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September 28, 2015

XV International Business and Economy Conference – Call for papers

IBEC invites the submission of proposals for its 15th research conference to be held in Nürtingen, Stuttgart Metropolitan Region, Germany. The objective of IBEC 2016 is to  provide a forum for intellectual discussion among scholars and practitioners. We seek to provide a platform to analyze the strategic challenges faced by firms, educators, governments, and other institutions in the global arena. Submission Deadline: October 10th, 2015. More information HERE.

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September 18, 2015

Sandra Nieto, PhD in Economics at UB, María Jesús San Segundo Award at the AEDE Meeting 2015

Dr. Sandra Nieto, PhD in Economics at the University of Barcelona, was awarded with the María Jesús San Segundo Award for the best paper of young authors presented at the XXIV Meeting 2015 of the Association of Economics Education (AEDE), held on 25th and 26th June in Madrid, for her paper entitled “Overeducation, skills and wage penalty: Evidence for Spain using PIAAC data”. More information HERE.

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September 7, 2015

ICREA: Academia 2015 call

Organisation: Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) Thematic area: Generic Deadline:05/10/2015 Call’s information: HERE (this information is only available in catalan).

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September 7, 2015

AGAUR: Grants to recruit new research personnel

Call for universities, research centers and hospital foundations to recruit new research personnel next year 2016 (FI-DGR). From AGAUR (Agency for Management of University and Research). Knowledge area: Generic. Application deadline: 09/22/2015 For more information: HERE (this link is only available in catalan and spanish).

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September 7, 2015

SEA: Job Market Meetings 2015

The Spanish Economic Association (SEA), organizes the ‘Job Market Meetings‘ coinciding with their annual conference (SEA’s Simposio). Next meeting will be held in Girona, on December 10-12, 2015. Girona has an international airport and a high-speed train connection with Barcelona which takes around 38 minutes. Candidates (PhD candidates from the doctoral program) interested in presenting a paper must submit it through Conference Maker up until September 14. If you need any further…

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September 4, 2015

Caixabank: openings for economists

The Strategic Planning and Research Department of CaixaBank, the leading retail bank in Spain, analyzes topics of interest in the areas of macroeconomics, financial markets, the banking system and competitive strategy and helps develop and monitor the strategic plan of the bank in close contact with top management. Spanish and English are required. You can find more information HERE.

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September 3, 2015

Royal Economic Society 2016 – Call for papers

Royal Economic Society (RES) 2016 Annual Conference Programme Committee invites submissions of papers for General Sessions from academic, government and business economists in any field of economics and econometrics. Deadline for submissions: 11 October 2015. Proposals for Special Sessions should be sent by email to the Programme Chair (Conference2016@res.org.uk) by 1 November 2015. Further details and a link for submitting papers can be found on the CONFERENCE WEBSITE.

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September 2, 2015

Research and educational transfer grant at OECD

Fundació Jaume Bofill, jointly with OECD, opens a new edition of the grant call adressed to researchers willing to do a stage in the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, located in Paris. This stage will provide to the granted researcher the oportunity to work in a leading international institution in applied research and benchmarking on different educational systems and enviroments. You can submit your application until September 28th. More information…

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September 1, 2015

Luca Salvadori, PhD in Economics at UB, 2015 Epainos Award at the ERSA Conference

Luca Salvadori (PhD in Economics 2015 at the University of Barcelona) is the 2015 recipient of the Epainos Award for the paper ‘Does tax enforcement counteract the negative effects of terrorism? A case study of the Basque Country‘, which is awarded to the best paper presented in the Young Regional Scientist (EAYRS) Sessions. The EAYRS Sessions are organized each year at the ERSA Conference (Lisbon, August 25-28, 2015), and provide…

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