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October 3, 2022

Now hiring: Admissions officer

The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona is a leading centre in Southern Europe for research and teaching in the fields of economics, business, sociology and statistics. It combines the historical tradition of the UB with its strong commitment to modernity and internationalization in recent years. The Faculty offers a wide range of quality postgraduate programmes and short courses to an international market. A priority for…

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September 23, 2022

The First edition of the UB School of Economics Young Researchers Meeting highlighted the excellence of the research done in the field of Economics at the UB

The UB School of Economics hosted the first “UB School of Economics Young Researchers Meeting” on September 22, 2022. The event represented an outstanding opportunity to showcase to the UB research community the work done at the UB School of Economics by our young researchers who joined the Faculty of Economics and Business during the last years. It also provided a good opportunity to establish scientific discussion and networking between…

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September 6, 2022

The UB School of Economics has inaugurated the Behavioral Experimental Science Laboratory

We are pleased to announce that we have inaugurated the Behavioral Experimental Science Laboratory at the Faculty of Economics and Business during the Summer School of the UB School of Economics. The aim of this new facility is to provide an adequate environment to conduct different kinds of experiments and studies for research projects and teach research methodology using the lab equipment. We asked Pol Campos Mercadé, Assistant Professor at…

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July 28, 2022

UB School of Economics researchers Lídia Farré and David Moriña have been awarded funding by La Caixa for socially-oriented research projects

The Social Observatory of “la Caixa” Foundation has awarded funding for 12 excellent, innovative, and socially-oriented research projects in Spain. UB School of Economics researchers Lídia Farré and David Moriña lead two of these projects. Lídia Farré developed her research work together with two other UB School of Economics researchers, Laia Maynou, Serra Hunter Assistant Professor, and Marta Curull, PhD in Economics student, as well as with Libertad González, Associate professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in…

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July 8, 2022

MSc in Economics graduates celebrate their academic achievements at the graduation ceremony

MSc in Economics graduates at the UB School of Economics celebrated their academic achievements with friends and relatives during Graduation Day at the Faculty of Economics and Business. The ceremony took place on July 7, 2022, in the Aula Magna of the 696 Building. All graduates wore the academic dress –consisting of a gown and hood– and received symbolic diplomas. The MSc in Economics class of 2022 graduated together with other…

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June 16, 2022

MSc in Economics students will receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony

MSc in Economics graduates will receive symbolic diplomas during a graduation ceremony on Thursday July 7, 2022. The ceremony will be held at 19:00 at the Aula Magna (696 Building) at the Faculty of Economics and Business. All teaching staff is also invited to attend the ceremony. This graduation ceremony celebrates UB School of Economics students’ achievements and marks the culmination of all their hard work. It is a valued opportunity…

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June 14, 2022

Interview with Seema Jayachandran, speaker at the Kapuscinski Development Lecture hosted by the UB School of Economics

Last May 24, 2022, the UB School of Economics hosted the conference entitled «The Power and the Limits of Economic Development as a Pathway to Gender Equality». The Aula Magna of the Faculty of Economics and Business held a Kapuscinski Development Lectures, organized by the European Union and the United Nations Development Program. This cycle of high-level lectures started in 2009, and since then, there have been 130 conferences in several countries…

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June 3, 2022

Elisabetta Aurino awarded an ERC grant for her groundbreaking research on adolescent development

Elisabetta Aurino is a development economist working on food security and child and adolescent health, nutrition and education. Her research aims to contribute to positive societal change through better food security, health and education for all children. Aurino is Assistant Professor of Development Economics at the University of Barcelona School of Economics since January 2022, and is the recipient of a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for…

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May 27, 2022

Corruption strengths the idea that the authorisation of new products and production techniques is only allowed if there is conclusive evidence that the benefits emerging from the approval offset the negative externalities generated

New products or production techniques are often regulated as they may cause harm to consumers and the environment. An unresolved question concerns the authorization for their use or production in the absence of conclusive evidence about the magnitude of their side effects. Bureaucratic corruption may affect the outcome of the authorization process, further complicating the picture, concealing or downplaying valuable information to their superiors and the public in exchange for…

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May 27, 2022

9 researchers join the UB School of Economics as Maria Zambrano Visiting Scholar Fellows in 2022

The UB School of Economics has recruited 9 researchers as Maria Zambrano Visiting Scholar Fellows in 2022. The visiting researchers hold PhD degrees from world-class institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Paris 1 – Panthéon – Sorbonne, and the University of Milano-Bicocca., They also have been working in leading organisations such as the Paris School of Economics, the University of Bologna, and the DIW-Berlin, among others. The Maria Zambrano Fellowship is a…

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