The annual ITEA conference brings together 170 researchers and specialists in transport economics
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) organized the Annual Conference of the International Transportation Economics Association (ITEA), in parallel with the conference’s PhD school. Both activities were helded at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona between 19 and 23 June, and were attended by 170 academics from around the world.
Los investigadores del IEB, Jordi Jofre-Monseny y Álvaro Choi de Mendizábal, nuevos profesores agregados de la UB
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Los investigadores del Instituto de Economía de Barcelona (IEB), Jordi Jofre-Monseny y Álvaro Choi de Mendizabal, han superado el concurso de plazas de personal académico contratado permanente de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Gracias a la superación de estas pruebas, ambos pasan a ser profesores agregados del Departamento de Economía, sección de Economía Pública, de la UB.
Professor Clemens Fuest invited to be the keynote speaker at the IEB’s Third Fiscal Forum
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
The president of the Institute for Economic Research (IFO) and professor at the University of Munich, Clemens Fuest, will be the keynote speaker at the Fiscal Forum 3.0 which the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will hold on May 10 at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona.
Barcelona Institute of Economics to calculate Catalonia’s tax gap
Friday, 31 March 2017
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has been chosen by the Catalan Ministry of Economy to calculate Catalonia’s tax gap. By making this calculation a country can determine the difference between the total amount of taxes collected and the total amount actually owed according to prevailing legislation. In this way, countries such as Sweden, Australia, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States estimate the level of tax fraud and so measure the compliance performance of their respective tax administrations.
El estudiante de doctorado del IEB, Nicolás González, analizará el impacto de las inversiones urbanas en la configuración de las ciudades con la beca SEBAP
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
El estudiante de doctora del IEB, Nicolás González-Pampillón, ha sido premiado con la beca de la Societat Econòmica Barcelones d’Amics del País (SEBAP), con la que podrá hacer una estada de tres meses en la Paris School of Economics, donde continuará con la investigación para su tesis doctoral.
IEB and FEDEA analyse Spain’s mobility infrastructure strategy
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
More than 70 people attended the VII Workshop on Transport Economics, held on 24 February last and organised by the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and Fedea. The workshop brought together experts on mobility to discuss competencies, regulations and investment in Spain’s infrastructure and transport policy.