30 NovFrancesc Amat receives grant by “la Caixa” Banking Foundation


The project COVIDEMO: THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON DEMOCRACY  has been selected for funding at the “la Caixa” Banking…

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23 OctFellow Francesc Amat – deputy director of IPErG


Dr. Francesc Amat has been appointed deputy director of IPErG with the goal of expanding and strengthening the Research Group in…

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14 OctFellow Francesc Amat participates on COVID webinar organised by OECD


On Monday, Oct. 19 at 3pm researcher Francesc Amat will participate as speaker in the webinar series that OECD organises periodically. This…

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13 OctMaayan Mor has been awarded a Juan de la Cierva Grant


IPErG Postdoctoral Researcher, Maayan Mor, has been awarded a Juan de la Cierva – Formación grant in 2019 for a duration…

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03 SepFellow Francesc Amat chairs third diplocat digital talk


This coming Sept. 8 at noon the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT) will present the following talk: “New productive models against…

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25 JunMaayan Mor wins Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award


IPERG’s Postdoctoral Researcher, Maayan Mor, has won the Ernst B. Haas best dissertation award from the European politics and society section of…

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17 SepFrancesc Amat featured at La Vanguardia


The research that Francesc Amat is undertaking at IPErG-UB has been featured in a recently published article in La Vangaurdia. Francesc…

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05 JulThree new Postdoctoral Researchers have joined IPErG


The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPErG) directed by Prof. Carles Boix welcomes three new postdoctoral researchers that have started…

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02 JulResearch Fellow, Guillem Riambau, has joined IPErG


The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPErG) directed by Prof. Carles Boix, welcomes new Research Fellow, Guillem Riambau, from July…

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07 JanResearcher Filip Kostelka’s new job at University of Essex


Postdoc researcher at IPErG, Filip Kostelka, has started, from Jan. 1, 2019,  a new job as a Lecturer in the Department of Government…

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23 FebIPERG group awarded SGR grant by AGAUR


IPERG group was awarded one of the SGR grants for research groups given by AGAUR. The group will have financial funding and is within…

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23 FebDr. Amat awarded 3-year Junior Fellowship by “La Caixa”


IPERG researcher, Francesc Amat, has been granted a 3-year Junior Leader “La Caixa” – Retaining Postdoctoral Fellowship. These fellowships are intended to consolidate…

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04 OctIPERG to host workshop on historical political economy and gender politics


The Historical Political Economy and Gender Politics Workshop will offer two days packed with presentations from top researchers at the University…

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29 AugFour new Postdoctoral Researchers are joining IPERG


The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) directed by Prof. Carles Boix welcomes four new postdoctoral researchers that will start…

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26 MayDr. Pablo Beramendi joins IPERG as a visiting researcher


Dr. Beramendi is an Associate Professor of Political Science (Political Economy) at Duke University. He is also an Associate Member of Nuffield College, University…

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28 AprDr. Guillem Riambau, new visiting researcher at IPERG


The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) is pleased to welcome Dr. Guillem Riambau-Armet, Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale-NUS…

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11 AprThree new Research Fellows are joining IPERG


The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) directed by Prof. Carles Boix welcomes three new Research Fellows. Germà Bel is a…

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30 MarIPERG Postdoctoral Fellow Marta Curto-Grau has been awarded a Marie Curie fellowship to study the impact of politicians’ personal traits on public policies


Marta Curto-Grau, researcher at the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG), has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual fellowship. From…

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16 FebCarles Boix wins Choice Award for his book ‘Political order and inequality’


The book explains the economic and political roots of inequality, describes the causes of the stagnation of the preindustrial world and explores what led to the West’s prosperity of the past two centuries.

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10 FebLaunch Event: The Birth of Party Democracy ERC Advanced Grant & Institutions and Political Economy Research Group


The event will take place at Sala de Graus on March 2nd, 2017, at 11:00.

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