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October 24, 2023

A closer look at the MSc in Economics class of 2024

The UB School of Economics welcomed 20 new students to the MSc in Economic for the 2023-2024 academic year. Most of these new students (90%) have 15 different nationalities, and the remaining (10%) are from Spain. More precisely, (45%) are from Europe, (30%) from America, and (25%) from Asia. The diverse group of people that make up the master’s degree will now pursue a cutting-edge programme designed to train and…

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October 10, 2023

Empowering women: How education shapes fertility and children’s health

The relationship between women’s education, fertility rates, and children’s health has long been a topic of interest for economists and policymakers. A new study published in the European Economic Review by our UB School of Economics researchers Cristina Bellés and Judit Vall sheds light on this issue by examining the impact of women’s education on fertility and children’s health in Spain during a period of gender equalization and greater access…

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October 9, 2023

New edition of ‘UB in figures’ with highlights from the 2022-2023 academic year

Coinciding with the start of the academic year, the new edition of ‘UB in figures‘ arrives, featuring the most significant data from the 2022-2023 academic year. It presents, in a comprehensible and engaging manner, the key figures of the University of Barcelona and its academic activities, as well as the evolution of certain variables over recent years. This year, the document includes a new section on entrepreneurship, highlighting projects incubated…

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October 6, 2023

Catalonia’s Statistics Day with Manuel Arellano at the Faculty of Economics and Business

Statistics Day is an annual gathering aimed at individuals interested in statistics and organized by the Catalan Society of Statistics. It is a day where various topics related to statistics are discussed, and the location changes each year. This time, it is being held at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEE) of the University of Barcelona and features Manuel Arellano as a speaker. Arellano is a prestigious econometrician who…

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September 28, 2023

UB, Spanish leader in the World University Rankings

The University of Barcelona is the first Spanish university in the World University Rankings, published by the British specialized journal Times Higher Education, obtaining the 152nd position worldwide. Thus, it is 30 positions higher than last year. This year the ranking has updated the methodology and includes new indicators. Of the conceptual pillars in which the different indicators of the ranking are grouped, the UB obtains the best evaluation in quality and…

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September 5, 2023

UB School of Economics to host workshop by Professor Scott Cunningham on Causal Inference

The UB School of Economics is set to host an academic workshop led by Scott Cunningham (Baylor University, Texas), a renowned economist and a leading figure in the field of social and labor economics. This two-day workshop on causal inference, organized by the GiM research group and the Observatory on Analysis and Evaluation of Public Policies (OAP), is set to take place on September 21-22, 2023. Professor Scott Cunningham, the…

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