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November 24, 2020

A closer look at the MSc in Economics class of 2022

The UB School of Economics welcomed 27 new students to the MSc in Economics. The large majority of our students come from Europe (54%), followed by Asia (18%), South America (10%), Middle East (10%) and North America (8%). Altogether, there are 12 nationalities represented in the class. The average age is 26 years old. This diverse group of people will now pursue a cutting-edge master’s degree programme, designed to train…

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November 19, 2020

New edition of the ‘UB’s science cafés’

During the week of 23 November, will take place the activity ‘Cafès científics de la UB‘. This is a series of meetings in which experts from various fields at the University of Barcelona will be holding a virtual café to share their knowledge with the public, thus offering a multidisciplinary view of the current pandemic.    Through these online meetings, the UB Faculty of Economics and Business joins the European Researchers’ Night…

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November 10, 2020

Job Market Candidates list for 2020/21 now available

The list of Job Market Candidates for the 2020/21 academic year has been published on the UB School of Economics website.   In recent years, our PhD students have obtained positions at top universities and organisations such as ZEW Mannheim, University of Bern, University of Zurich, PUC-Rio, London School of Economics, Compass Lexecon and Bruegel.  The Placement Officer for the 2020/21 academic year is Dr Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal and the Placement Assistant is Jordi Roca Solanelles.  Our 2020/21 candidates available for interviews are: Magdalena…

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November 10, 2020

PhD graduate Athina Raftopoulou awarded extraordinary doctoral prize

Athina Raftopoulou, PhD graduate in Economics at the UB School of Economics, has been awarded the extraordinary doctoral prize for the academic year 2018-2019. The decision was taken by the Governing Council of the University of Barcelona last October 7th, 2020.  Dr Raftopoulou defended her doctoral thesis on “Essays on the Economics of Obesity” on January 28th, 2019. The research aims to analyse the economic and social factors that influence the…

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November 2, 2020

The new edition of ‘The UB in figures’ is available

This year, coinciding with the inauguration of the academic year, the new edition of ‘The UB in figures‘ publishes the most outstanding data from last academic year. The document offers a view on the academic activity and shows its evolution over the last courses. For the academic year 2020-2021, a total of 73 bachelor’s degrees courses, 15 dual study pathways, 162 master’s degrees courses and 48 doctoral programmes have been approved….

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October 9, 2020

Researcher Raúl Ramos invited to the Spanish Parliament’s Joint Committee on European Union to share his views on the impact of Brexit on the Spanish economy

On Thursday, October 10th, Dr. Raúl Ramos, Vice Dean for Research and Doctoral studies and AQR-IREA researcher, was invited by the Spanish Parliament’s Joint Committee on the European Union to contribute with his expertise on the study that analyses the consequences of BREXIT for the Spanish economy and the future relations with the United Kingdom. Researcher Ramos made a brief analysis on the political consequences of BREXIT: larger relative weight…

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