The IEB’s work acknowledged in the latest SGR call
Thursday, 16 March 2023
In the latest SGR-Cat 2021 call issued by the Catalan government, the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has been recognized as a consolidated research group with competitive funding. The proposal selected encompasses the research carried out by IEB researchers in the fields of Public Economics, Urban Economics and Energy Sustainability. The resolution highlights the IEB’s…
Two IEB researchers receive ICREA grants
Thursday, 16 March 2023
The ICREA Academia programme for 2022 has awarded grants to two researchers from the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), Elisabet Viladecans and Judit Vall. This year, 40 of the 231 applications received from experts in various fields of knowledge in the Catalan university system have been assigned 40,000 euros per year for a period of…
Experts evaluate the Border Adjustment Mechanism to be applied soon by the EU
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has presented its IEB Report 4/2022, a document coordinated by the professor of the University of Barcelona (UB) José Maria Durán-Cabré. The report analyses a fundamental issue affecting the competitiveness of companies and the fight against climate change: the taxation of CO2 emissions. This publication closes the series of…
Professor Cristina Bellés-Obrero, an expert in public policy, joins the IEB as a researcher
Friday, 3 March 2023
The economist Cristina Bellés-Obrero has joined the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) as a researcher. Bellés-Obrero has a PhD in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University and was awarded a scholarship under the Beatriz de Pinós programme, whose purpose is to attract postdoctoral research talent. The new IEB researcher is an expert in health, family and…
Call for Applications: PhD Scholarship – Urban Economics 2023-2024
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
The Chair on Urban Economics City of Barcelona offers a PhD Scholarship for 3 years (with possible extension for one more year), starting during the 2023-2024 academic year. We are looking for students who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed…
The IEB welcomes two new doctoral students with a marked international profile
Monday, 13 February 2023
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has two new PhD students enrolled on the PhD course in Economics at the University of Barcelona (UB). The new additions, Julia McGee from Canada and Mengwei Lin from China, maintain the international profile characteristic of all the students pursuing their doctorates at the IEB. Julia McGee studied economics…
