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July 5, 2024

The 2024 edition of our Summer School on Poverty and Inequality concludes successfully

The UB School of Economics proudly announces the successful conclusion of the Summer School on “The Economics of Poverty and Inequality: Global Challenges in the 21st Century.” This intensive course, held over the past few days, brought together 24 participants from 17 countries, representing various academic and professional backgrounds, including the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO-HQ Geneva), Institute Economics of Inequality, Institut Català de Polítiques Públiques, and Institut Català…

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June 10, 2024

UB School of Economics to host the XVI edition of the Labour Economics Meeting

The Spanish Association of Labour Economics (AEET) and the University of Barcelona School of Economics (UBSE) will hold the XVI Labour Economics Meeting on July 11-12, 2024 at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona. The Labour Economics Meeting will feature two keynote speakers: Ana Rute Cardoso (Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa) and Joan Monràs (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco). A roundtable discussion…

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May 30, 2024

UB research study shows the working conditions of scrap metal dealers and their role in the recycling process in Barcelona

In Barcelona, there are more than 3,000 informal recyclers, or “chatarreros”, who collect various metals, basically iron, aluminium, copper and steel, from the streets and containers. They work on average about sixty hours a week and earn less than five hundred euros a month, i.e. 40% of the minimum wage. Only half of them manage to live in shared flats, while the rest live on the streets. Although they do…

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May 29, 2024

The Digital Shift: Examining the Growth of Remote Work in Europe

The recent study “On working from home in European countries”, published in International Journal of Manpower by our UB School of Economics researchers Vahagn Jerbashian and Montserrat Vilalta-Bufí, has shed light on the evolution of working from home (WFH) across various industries in 12 European countries over the period from 2008 to 2017. The analysis which draws on data from the EU Labour Force Survey and the EU-KLEMS database, reveals…

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May 14, 2024

Ageing Populations: A Barrier to Strong Climate Action?

A new study conducted by our UB School of Economics researchers, Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel, and Jordi J. Teixidó, has been published in Population and Environment. The article, titled “The Influence of Population Aging on Global Climate Policy,” explores the intricate relationship between demographic shifts and climate policy ambition on a global scale. The study investigates how the transition to an aging population impacts the ambition and outcomes of international climate…

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April 29, 2024

Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, among the Best Economics and Finance Scientists in Spain in the Research.com ranking

The 3rd Edition of the Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the disciplines of Economics and Finance has been released. The ranking is based on data compiled from multiple sources, including OpenAlex and CrossRef, up until November 21st, 2023. Our researchers, Germà Bel and Montserrat Guillén, have been included in the ranking among the Best Economics and Finance Scientists in Spain. Bel is ranked as the 11th Best Economics…

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April 10, 2024

Four Researchers from the UB School of Economics awarded by the State Research Agency

Four researchers from the UB School of Economics have been recognized with “Consolidación Investigadora 2023” programme by the State Research Agency and Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities for their exceptional contributions to various fields of scientific research. They will receive European Union funds to develop their respective research projects. Dr. Elisabetta Aurino has been recognized for her research on violence against adolescents in Ghana. Her project, titled “End_Violence,” addresses…

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April 4, 2024

24 Researchers join the UB School of Economics in 2023 and early 2024

The UB School of Economics is pleased to introduce 24 new researchers who have joined our faculty in 2023 and early 2024. Cristina Belles: Cristina joined the Department of Economics (Public Economics section) as a Beatriu de Pinós research fellow. She received her PhD in Economics from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2017. Laia Bosque-Mercader: Laia joined joined the Department of Econometrics, Statistics, and Applied Economics (Public Policies section) as…

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April 2, 2024

The 5centims.cat blog presents its article 250 at the faculty of Economics and Business

The 5centims.cat blog, created in 2021 by the Catalan Society of Economics, celebrates the publication of article 250 at our Faculty. In the celebration of this milestone, there will be a welcome address by the vice dean of Research and Doctorate of the Faculty, Antonio di Paolo; a review of previous entries by the blog’s editor, Mireia Borrell Porta; the presentation of entry 250 by the author and current president…

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March 21, 2024

“A Multidisciplinary Approach Is Essential for Understanding Poverty Dynamics and Economic Policies”

The Summer School 2024 at the UB School of Economics will focus on the global challenges in the 21st Century regarding the economics of poverty and inequality. Nicolai Suppa (Universitat de Barcelona and Oxford University) and Natalie Naïri Quinn (Oxford University) are experts in this field and will be the lecturers of our summer course, which will take place from July 1 to 5, 2024, at the University of Barcelona….

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