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May 13, 2019

PhD student Magdalena Domínguez awarded funding for doctoral research on criminal networks using Big Data

The UB School of Economics and Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) doctoral student Magdalena Domínguez has been awarded a PhD grant by the Banc Sabadell Foundation. This funding, known as Ayudas a la Investigación 2018, will allow her to carry out a project to identify and explain criminal networks using Big Data. “I am very honored to receive this grant. Not only it will provide me with better opportunities to…

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April 29, 2019

Vahagn Jerbashian: “Economic growth theory delivers answers to fascinating relevant questions”

The UB School of Economics will host the Summer School “The Economics of Growth: Innovation, Rivalry, and Institutions” on July 1-5, 2019. Vahagn Jerbashian is the Academic Coordinator for this summer programme. The course will be taught by Professor Pietro F. Peretto from Duke University, a leading researcher in economic growth theory, and Vahagn, who is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Barcelona. In…

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April 24, 2019

Barcelona Economics Analysis Team announces new scholarships to support PhD studies

The Barcelona Economics Analysis Team (BEAT) has recently announced new three-year PhD scholarships for full-time students at the UB School of Economics beginning in September 2019. The successful candidates will develop their doctoral research under a BEAT’s project which investigates the interaction between intergenerational transfers, altruism and public policy. Successful applicants will be expected to teach Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at undergraduate level within the Department of Economics at the University…

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April 10, 2019

PhD graduates Valeria Bernardo and Ilias Pasidis awarded extraordinary doctoral prize

PhD graduates in Economics of the UB School of Economics Dr. Valeria Bernardo and Dr. Ilias Pasidis have been awarded the extraordinary doctoral prize for the academic year 2016-2017. The award ceremony took place in the Paranimph of the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona on April 9th 2019, hosted by Dr. Joan Elias, rector of the University of Barcelona. Dr. Bernardo defended her PhD thesis Essays in Competition…

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March 26, 2019

Four UB School of Economics PhD students awarded SEBAP mobility grants

Four UB School of Economics PhD students have been awarded a research mobility grant by the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEBAP). The recipients are Tania Fernández-Navia, Jeffrey Pagel, Giorgos Papadomichelakis and Kinga Barbara Tchorzewska. The grant provides €4,200 in funding for a visiting period at a foreign institution. In this case, the four PhD students have chosen the University of Warwick, University of California in San…

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March 25, 2019

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

For the fifth consecutive year, the UB School of Economics took part in the master’s and postgraduate fair Saló Futura. More than 70 exhibitors were drawn by the 16th edition of the fair, organised by Fira Barcelona on March 22nd and 23rd. The staff of our school showcased the existing portfolio of degrees, namely the MSc in Economics, the PhD in Economics and the Summer School  programme. Many students approached the UB School…

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March 21, 2019

Department of Economics is hiring an Assistant Professor in the field of Public Economics

The Department of Economics at the University of Barcelona is hiring an Assistant Professor with special interest in Public Economics to join the Faculty of Economics and Business in September 2019. Applicants are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must be in possession of the corresponding favorable governmental accreditation. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to develop independent research programmes…

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March 20, 2019

The IEB offers scholarships for new PhD students at the UB School of Economics

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) offers PhD scholarships aimed at students who enrol the doctoral programme in Economics at the UB School of Economics. The successful candidates will develop their research under the supervision of academics belonging to the IEB research programmes. They will also have teaching duties in Applied Economics at undergraduate level within the Department of Economics –area of Public Economics– of the Faculty of Economics and…

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February 27, 2019

Faculty of Economics and Business at the UB ranked one of the best for Social Sciences & Management

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona has a reputation of being one of the best in the area of Social Sciences & Management. The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 has once again confirmed this status. The UB has been ranked among the top 5 universities in Spain for this area. The Social Sciences & Management area covers subjects such as Accounting & Finance,…

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February 25, 2019

Montserrat Guillén and Alfonso Herranz win two ICREA Academia Awards

The UB School of Economics researchers Montserrat Guillén and Alfonso Herranz have each been awarded an ICREA Academia Award, which will allow them to enhance their academic research during the next five years. The ICREA Academia grant aims to encourage and reward the research excellence of teaching and research staff with permanent positions in public universities in Catalonia. This research intensification programme gives priority to researchers with a large potential…

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