IEB researcher wins UB prize for his article ‘Sequential education expansion, equality and growth in the Republic of Korea’

Pere Arqué, awarded a European Doctorate ‘cum laude’ for his PhD thesis on the funding of R+D and innovation in businesses Pere Arqué, member of the Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB), has been awarded the grade Excellent cum laude for his PhD thesis “Essays on the financing of R&D and innovation”. The thesis comprises three empirical…

  This year’s national and international reports will centre on the funding of local governments in Spain and throughout the world   On 15 April 2010 the Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB) presented its first Reports on Fiscal Federalism under the auspices of the Chair in Fiscal Federalism of the University of Barcelona. Both documents are…

IEB awarded one grant in the Sixth National R&D&I Plan of the Ministry of Education and Science The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has been awarded one grant under the National Program for Fundamental Research Projects, which is part of the Sixth National Plan for Scientific Research, Technological Development and Innovation 2008-2011 organized by the…

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On 14 and 15 June, the Barcelona Economics Institute (IEB) held its sixth biennial Symposium on Fiscal Federalism at the Caixa de Catalunya Auditorium in La Pedrera. On this occasion, the meeting centred on the financing of Spanish local governments, and explored viable alternatives for improving the economic management of local financing by providing greater…