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December 4, 2018

Former UB School of Economics researcher Marta Curto awarded prize for Best Journal Article

PhD graduate in Economics and former researcher at UB School of Economics Marta Curto has been awarded the José Manuel Blecua Prize for the best article published in a recognised journal in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. Curto, who is a former Marie Curie Fellow at the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) at the University of Barcelona, has won the prize for her article “Does electoral…

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November 21, 2018

Faculty of Economics and Business at the UB invites applications for four Post-Doctoral positions

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona invites applications for four three-year Post-Doctoral positions starting in 2019. The Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics (Section of Public Policy) will recruit a Post-Doctoral researcher with a focus on Public Economics and Public Policy. The Department of Economics (Section of Economic Theory) will add to the team a Post-Doctoral researcher with a focus on Macroeconomics, International Trade…

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November 21, 2018

Two Post-Doctoral fellowships available at the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group at the UB

The Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) at the University of Barcelona seeks to fill up to two Post-Doctoral fellowships on comparative politics linked to a European Research Council-financed five-year research project on a cross-national historical comparison of electoral systems, electoral behaviour and party systems in advanced democracies. The Principal Investigator is Professor Carles Boix and includes scientific collaboration with major centres of research in Europe and the United…

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November 14, 2018

Job Market candidates list for 2018/19 now available on UB School of Economics website

The list of Job Market Candidates for the current academic year has already been published on the UB School of Economics website. These highly qualified economists are ready to add value to any organization. In recent years, our PhD students have obtained positions at top universities such as PUC-Rio, LSE, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Institute of Economics-Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Yale University and University of Sussex. Our 2018/19 candidates will…

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November 7, 2018

“It is crucial to have time and resources to engage with an ambitious research agenda”

Francesc Amat has recently been awarded a Postdoctoral La Caixa Junior Leader Fellowship. He has been one of the 30 young researchers selected by La Caixa Foundation who will benefit from funding that will allow them to continue their research at a Spanish university. Francesc plans to study the causes of the growing political discontent and populist votes that we observe in many democracies. Francesc got his PhD from the…

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November 7, 2018

MSc students turn their research for a master course into a peer-reviewed journal article

Two recent MSc in Economics graduates at the UB School of Economics Alexis Gaona and Juan-Felipe Gonzalez and exchange student Jaakko Järvinen have turned their research for the master course Ecological Economics into a scientific article that has just been published in the international, peer-reviewed journal Environmental & Socio-economic Studies. PhD student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona Marula Tsagkari has co-authored the study. The article analyses the carbon dioxide…

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October 30, 2018

Applications for the graduate programme in Economics due to open on November 1st 2018

The UB School of Economics will open the applications for 2019-2020 entry to the graduate programme in Economics on November 1st 2018. The graduate programme comprises a two-year master’s degree in Economics and the PhD in Economics. These can be coursed separately if the student meets the entry requirements. MSc in Economics candidates have time until June 15th 2019 to submit their application. On the other hand, applications for the PhD should be submited before the deadline of May 15th 2019. Further details…

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October 23, 2018

Joan Tugores named 2018 Member of Merit by the Association of Economists of Catalonia

Professor at the University of Barcelona and researcher at the UB School of Economics Joan Tugores has been named 2018 Member of Merit by the Association of Economists of Catalonia for his extensive curriculum and his contributions to the field of economics, with particular attention to the study of globalisation and the economic crisis. The association also highlights his close follow up of the macro and micro economic situation with…

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October 19, 2018

MSc in Economics Student Cristian Navarro Serrano awarded “Masters of Excellence” scholarship from Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera

First year MSc in Economics student Cristian Navarro Serrano has been awarded a “Masters of Excellence” scholarship from Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera. These grants are aimed at students with an excellent academic record who are enrolled at high-quality master’s degrees at universities in Catalonia. “This scholarship will give me the boost that I need to face the master’s degree. Not only because of the financial support, but also because of the…

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October 1, 2018

A closer look at the MSc in Economics class of 2020

The UB School of Economics has welcomed 32 new students on the MSc in Economics. This diverse group of people was educated at some of the top universities in the world and will now pursue a cutting-edge master’s degree programme designed to train and educate young economists to undertake top research in Economics. The large majority of our students come from Europe (59%), followed by Asia (22%) and the Americas…

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