukas Wiedemann (London School Economics)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Lukas Wiedemann (London School Economics)
Time
(Wednesday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
21jan202612:00IN PERSON: On the impact of cross-ownership in a common property renewable resource oligopolyMiao Dai (VU Amsterdam)12:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Miao Dai (VU Amsterdam)
Time
(Wednesday) 12:00
Location
Room 1037, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
20jan202615:00CANCELLED: Optimal Public Transport Prices: the Case of BarcelonaDaniel Ruiz (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)15:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Daniel Ruiz (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Time
(Tuesday) 15:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
20jan202612:15IN PERSON: Influence Motivated CommunicationKonuray Mutluer (CERGE-EI)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Konuray Mutluer (CERGE-EI)
Time
(Tuesday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
19jan202614:30IN PERSON: The Impact of Political Campaigns on Demand for Partisan NewsLuis Menéndez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Luis Menéndez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Time
(Monday) 14:30
Location
Room 1038, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
19jan202612:15IN PERSON: Conflict, Forced Displacement and Growth: Evidence from UgandaAyah Bohsali (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Ayah Bohsali (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Time
(Monday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
19jan202612:00IN PERSON: Mechanism Design by a PoliticianGiovanni Valvassori Bolgè (University of Fribourg)12:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Giovanni Valvassori Bolgè (University of Fribourg)
Time
(Monday) 12:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
16jan202615:00IN PERSON: Externalities, market power and vehicle taxationPaula Navarro (CEMFI)15:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Paula Navarro (CEMFI)
Time
(Friday) 15:00
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
16jan202614:30IN PERSON: Regulating the Skyline: Evidence from London’s Protected VistasAndrea Herrera (London School of Economics and Political Science)14:30 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Andrea Herrera (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Time
(Friday) 14:30
Location
Room 1038, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
16jan202612:15IN PERSON: Estimation of Games under No Regret: Structural Econometrics for AINiccolò Lomys (University of Naples Federico II)12:15 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Niccolò Lomys (University of Naples Federico II)
Time
(Friday) 12:15
Location
Room 2016, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 696, Barcelona
16jan202612:00IN PERSON: Managing predator-prey fisheries with prey refugesGuillaume Bataille (University of Luxembourg)12:00 Activity:Job Market seminar
Speaker
Guillaume Bataille (University of Luxembourg)
Time
(Friday) 12:00
Location
Room 1037, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
16jan202612:00IN PERSON: Compositional data for analysis in economics and financeJuan David Vega Baquero (Universitat de Barcelona)12:00 Activity:Thesis defence
Event Details
Event Details
Advisor:
Miguel Santolino
Thesis Committee:
Chair: Dr Germà Coenders Gallart, Universitat de Girona
Secretary: Dr Mercedes Ayuso Gutiérrez, Universitat de Barcelona
Member: Dr Pilar Abad Romero, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Speaker
Juan David Vega Baquero (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 12:00
Location
Sala de Graus, Faculty of Economics and Business
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona
16jan202611:30IN PERSON: Essays on Agglomeration and Innovation in the Developing WorldRacquel Claveria (Universitat de Barcelona)11:30 Activity:Thesis defence
Event Details
Event Details
Advisor:
Rosina Moreno
Thesis Committee:
Chair: Dr Mercedes Teruel, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Secretary: Dr Vicente Royuela, Universitat de Barcelona
Member: Dr Damián Tojeiro, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Speaker
Racquel Claveria (Universitat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 11:30
Location
Sala de Recepcions, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona