Robin Boadway, awarded an honoris causa degree by the University of Barcelona
Thursday, 16 June 2022
The economist Robin Boadway, one of the world’s leading experts in fiscal federalism and optimal taxation, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Barcelona, on the proposal of UB professor and IEB researcher Alejandro Esteller Moré. In the laudatio, Esteller described Boadway as “a top-level theoretical researcher on public finances, who also…
The IEB Report 1/2022 analyses ways of dealing with the problems deriving from the urban model
Thursday, 16 June 2022
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has published the IEB Report 1/2022 “Cities and Congestion”. Coordinated by Anna Matas, professor of economics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the document discusses the fundamental role that cities play in economic growth, but then goes on to analyse the negative consequences of these agglomerations. Congestion, environmental…
El Gobernador del Banco de España clausura la jornada del XX aniversario del IEB
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
El Gobernador del Banco de España, Pablo Hernández de Cos, clausuró la jornada con la que el Instituto de Economía de Barcelona (IEB) cerraba los actos de celebración de sus 20 años de existencia. En la sesión de la mañana fue el Hble. Conseller de Economía de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Jaume Giró, quien la…
Call for Applications – MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Thursday, 26 May 2022
The IEB (Barcelona Institute of Economics) and the Department of Economics in the School of Economics at the University of Barcelona encourages expressions of interest from economics postdoctoral researchers that are willing to apply to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme and consider choosing the University of Barcelona as the host institution. The Barcelona Institute…
Associate Professor Judit Vall joins the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics as associate editor
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Associate Professor Judit Vall, a researcher at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), has been appointed associate editor by the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Along with her colleagues, Professor Vall will be responsible for the Health Economics section. The invitation was made by Pablo Brañas-Garza, chief editor of the journal and Director of…
Four associate researchers join the IEB on receiving María Zambrano scholarships
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Four lecturers have joined the IEB as associate visiting researchers thanks to the María Zambrano scholarships. These scholarships, promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the University of Barcelona (UB), have a duration of one or two years and aim to attract researchers with at least two years of postdoctoral experience in…
