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June 16, 2022

MSc in Economics students will receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony

MSc in Economics graduates will receive symbolic diplomas during a graduation ceremony on Thursday July 7, 2022. The ceremony will be held at 19:00 at the Aula Magna (696 Building) at the Faculty of Economics and Business. All teaching staff is also invited to attend the ceremony. This graduation ceremony celebrates UB School of Economics students’ achievements and marks the culmination of all their hard work. It is a valued opportunity…

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June 14, 2022

Interview with Seema Jayachandran, speaker at the Kapuscinski Development Lecture hosted by the UB School of Economics

Last May 24, 2022, the UB School of Economics hosted the conference entitled «The Power and the Limits of Economic Development as a Pathway to Gender Equality». The Aula Magna of the Faculty of Economics and Business held a Kapuscinski Development Lectures, organized by the European Union and the United Nations Development Program. This cycle of high-level lectures started in 2009, and since then, there have been 130 conferences in several countries…

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June 3, 2022

Elisabetta Aurino awarded an ERC grant for her groundbreaking research on adolescent development

Elisabetta Aurino is a development economist working on food security and child and adolescent health, nutrition and education. Her research aims to contribute to positive societal change through better food security, health and education for all children. Aurino is Assistant Professor of Development Economics at the University of Barcelona School of Economics since January 2022, and is the recipient of a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for…

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May 27, 2022

Corruption strengths the idea that the authorisation of new products and production techniques is only allowed if there is conclusive evidence that the benefits emerging from the approval offset the negative externalities generated

New products or production techniques are often regulated as they may cause harm to consumers and the environment. An unresolved question concerns the authorization for their use or production in the absence of conclusive evidence about the magnitude of their side effects. Bureaucratic corruption may affect the outcome of the authorization process, further complicating the picture, concealing or downplaying valuable information to their superiors and the public in exchange for…

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May 27, 2022

9 researchers join the UB School of Economics as Maria Zambrano Visiting Scholar Fellows in 2022

The UB School of Economics has recruited 9 researchers as Maria Zambrano Visiting Scholar Fellows in 2022. The visiting researchers hold PhD degrees from world-class institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Paris 1 – Panthéon – Sorbonne, and the University of Milano-Bicocca., They also have been working in leading organisations such as the Paris School of Economics, the University of Bologna, and the DIW-Berlin, among others. The Maria Zambrano Fellowship is a…

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May 23, 2022

Four UB School of Economics PhD graduates awarded extraordinary doctoral prize

The Paranimf of the Historical Building hosted on May 10, for the first time in three years, the award ceremony of the last third editions of the extraordinary doctoral prize for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 academic years. Four PhD graduates in Economics of the UB School of Economics have been awarded this prize. The decision was taken by the Governing Council of the Universitat de Barcelona among the theses…

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May 18, 2022

Presentation of the Barcelona Chair for Housing Studies at the UB

On May 17, the UB held the presentation of the Barcelona Chair for Housing Studies, launched by the Barcelona City Council, the Catalan Government, the Spanish Government, the Technical University of Catalonia and Pompeu Fabra University. The event, presided over by the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, included the participation of the university lecturers Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Juli Ponce, co-directors of the chair on behalf of the UB; Javier…

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May 16, 2022

The UB School of Economics hosts a conference by Seema Jayachandran on gender equality and development

On Tuesday, May 24 at 14:30, Seema Jayachandran will give a conference at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the UB entitled «The Power and the Limits of Economic Development as a Pathway to Gender Equality». Gender gaps that disadvantage women and girls – in employment, education, health, and more – tend to be bigger in lower-income countries than in higher-income countries. This lecture will discuss why economic progress…

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March 30, 2022

Five UB School of Economics PhD students awarded SEBAP movility grants

From a total of 13 mobility scholarships, 5 research mobility grant by the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEBAP) have been awarded to UB School of economics. The recipients are Akin Ayberk Cilekoglu, Marie Beigelman, Liliana Cuccu, Marianna Magagnoli, Ghizlen Ouasbaa, and Claudia Serra.  The grant provides 4.200 euros in funding for a visiting period at a foreign institution. In this case, the students have chosen the University of…

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March 22, 2022

II Workshop on Public Policies: Education and Health in resilient times

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will host its second Workshop on Public Policies: Education and Health in resilient times. It will take place in person in Barcelona on June 9th and 10th, 2022. The aim of the workshop is to explore both the interactions between education and health as well as issues related to the impact of shocks (broadly defined) on the provision of education and health care. Researchers…

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