The IEB and Aena sign a cooperation agreement
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
The Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB) and Aena have signed an agreement that will allow the economic research centre to enhance its activities and further strengthen its position as a reference point in areas such as urban economics, infrastructure, public policy, the gender gap, and energy sustainability. The link between the two institutions will have a…
Rental subsidies and price controls are valid solutions according to the latest IEB Report
Friday, 4 April 2025
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has presented its new IEB Report entitled “The Rental Price Problem: What Can Be Done?”, coordinated by Jordi Jofre, professor of economics at the University of Barcelona and IEB researcher. The report includes contributions from three academics: Héctor Blanco Fernández (Rutgers University), Teemu Lyytikäinen (VATT Institute for Economic Research…
The IEB’s Fiscal Forum 1.2 attracts more than 100 people at the Cercle d’Economia
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
The Cercle d’Economia headquarters brought together more than 100 people on March 20th for the Fiscal Forum 1.2 organized by the Barcelona Institute of Economics. This event continues the series of meetings launched by the IEB in 2012 to open a debate on the Spanish tax system. To discuss the issue at the center…
Call for Applications: PhD SCHOLARSHIPS – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 2025-2026
Monday, 10 March 2025
We offer two PhD Scholarships for 3 years (with possible extension for one more year), starting during the 2025-2026 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 by summer 2025 and apply to the…
IEB researcher Judit Vall, new full professor at the UB
Friday, 7 March 2025
Dr. Judit Vall, researcher at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), has obtained the position of full professor of Applied Economics at the University of Barcelona (UB). Vall is a member of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business. An expert in health and labour economics, she was awarded an ICREA…
Call for Application – PhD SCHOLARSHIPS –ECONOMICS 2025
Monday, 24 February 2025
We offer two PhD Scholarships for 3 years (with possible extension for one more year), starting during the 2025-2026 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 by summer 2025 and apply to the…
