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June 6, 2014

Debating Big Ideas in Economic History, a tribute to Jaime Reis

“Debating Big Ideas in Economic History, a tribute to Jaime Reis” is a conference organized by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa and  Nova School of Business and Economics taking place next June 6th 2014 in Lisboa. Any person interested in attending the conference better get in touch with the convenors or send a mail to Marta Castelo Branco (marta.castelobranco@ics.ulisboa.pt). More information HERE.

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June 6, 2014

MSc in Economics, awarded by the Catalan Government

MSc in Economics at UB has been awarded with the International Master’s Program distinction by the Catalan Government. It has been one out of the six Master degree’s in Economics awarded with this distinction taught in Catalonia (you can have a look to the CALL RESOLUTION). The master academic quality and the high level of internationalisation of their students have been some of the main motivation for this distinction.

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June 6, 2014

We are the 3rd Spanish university in Economics

According to the recently published university ranking I-UGR, University of Barcelona is the third Spanish university in Economics for the period 2009-2013 , improving our relative position compared to last year’s edition. You can check the full ranking at www.rankinguniversidades.es.

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June 5, 2014

European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme – Call for applications

The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Cambridge, Delmenhorst, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar, Zürich. The Institutes for Advanced Study support the focused, self-directed work of outstanding researchers. The fellows benefit from the finest intellectual and research conditions and from the stimulating environment of…

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June 1, 2014

Visiting Assistant Professor position at Tecnologico de Monterrey University

A visiting professor position at the Department of Economics and Finance, Tecnologico de Monterrey University, Campus Puebla is offered. Candidates must have a PhD in Economics, Finance or closely related fields. Experience related to academic projects in Economics, International Finance, International Business, Corporate Finance, is desirable. Evaluation and selection will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. More information about this offer HERE.

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May 31, 2014

2 PhD Scholarships – Call for applications

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) offers 2  PhD Scholarships for 3 years, starting September 2014. The yearly amount of the stipend is 15.000€.  This shcolarship call is for students who have graduated after 2010 and who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed by summer 2014 and fulfil the admission requirements of the PhD program…

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May 20, 2014

INFER Workshop in Urban and Regional Economics – Call for papers

The deadline for submission of papers for the INFER Workshop in Urban and Regional Economics until May 20th 2014. To submit a paper to the workshop, please send a complete version in pdf format to the email address qure@urv.cat with the subject “Submission to the INFER Workshop in Urban and Regional Economics”. The front page of the document should include the title, authors, affiliations, contact details, and a short abstract….

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May 19, 2014

IV Workshop on Transport Economics – Tendering Transport Services

Next May 19th IEB and FEDEA organize the IV workshop in Transport Economics, taking place in Madrid. The workshop will be based on one of the critical issues in transport economics: the way in which tendering public transport services is applied in practice. Send an e-mail to egomez@fedea.es to pre-register. You can find more information about the workshop program HERE.

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May 16, 2014

QURE post-doctoral research position

The Quantitative Urban and Regional Economics research group (QURE – Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) is offering a post-doctoral research position for 18 (9+9) months. The yearly amount of the stipend is 19.833,94 euros. Research expertise in Empirical Economics in general and in some of the following topics in particular will be appretiated: Industrial location; firm dynamics; economic impact analysis; applied general equilibrium; environmental economics; personnel economics; theoretical and applied econometrics; urban and…

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