Jordi Perdiguero s’incorpora a l’equip d’investigadors de l’IEB
Thursday, 21 February 2019
El doctor en Economia per la Universitat de Barcelona, Jordi Perdiguero, s’ha incorporat a l’equip d’investigadors de l’IEB. Perdiguero és professor del departament d’Economia Aplicada de la Universitat Autònona de Barcelona i, durant la seva trajectòria, ha centrat les seves investigacions en camps com l’Economia Ambiental, l’Economia del Transport, Economia Energètica i els sistemes de…
The IEB Report 4/2018 focuses on analysing the current role and impact of tax havens
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
DOWNLOAD THE IEB REPORT 4/2018 80% of household financial wealth diverted to tax havens belongs to the richest 0.1% of the population It is estimated that 8% of the world’s household wealth is found in these countries Tax evasion rates are 10 times higher among the richest population compared to national averages. This is one…
The IEB celebrates the 3rd Meeting on Transport Economics and Infrastructure
Thursday, 17 January 2019
The Sala de Graus of the School of Economics of the University of Barcelona will bear witness to the holding of the 3rd Meeting on Transport Economics and Infrastructure, organized by the IEB, and will be held on January 18. The event will be divided into four sessions wherein research related to public transport, railway…
Daniel Montolio (IEB) and Pere Taberner (KSNET) analyse the gender gap in academic performance in the latest INFO-IEB
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
IEB researcher, Daniel Montolio, and KSNET researcher, Pere Taberner, are the authors of the latest INFO-IEB, “Gender Differences Under Test Pressure and their Impact on Academic Performance: a Quasi-Experimental Design”. In this publication, they summarize the methodology and the results of the IEB Working Paper 2018/21 which analyses the gender differences in academic performance under…
The Institute of Economics of Barcelona and the Naturgy Foundation analyze how to face the challenge of energy poverty
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
The Institute of Economics of Barcelona (IEB-UB), in collaboration with the Naturgy Foundation, organized in Madrid the debate ‘The challenge of energy poverty: causes and proposals’ in which Spanish and international experts analyzed energy poverty in Spain and from a global perspective. During the seminar, the main measures to deal with a situation that affects…
The IEB and Diputació de Barcelona analyze the inter-municipal cooperation systems
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
The IEB and the Diputació de Barcelona held the Conference on Experiences of Cooperation and Assistance between municipalities, in which various experts analyzed different models of inter-municipal cooperation and assistance that allow reducing spending in local administrations and providing a more efficient service. The conference was attended by the director of Public Governance and Territorial…
