Clàudia Serra, Candan Erdemli and Marianna Magagnoli, new PhD students of the IEB
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has three new PhD students enrolled in the PhD in Economics of the Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Clàudia Serra holds a master’s degree in economics from the School of Economics at the UB and has worked as a research assistant at IESE Business School. Her topics of interest are…
IEB and Cuatrecasas sign a collaboration agreement
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and Cuatrecasas have signed an agreement through which the law firm will collaborate with the research program on “Analysis of Tax Systems”. The program, directed by Alejandro Esteller-Moré, professor of Public Economics at the University of Barcelona (UB), aims to promote quality research in the field of taxation, with…
The IEB Report 2/2020 Reviews the Causes of Political Fragmentation in Europe
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) devotes the second IEB Report of 2020, coordinated by researcher and professor Matteo Gamalerio, to address the causes of the political fragmentation that Europe has experienced in the last decade with the emergence of new parties and the rise of populism. The focus is on the great economic recession…
IEB Report 01/2020: Tackling Climate Change from the Urban World
There is a consensus that much of the climate crisis lies in the lifestyle of cities and their corresponding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, not to mention the effects of an agriculture designed to meet the food needs of the urban population. This concentration of population in our cities and their urban planning policies are factors…
Metropolitan Mobility and COVID-19: Can Public Transport in Barcelona Absorb Demand?
In large metropolitan areas, the public transport network is essential for proper and smooth mobility and hardly has a substitute. Following the impact of COVID-19, public transport in the metropolitan area of Barcelona faces the challenge as to whether it will be able to continue to guarantee such mobility. On the one hand, individuals have…
How Has COVID-19 Affected the Demand for Energy products?
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has led to an emergency situation unprecedented in recent history, which has jeopardized health and the economy on a global scale. The Spanish economy and its energy sector in particular are no strangers to this reality. The impact has been analysed in a study carried out by the Chair of Energy…
