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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

Understanding the effects of granting work permits to undocumented immigrants

What happens when irregular immigrants are granted work permits? Do such policies attract additional immigration, or do they primarily reshape existing labour markets?

News

Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, among the Best Economics and Finance Scientists in Spain in the Research.com 2026 ranking

The 5th Edition of the Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the disciplines of Economics and Finance has been released in May 2026.

Research

Our researcher Montse Guillén receive the National Research Award

The University of Barcelona professor Montse Guillén received the National Research Awards organized by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. These awards recognize experts who stand out for their career and international relevance in their area of research. The awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona.

Research

June 30, 2026 - 14:00

Heterogeneous impacts of energy dependence, energy import diversification, and institutional quality on economic development in the European Union

Mehmet Pinar (Universidad de Sevilla) 

AQR-IEB Seminar
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July 6-10, 2026 - 8:00

Seeing Through the Algorithms: A Summer School on Machine Learning & AI for Economists

Montserrat Guillen (Universitat de Barcelona) & Juan S. Yañez (Universitat de Barcelona)

Summer School
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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
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December 3, 2026 - 9:00

PhD in Economics Workshop 2026

PhD in Economics activity
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