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July 10, 2017

The Barcelona Economics Analysis Team created within the UB School of Economics

A new research institute, named Barcelona Economics Analysis Team (BEAT), has been established within the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics. This newly created platform aims to produce excellent research along three lines, namely Behaviour, Markets and Games; Macroeconomics, Development and Trade; and Environment, Sustainability and Well-Being. A new website has been launched on July 10th, 2017, to increase the visibility of the Institute and to showcase the research of…

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July 6, 2017

The AQR and IREA welcome papers for the 2017 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics

The Regional Quantitative Analysis Group (AQR) and the Institute for Research on Applied Regional and Public Economics (IREA) at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics are welcoming papers for the 2017 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics. The workshop, which will focus on causal inference in spatial economics, will be held in Barcelona on November 23th-24th, 2017. The 2017 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics aims to…

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July 5, 2017

UB School of Economics ranked amongst world’s top 200 institutions

The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics has been ranked amongst the top 200 institutions in the world for Economics, according to the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017. Our institution has been placed in the 151-200 category globally, together with other major academic institutions, such as University of Illinois at Chicago, Free University Berlin and University College Dublin, among others. The Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic…

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July 4, 2017

MSc in Economics students will receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony

MSc in Economics graduates will receive symbolic diplomas during a graduation ceremony on Wednesday July 12th, 2017. The ceremony will be held at 19.00h at the Aula Magna (696 Building) at the Faculty of Economics and Business. All teaching staff is also invited to attend the ceremony. This graduation ceremony is a celebration of UB School of Economics students’ achievements and marks the culmination of all their hard work. It…

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June 30, 2017

Master thesis presentations mark the end of the academic year for MSc in Economics students

Students on MSc in Economics presented their master theses this week, marking the end of another successful academic year at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics. As the year moved into its final stretch, writing their thesis gave students the occasion to apply the skills, techniques and methodologies acquired over those last two years. Some of the students will now undertake advanced research on a PhD in Economics programme, while…

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June 29, 2017

Summer School on Economics of Education to gather 25 participants from 14 different countries

The 2017 Summer School ‘The Economics of Education: Analysing the Effects of Programmes and Policies’ hosted by the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics will gather 25 participants from 14 different countries from July 3rd to 7th. Attendees are a mix of academics, professionals and graduate students, who share an interest in educational programmes and policies. The fourth edition of the Summer School also enjoys a wide geographic distribution of…

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