A research project designed by the IEB’s Judit Vall among the applications selected for ‘Pandemias 2020’
The project ‘Policies for Resilient Societies in Times of Pandemics’ led by Judit Vall, lecturer in economics at the University of Barcelona and researcher at the IEB, is one of four applications (out of a total of 185) selected by AGAUR, the Catalan government’s agency for the management of university research grants, under the framework…
The IEB and the Barcelona Zona Franca Consortium sign a cooperation agreement
El Barcelona Economic Institute (IEB) and the Barcelona Zona Franca Consortium (CZFB) have signed an agreement that will allow the economic research centre to expand its activities and further strengthen its position as a benchmark in the areas of fiscal federalism, tax systems, urban economy, infrastructure, public policies and energy sustainability. The signing ceremony, held…
The IEB devotes Report 1/2021 to working from home and its effect on cities
Coordinated by professors Jordi Jofre-Monseny and Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal, the IEB Report 1/2021 was presented at an event organized jointly with the Barcelona Provincial Council, and attended by experts from a range of fields. The report, entitled “COVID-19, working from home and the future of cities“, analyses the extent to which the practice of working from…
The IEB presents a video summarizing its achievements over its 20-year career
The importance of the social role of economics research is one of the points addressed in the video recently produced by the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) to mark its twentieth birthday. The video reviews the institute’s career through the testimonies of its researchers, lecturers, and professors from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the…
Two IEB doctoral students awarded grants from the Amics del País Economic Society of Barcelona
Juan Ducal and Filippo Tassinari, PhD students at the IEB, are two of the 15 young researchers awarded scholarships this year by the Amics del País Economic Society of Barcelona. In a ceremony held in the Saló de Cent of the Barcelona City Council and chaired by the first deputy mayor, Jaume Collboni and the…
Cross-border medical care: the example of the Community of Valencia
DOWNLOAD HERE Cross-border healthcare inside the EU is on the rise. Pre-established agreements between member countries allow EU citizens to access medical care anywhere in the Union. Unlike medical tourism, which patients generally seek out and pay for themselves, cross-border medical care at public healthcare facilities is often paid for directly by the government…
