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March 1, 2017

UB School of Economics to offer Erasmus exchange opportunities with University of Paris-Saclay

The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics will offer Erasmus exchange opportunities with the University of Paris-Saclay to MSc in Economics students and lecturers. An agreement was signed earlier this year between the Faculty of Economics and Business at the UB and the French Grande École ENSAE ParisTech, founding member of the University of Paris-Saclay and one of the leading graduate schools in the fields of statistics, economics, finance and…

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February 28, 2017

Applications are now open for the fourth edition of the UB School of Economics Summer School

Applications are now open for those willing to attend the UB School of Economics Summer School ‘The Economics of Education: Analyzing the Effects of Programmes and Policies’. During five days of intensive courses, running consecutively between the 3rd and 7th July 2017, participants will examine aspects such as human capital investment decision, school autonomy, the role of employers, and large-scale international assessments. Summer School lecturers will include guest scholar from…

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February 24, 2017

RecerCaixa provides funding for two research projects at the UB School of Economics

Two projects led by researchers at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics have been awarded funding by the grant programme RecerCaixa, an initiative fostered by Obra Social la Caixa and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP). Pilar Sorribas-Navarro will conduct research that will focus on political corruption. On the other hand, José García-Quevedo will carry out a project on energy efficiency. This year, RecerCaixa has selected 18 projects…

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February 23, 2017

MSc in Economics at the UB School of Economics accredited with Excellence by the Universities Council

The MSc in Economics programme at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics has obtained the overall qualification of “accreditation with excellence”, awarded by the Universities Council after an evaluation by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU). This seal is acquired when a study programme successfully undergoes an evaluation process and complies to a high level with the majority of the accreditation criteria and numerous good practices exceed the…

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February 22, 2017

UB School of Economics to host launch event of ERC Advanced Grant and research group led by Carles Boix

The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics will host the launch event of The Birth of Party Democracy ERC Advanced Grant and the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG), both led by UB researcher and Robert Garrett professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University Carles Boix. The event will take place at Sala de Graus (690 Building, Faculty of Economics and Business) on March 2nd, 2017, at…

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February 16, 2017

Barcelona: one of the best cities in the world for university students

Recently published university rankings show that Barcelona offers one of the world’s most appealing environments to live in and study in the world. According to QS, Barcelona ranks as Europe’s No. 8 top city for students, after having climbed three places compared to 2016. In fact, it is also the second-best ranked city in southern Europe. This might be explained by Barcelona’s relatively low living costs compared to other major…

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February 16, 2017

Innoredes project led by UB School of Economics researchers successfully achieves goals

The Innoredes project led by the Regional Quantitative Analysis Group (AQR) at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics has successfully achieved the goals set when funding was awarded by BBVA Foundation two years ago. Innoredes is the short name for “Technological Cooperation Networks and Innovation. Determinants and impact on Spanish Firms’ Competitiveness”, one of the five selected projects in the field of socioeconomics. AQR researchers have provided robust evidence…

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February 14, 2017

UB researcher Carles Boix wins Choice award for his book ‘Political Order and Inequality’

Professor Carles Boix, researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics, has received Choice’s Outstanding Academic Title award for his book Political Order and Inequality. Every year the Association of College & Research Libraries releases a list of the best scholarly titles reviewed by its publishing unit Choice. Boix’s Political Order and Inequality describes the foundations of stateless societies, why and how states emerge and the basis of political…

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February 10, 2017

New Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics brand identity launched for former UB Economics

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona has launched a new brand identity for its international centre for research and postgraduate education in Economics. Former UB Economics becomes now Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics. New name, but same spirit. The Universitat the Barcelona School of Economics will continue to offer competitive and internationally attractive postgraduate programmes and disseminate world-class research carried out in the School….

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February 10, 2017

“This new brand identity represents another step towards the consolidation of the project”

Elisenda Paluzie, dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona, has been one of the main drivers behind the creation of the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics, launched on February 10th, 2017. In this interesting interview, she discusses the main achievements of former UB Economics and the challenges that still lie ahead. What does the new Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics brand identity…

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