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October 20, 2025

Six researchers of the UB School of Economics are listed in the 2% of the world’s most influential scientists

Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel, Federico Demaria, Xavier Fageda, Ana Moragues and  Daniel O’Neill are listed among the 2% of the world’s most influential scientists since they are the most cited researchers in their respective disciplines (Economics, Logistics and Transport, Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Economics & Policy). The latest update of the database published by the editorial Elsevier, known as the Stanford ranking, measures the influence of the research staff with regard to their performance and impact, in the…

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October 20, 2025

The UB inaugurates IPERC: an international academic dialogue to address the challenges of democracy

The UB School of Economics at the University of Barcelona hosted the inauguration of the new Research Centre on Institutions, Politics and Economics (IPERC), a centre that aspires to become a global benchmark in these research fields. The opening round table, “The Current State of Democracies: Challenges and Future Paths”, brought together three internationally renowned academics: Susan Stokes (University of Chicago), Massimo Morelli (Bocconi University), and Carles Boix (UB and Princeton University).  Professor Stokes focused her speech on the contents of her latest book, The Backsliders: Why…

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October 16, 2025

The UB in Figures presents the main statistics of the University in a clear and appealing way

Coinciding with the start of the academic year, the new edition of The UB in Figures is now available, featuring the most important data for the 2024-2025 academic year. It presents the main figures for the University of Barcelona and its academic activity in a clear and attractive format. This year, the document’s new design highlights certain data, such as the number of students’ external academic placements (14,135); it includes graphs with…

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October 15, 2025

The weather impacts how we spend our time — and crime too

Nice and sunny out there? You’ve probably changed your plans to enjoy good weather, or cancelled them because of pouring rain. In the study “Understanding the Link between Temperature and Crime”, our researcher François Cohen (Institut d’Economia de Barcelona) and Fidel Gonzalez (Sam Houston State University) analyse the implications that weather has on crime rates. They find substantial effects that can be attributed to changes in time use. The research…

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October 9, 2025

Job Market Candidates list for 2025-2026

The list of Job Market Candidates for the 2025-2026 academic year is available on the UB School of Economics website. In recent years, our PhD students have obtained positions at top institutions and organizations. List of 2024-2025 Job Market Candidates placements: Marianna Magagnoli: Postdoctoral Researcher, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). Hamza Benazzi: Postdoctoral Researcher, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Abhinav Khemka: Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Theodoros Saroglou: Postdoctoral Researcher,…

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October 6, 2025

Inaugural event of the new Research Centre on Institutions, Politics and Economics (IPERC) at the University of Barcelona

The IPERC is born with the ambition of establishing itself as an international reference hub and contributing to addressing the challenges of our time. The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona will host, on 16 October, the inaugural event of the new Research Centre on Institutions, Politics and Economics (IPERC) — a centre created with the aim of promoting high-quality research and scientific excellence in the…

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