The IEB publishes a new update of the ‘Regional Financing Map’
Madrid, the Balearic Islands and Catalonia were the autonomous communities with the highest fiscal capacity per capita in Spain in 2021. In the ranking of the distribution of tax revenues, they occupied the eighth, ninth and tenth positions. The communities that benefited the most were, in this order, Cantabria, La Rioja, Extremadura, Castilla y León,…
Four IEB projects selected in the national programme for the promotion of scientific-technical research and transfer
Four projects led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) have been selected in the national plan for scientific, technical and innovation research 2021-2023, part of the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy 2021-2027. These grants, linked to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, seek to promote the generation of scientific and…
The IEB Report 2/2023 addresses the issue of taxation and taxpayer mobility
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), jointly with the Barcelona Provincial Council, has just presented the IEB Report 2/2023 “Mobility and taxes”. Coordinated by Alejandro Esteller-Moré, professor of economics at the University of Barcelona (UB), the document deals with taxpayer mobility, i.e., the ability of taxpayers to change location for tax purposes, and the challenge…
Andreu Arenas, new associate professor at the University of Barcelona
Doctor Andreu Arenas, researcher and co-director of the Political Economy research programme at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), has been appointed associate professor at the University of Barcelona (UB). Arenas is a member of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business. Previously, Arenas has been a researcher at Princeton and…
Call for Expressions of Interest: Postdoctoral / Assistant Professor Positions in Economics
The University of Barcelona School of Economics is accepting applications for three two-year Postdoctoral and one six-year Assistant Professor positions starting in September 2024. Postdoctoral positions may transition to an Assistant Professorship contingent upon a favorable evaluation and the availability of positions. Two of these positions (one Postdoctoral and one Assistant Professor) correspond to the…
The UB-IEB Chair of Energy Sustainability analyses the role of local agents in the fight against energy poverty
DESCARGA EL INFORME The fight against energy poverty must be channelled through government bodies, third sector entities, and academic institutions at local level, since these are the agents that are in the closest contact with groups in difficulties or at risk of social exclusion. This is one of the main conclusions of the study…
