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May 29, 2019

PhD graduate Valeria Bernardo awarded Funcas prize for best dissertation in social sciences

The PhD graduate in Economics Dr Valeria Bernardo has been awarded the Enrique Fuentes Quintana Prize by the Spanish Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas) for the best dissertation in the field of social sciences for the academic year 2017/18. The Enrique Fuentes Quintana prize for Social Sciences recognises the efforts, commitment and hard work required to complete a doctoral thesis and is awarded to doctoral theses in the field of Economics…

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May 29, 2019

Game Theory research explained simply and clearly at a new exhibition at the University of Barcelona

A new exhibition organised by the Game Theory and Assignment Markets Research Group at the UB School of Economics and the University of Barcelona faces the difficult task of explaining what Game Theory is in a simple and clear way, especially for those unfamiliar with this research field. The exhibition addresses the problems associated with the distribution of different types of resources and explains to the public how these can…

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May 28, 2019

UB School of Economics researcher Lluís Bermúdez awarded 12th Ferran Armengol i Tubau Prize

The UB School of Economics researcher Lluís Bermúdez has been awarded the 12th Ferran Armengol i Tubau Prize by the Catalan Economics Society of the Institute for Catalan Studies. The prize was given jointly to Lluís Bermúdez and Dimitris Karlis for their study Tarifació d’assegurances amb múltiples garanties correlacionades. The prize ceremony took place on May 27th 2019 at the Sala Pere i Joan Coromines of the Institute for Catalan…

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May 27, 2019

Extensive involvement of UB School of Economics researchers in the Catalan Economic Society Conference

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona has actively contributed to the organisation of the 2nd Catalan Economic Society Conference. On one hand, the Faculty has been one of the sponsors of the event. On the other hand, many UB School of Economics researchers have participated in the conference activities as speakers, members of the academic committee or attendees. The 2nd Catalan Economic Society Conference was…

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May 16, 2019

Germà Bel: “Barcelona is a clear candidate to implement congestion charging to cut the number of vehicles driving into the city center”

The congestion charge is a mechanism to reduce traffic congestion and pollution from private vehicles. Although it is a very unpopular measure among drivers, European cities such as London, Stockholm and Milan have already implemented it. In these cases, users of private cars must pay a toll to enter the urban centre at rush hours. With the Spanish local elections around the corner, the debate to introduce a congestion charge…

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May 13, 2019

School of Economics research suggests that the paternity leave reform in Spain may have discouraged subsequent fertility

The introduction of the two-week paid paternity leave in Spain in 2007 may have reduced the subsequent fertility of eligible couples, as parents now wait longer to have another child, according to a recent scientific article co-authored by the UB School of Economic researcher Dr. Lídia Farré and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra researcher Dr. Libertad González. The findings have been published at the Journal of Public Economics under the title “Does paternity leave reduce fertility?” Two reasons may be driving…

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May 13, 2019

PhD student Magdalena Domínguez awarded funding for doctoral research on criminal networks using Big Data

The UB School of Economics and Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) doctoral student Magdalena Domínguez has been awarded a PhD grant by the Banc Sabadell Foundation. This funding, known as Ayudas a la Investigación 2018, will allow her to carry out a project to identify and explain criminal networks using Big Data. “I am very honored to receive this grant. Not only it will provide me with better opportunities to…

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April 29, 2019

Vahagn Jerbashian: “Economic growth theory delivers answers to fascinating relevant questions”

The UB School of Economics will host the Summer School “The Economics of Growth: Innovation, Rivalry, and Institutions” on July 1-5, 2019. Vahagn Jerbashian is the Academic Coordinator for this summer programme. The course will be taught by Professor Pietro F. Peretto from Duke University, a leading researcher in economic growth theory, and Vahagn, who is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Barcelona. In…

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April 24, 2019

Barcelona Economics Analysis Team announces new scholarships to support PhD studies

The Barcelona Economics Analysis Team (BEAT) has recently announced new three-year PhD scholarships for full-time students at the UB School of Economics beginning in September 2019. The successful candidates will develop their doctoral research under a BEAT’s project which investigates the interaction between intergenerational transfers, altruism and public policy. Successful applicants will be expected to teach Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at undergraduate level within the Department of Economics at the University…

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April 10, 2019

PhD graduates Valeria Bernardo and Ilias Pasidis awarded extraordinary doctoral prize

PhD graduates in Economics of the UB School of Economics Dr. Valeria Bernardo and Dr. Ilias Pasidis have been awarded the extraordinary doctoral prize for the academic year 2016-2017. The award ceremony took place in the Paranimph of the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona on April 9th 2019, hosted by Dr. Joan Elias, rector of the University of Barcelona. Dr. Bernardo defended her PhD thesis Essays in Competition…

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