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February 19, 2026

Call for expressions of interest for Postdoctoral researcher position

The Chair of Energy Sustainability (IEB -Barcelona Institute of Economics-, University of Barcelona, UB) invites applications in the field of Energy Economics for a two-year Postdoctoral position in Economics starting in September 2026. The Chair of Energy Sustainability at the UB promotes research on the production, supply and use of the energy needed to maintain social welfare and development, placing special emphasis on aspects related to their economic, environmental, and…

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February 6, 2026

UB School of Economics is recruiting three tenure-elegible lecturers

The UB School of Economics is recruiting three Assistant Professors at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona, within the framework of the Serra Húnter Programme, promoted by the Research and Universities Department of the Government of Catalonia. The first position is in the field of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business at the Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, the second position is also in the…

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February 5, 2026

Cooperation between cities improves rental assistance coverage for the most vulnerable households

The study, published in the journal Public Management Review and based on data from Catalonia between 2012 and 2022, was led by Professor Germà Bel, from the Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics at the University of Barcelona. It analyses how the shared organization of social services has — or has not — translated into better outcomes for low-income families. The study, which received funding from the Institute for Self-Government…

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January 12, 2026

When farsighted agents enter matching markets, stability takes on new meaning

What happens to matching markets when participants look beyond immediate gains and anticipate the long chain of reactions their choices might trigger? This question becomes even more complex when couples submit joint preferences as in the residency matching problem where stable outcomes may not exist. In the study “Matching Markets with Farsighted Couples”, our researcher Ata Atay, alongside with Sylvain Funck, Ana Mauleon and Vincent Vannetelbosch (UC Louvain) examine how…

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December 17, 2025

UB School of Economics welcomes 19 new researchers in 2025

The UB School of Economics is excited to welcome a distinguished group of new researchers to the University of Barcelona. These new colleagues bring expertise across many fields of economics that will enrich our research environment, enhance the student learning experience, and foster collaborations across the Departments, its research structures, and the broader university community. This year, 19 new researchers have joined our Faculty. Giacomo Brusco joins the Department of…

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December 2, 2025

Structural change reshapes urban expansion: new research published in the Review of Economic Studies

How economies evolve also transforms the spaces we inhabit. The article “Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion”, co-authored by our researcher Marc Teignier together with Nicolas Coeurdacier and Florian Oswald, has just been published in the prestigious top 5 journal Review of Economic Studies. The study examines how two major forces of the past two centuries —the transition out of agriculture and the rise of urbanization— have jointly reshaped…

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November 21, 2025

The University of Barcelona to host the 38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE)

The 38th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) will be held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona from 31 August to 2 September 2026. This event is jointly organized by the University of Barcelona School of Economics and the Barcelona School of Economics. This prestigious conference will feature parallel and poster sessions, two keynote lectures, three flash talk sessions, and…

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November 20, 2025

UB School of Economics Researchers join new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia

Three researchers from the UB School of Economics are part of the new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia, a body created by the Government of the Generalitat and made up of sixteen renowned economists from academic, business, and trade-union fields. Among its members are Dirk Foremny, Núria Rodríguez Planas, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela, researchers at the UB School of Economics. The Council is created with the mission of…

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November 13, 2025

Conference with Gabriel Oddone, UB Alumnus and Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay

The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona will host, on 28 November at 11:00 a.m., the conference “América del Sur ante los desafíos económicos y geopolíticos globales”, delivered by Gabriel Oddone, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uruguay and distinguished alumnus of our Faculty. The event will take place in the Aula Magna of Building 690 and will be conducted in Spanish. In…

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November 11, 2025

Our researcher Javier Vázquez-Grenno has been awarded one of the research grants from the Social Observatory of the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation

Dr Javier Vázquez-Grenno, researcher at UB School of Economics and Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), and professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Barcelona, has been awarded one of the research grants offered by the Social Observatory of the “la Caixa” Foundation through its Social Research call for proposals. Professor Vázquez-Grenno’s project is one of 19 new social research studies to which the “la Caixa” Foundation will allocate 2…

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