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February 28, 2022

First study on food insecurity in Spanish households

Researchers of the University of Barcelona Ana Moragues and Claudia Rocío Magaña have presented the report “Alimentando un futuro sostenible“, which measures for the first time the levels of food insecurity in Spanish households before COVID-19 and during the pandemic. The study reveals the problem of food insecurity in Spain, the lack of access to a healthy and sustainable nutrition. Also, it supports the need to promote measures and policies…

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February 28, 2022

UB School of Economics participates in the master’s and postgraduate fair Saló Futura 2022

For the sixth year, the UB School of Economics will be present at the master’s and postgraduate fair Saló Futura. This not-to-be-missed event in the world of education will be held at Fira Barcelona on March 18th to 19th. Our school staff will showcase the existing portfolio of degrees, namely the MSc in Economics, the PhD in Economics and the Summer School  programme. Future students will be able to approach the UB School of Economics team…

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February 18, 2022

Fundación Mapfre provides funding for two research projects on the insurance sector

Two projects led by researchers at the UB School of Economics have been awarded funding by the grant programme fostered by Fundación Mapfre. François Cohen will carry out a project to evaluate the impact of universal health care in Mexico. On the other hand, David Moriña will conduct research that will focus on analysing  the impact of the pandemic on health insurance claims. This year, Fundación Mapfre has selected 5…

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February 16, 2022

Childhood development: a multifaceted analysis

The UB School of Economics hosted from 16 to 18 December 2021 the annual Symposium of the Spanish Economic Association, which brings together experts in all areas of Economics. During the event, different sessions were organized by the Association’s committee on the Situation of Women in Economics (COSME) which counts with the participations of two researchers from our School:  Lidia Farré as vice-chair, and Judit Vall as board member. The…

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December 24, 2021

EWMES and SAEe 2021 at the University of Barcelona

The UB School of Economics has hosted last December two important events: The 2021 European Winter Meetings of the Econometric Society (EWMES) and the Symposium of the Spanish Economic Association (SAEe). The first one, took place in online format from December 13th to 15th. There were 823 registrations and 327 accepted papers. The event counted with 109 contributed sessions and three keynote addresses from top class economists: – Sule Alan, Professor…

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December 10, 2021

Sergi Basco awarded with the 12th Premi Societat Catalana d’Economia

Sergi Basco, researcher at the UB School of Economics, has been awarded with the 12th Premi Societat Catalana d’Economia for his book titled ‘Housing bubbles: origins and consequences’. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the UB, Dr Basco will present his work on 22 December, 2021 at 19:00 CET in a conference with the same title of his book. The event will be held in person…

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November 24, 2021

Spain records one of the largest gaps in Europe between desired fertility and real fertility

The indicators on the desired fertility in Spain contrast clearly with those of real fertility, and this results in one of the largest gaps in Europe. This is one of the conclusions of the dossier on Welfare state, life cycle and demography of the “la Caixa” Foundation Social Observatory, coordinated by Ció Patxot, UB School of Economics researcher, which also includes an in-depth analysis of intergenerational equity as a guarantee…

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November 22, 2021

UB School of Economics to open applications for four Postdoctoral and one Assistant Professor positions

The UB School of Economics invites applications for four three-year Postdoctoral and one Assistant Professor positions beginning in September 2022. – Postdoctoral positions (different fields of interest) – Assistant Professor position (Macroeconomics) Applications should be submitted via the EconJobMarket website before December 8th, 2021. Successful applicants will be expected to teach in English in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs, to develop independent research programs achieving international recognition, and to be…

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November 18, 2021

13 researchers join the UB School of Economics in 2021

The UB School of Economics has recruited 13 new researchers in 2021 – five postdoctoral researchers, six assistant professors and two associate professors. The new researchers hold PhD degrees from world-class institutions including CEMFI, Sao Paulo School of Economics, European University Institute, London School of Economics, and have previous experience in leading organisations such as the University of Oxford, Bocconi University, ETH Zurich and OECD. Ata Atay: Ata joined the Department of Mathematical Economics,…

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November 10, 2021

The UB School of Economics welcomes a new cohort of graduate students

The UB School of Economics welcomed new students to the Master’s and the PhD in Economics programmes in the academic year 2021-2022. The large majority of our students has an international profile, represented by ten different nationalities for the PhD programme and eight for the Master’s students. In both programmes, 77% of them are from outside Spain.  The diverse group of people that make up the master’s degree will now pursue a cutting-edge programme designed to train and educate young…

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