2022 BARCELONA WORKSHOP ON REGIONAL AND URBAN ECONOMICS
The economics of a pandemic: lessons from COVID-19
October 6th-7th 2022
University of Barcelona, Faculty of Economics and Business, Sala de Graus
| Thursday, October 6th 2022 | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Welcome and opening act – Ramon Alemany (Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat de Barcelona) – Josep Lluís Carrion-i-Silvestre (AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona) |
| 15:15-16:45 | 1st Contributed session Chair: Enrique López Bazo (AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona) – Marcos Sanso Navarro (University of Zaragoza). Modeling the spread of COVID-19 in New York City. – Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (Princesa de Asturias Chair & Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics). Decentralisation, unfunded mandates, and the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 16:45-17:15 | Coffee break |
| 17:15-18:45 | 2nd Contributed session Chair: Antonio di Paolo (AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona) – Marcos Díaz Ramírez (OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions & Cities). The geography of housing demand in the wake of COVID-19. – Andrea Conte (Joint Research Centre, European Commission). Territorial Mapping of EU Funding Programmes. |
| Friday, October 7th 2022 | |
| 9:30-10:30 | 3rd Contributed session Chair: Alexandrina Stoyanova (Universitat de Barcelona) Juan Francisco Jimeno (Bank of Spain). Post-pandemic employment outlook: Old structural trends and new shocks. |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-13:00 | Round table Chair: Raul Ramos (AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona) – Marta Curto (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Economia i Finances). Government interventions to flatten the curves: the case of Catalonia – Anna García-Altés (Generalitat de Catalunya. Subdirecció General de Planificació Sanitària). The direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the health status of the population – Francisco Ramos (Barcelona Activa). Economic Recovery Strategy of Barcelona. Economic Response Coordination Centre (CECORE) |
| 13:00 | Closing remarks Josep Lluís Carrion-i-Silvestre & Enrique López Bazo (AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona) |