Research
Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, among the Best Economics and Finance Scientists in Spain in the Research.com 2026 ranking
The ranking is based on data compiled from multiple sources, including OpenAlex and CrossRef, up until January 12th, 2026. Our researchers, Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, have been included in the ranking among the Best Economics and Finance Scientists in Spain and the World.
Germà Bel is ranked as the 6th Best Economics and Finance Scientist in Catalonia, 11th in Spain and 955th in the world, with over 11,000 citations and 212 publications. Bel is a member of GiM, the Research Group on Governments and Markets, and Director of UB|IREA, the Research Institute in Applied Economics, as well as a researcher in the UB School of Economics.
Montserrat Guillén is ranked as the 8th Best Economics and Finance Scientist in Catalonia, 13th in Spain, also being the top woman in Spain, and 1,306th in the world, with over 6,500 citations and 280 publications. Guillén is a member of RISK, the Research Group on Risk in Insurance and Finance, and UB|IREA, as well as a researcher in the UB School of Economics.
The UB School of Economics is proud to count two of the top Economics and Finance researchers in Spain among its faculty.
A study shows how economic expectations and political polarization influence fertility rates and the number of marriages
Luis Guirola participated in a study that uses an unexpected change of government in Spain to examine whether changes in economic expectations had affected births, abortions and marriages.
News
UB School of Economics concludes the 2026 Summer School on Machine Learning and AI for Economists
The UB School of Economics has successfully concluded the 2026 Summer School Seeing through the Algorithms: A Summer School on Machine Learning & AI for Economists, held from 6 to 10 July. The programme brought together researchers, doctoral students and professionals from around the world to explore how Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are reshaping economic research and policy analysis.
Events
In Memoriam: Xavier Raurich Puigdevall
The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics announces, with great sadness, that Dr. Xavier Raurich, Full Professor at the Department of Economics and UBSE researcher, has passed away.
