The IEB and Fedea to bring together leading researchers to examine the effects of transport on the environment (Workshop 27/05/2013)
Friday, 3 May 2013
Highly prestigious researchers, including Stef Proost (University of Leuven), David Banister (Oxford University) and Xavier Labandeira (University of Vigo) will participate at the III Workshop on Transport Economics on 27 May, organized by the IEB and Fedea-Abertis Chair. The workshop is dedicated to conducting an economic analysis of the effects of transport on the…
Cutting the maximum speed on roads and lowering rail fares only reduces fuel consumption by 2-3% (A.Matas, J.Asensio and A.Gómez-Lobo)
Monday, 15 April 2013
The measures implemented by the Spanish government in 2011 to reduce fuel consumption fell well short of their stated objectives of cutting gasoline use by 15% and diesel use by 11%. Cutting the maximum speed on motorways from 120 to 110 km/h and lowering rail fares by 5% (on local and regional lines) reduced…
The origins of the gap between English and Asian pupils in mathematics can be traced back to primary school (A. Choi and J.Jerrim)
Monday, 15 April 2013
The sizeable gap in the mathematics skills of English pupils and those from East Asia first emerges at primary school or even earlier. Between the ages of 10 and 15, however, the gap remains relatively constant. Moreover, the mathematics skills of the highest achieving 16-year-old English pupils lag two years behind those of the…
The IEB to organize a meeting of academics and government representatives to analyze the barriers to business innovation (30 May)
Monday, 18 March 2013
The Barcelona Economics Institute is organizing a meeting entitled Business Innovation: Barriers and Public Policies (30 May) to analyze the obstacles companies have to overcome when they seek to innovate. These barriers include the difficulties firms encounter in accessing financial resources – an obstacle that has become even greater during the current crisis; the…
Paula Salinas and Javier Asensio (IEB), winners of awards from the Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País
Friday, 15 March 2013
The economist, Paula Salinas (UB-IEB), has won the 2013 Alexandre Pedrós Prize in public economics for her study "Key questions to ensure the success of education decentralization. Evidence from OECD countries". The paper analyzes why countries that have decentralized their education systems obtain better academic results. The Alexandre Pedrós Prize is awarded to the best…
Visiting researchers 2013
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
visiting RESEARCHERS – 2013 The Programme of Visiting Researchers is aimed at active researchers working in the fields of Fiscal Federalism, Political Economy, Economics of Taxation, Economics of Innovation, Urban Economics, Infrastructure Investments, Transport Policies, Energy Sustainability, Competition and Consumers on Energy Markets, who are interested in visiting IEB for a short period of…
