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January 24, 2024

Citizens would only give up free elections in exchange for a threefold increase in income, according to research by the UB

  The increasing political polarization and the emergence of populist parties with authoritarian tendencies have generated much concern about citizens’ adherence to democracy and the durability of liberal institutions today. Researchers at the University of Barcelona and Princeton University have used an innovative methodology to estimate how much citizens value democracy and other economic and social features, such as having a public healthcare system or living in an egalitarian society….

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January 16, 2024

Boosting Brains and Breaking Barriers: a closer look at Ghana’s school feeding success

Ever wondered if school meals could make a real difference in a child’s education? A recent experiment in Ghana aimed to find out, and the results are quite eye-opening. In a large-scale initiative led by the Ghanaian government, our researcher Elisabetta Aurino co-conducted a randomized trial to explore the impact of the school feeding program on students’ learning. What they found after two years was pretty remarkable and it was…

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January 10, 2024

Ció Patxot, UB School of Economics researcher, leads an international project on the socio-economic impact of the aging of the European population.

One of the objectives of the SUSTAINWELL project, led by the University of Barcelona and funded by the Horizon Europe programme is to explore policies that help the “sandwich generation” to s upport the baby boomers, who are now retiring, without lowering the fertility rate or reducing investment in education. The project will address the medium and long-term impact of an ageing society in terms of income redistribution. SUSTAINWELL wants…

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November 23, 2023

UB School of Economics opens applications for Postdoctoral and Assistant Professor positions

The University of Barcelona School of Economics is accepting applications for three two-year Postdoctoral and one six-year Assistant Professor positions starting in September 2024. Postdoctoral positions may transition to an Assistant Professorship contingent upon a favorable evaluation and the availability of positions. Fields of interest:   – Behavioral Economics – Environmental; Agricultural Economics – Finance – Health; Education; Welfare – Industrial Organization – Insurance – Labor; Demographic Economics – Microeconomics –…

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October 30, 2023

Job Market Candidates list for 2023-2024 now available

The list of Job Market Candidates for the 2023-2024 academic year has been published on the UB School of Economics website. In recent years, our PhD students have obtained positions at top institutions and organizations. List of 2022-2023 Job Market Candidates placements: – Arianna Garofalo: Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. – Ignacio Garrón: Visiting Professor in the Department of Statistics at the Universidad Carlos III de…

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October 24, 2023

A closer look at the MSc in Economics class of 2024

The UB School of Economics welcomed 20 new students to the MSc in Economic for the 2023-2024 academic year. Most of these new students (90%) have 15 different nationalities, and the remaining (10%) are from Spain. More precisely, (45%) are from Europe, (30%) from America, and (25%) from Asia. The diverse group of people that make up the master’s degree will now pursue a cutting-edge programme designed to train and…

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October 10, 2023

Empowering women: How education shapes fertility and children’s health

The relationship between women’s education, fertility rates, and children’s health has long been a topic of interest for economists and policymakers. A new study published in the European Economic Review by our UB School of Economics researchers Cristina Bellés and Judit Vall sheds light on this issue by examining the impact of women’s education on fertility and children’s health in Spain during a period of gender equalization and greater access…

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October 9, 2023

New edition of ‘UB in figures’ with highlights from the 2022-2023 academic year

Coinciding with the start of the academic year, the new edition of ‘UB in figures‘ arrives, featuring the most significant data from the 2022-2023 academic year. It presents, in a comprehensible and engaging manner, the key figures of the University of Barcelona and its academic activities, as well as the evolution of certain variables over recent years. This year, the document includes a new section on entrepreneurship, highlighting projects incubated…

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October 6, 2023

Catalonia’s Statistics Day with Manuel Arellano at the Faculty of Economics and Business

Statistics Day is an annual gathering aimed at individuals interested in statistics and organized by the Catalan Society of Statistics. It is a day where various topics related to statistics are discussed, and the location changes each year. This time, it is being held at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEE) of the University of Barcelona and features Manuel Arellano as a speaker. Arellano is a prestigious econometrician who…

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September 28, 2023

UB, Spanish leader in the World University Rankings

The University of Barcelona is the first Spanish university in the World University Rankings, published by the British specialized journal Times Higher Education, obtaining the 152nd position worldwide. Thus, it is 30 positions higher than last year. This year the ranking has updated the methodology and includes new indicators. Of the conceptual pillars in which the different indicators of the ranking are grouped, the UB obtains the best evaluation in quality and…

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