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
The UB School of Economics celebrates its 15th anniversary with a lecture by Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)
On 28 October, around 200 people gathered in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Economics and Business to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UB School of Economics (UBSE). Researchers, students, alumni, members of the academic community and partners attended the event, which also served as the Opening Lecture of the 2026–2027 academic year.
Institutional
Call for expressions of interest: Postdoctoral position and PhD Fellowship on the behavioural barriers to electrification
The University of Barcelona School of Economics, together with the Chair of Energy Sustainability at the Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), invites expressions of interest for two research positions in energy, climate and environmental economics: a three-year postdoctoral position and a three-year, full-time PhD Fellowship, both starting in September 2027.
Institutional
Germà Bel awarded an honorary doctorate by Masaryk University
Professor Germà Bel, Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona, researcher at the UB School of Economics and Director of the Institute for Applied Economics Research (IREA-UB), has been awarded an honorary doctorate in Economics by Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic), in recognition of his outstanding academic career and his contributions to public economics, political economy and public policy analysis.
