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🇺🇾 Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Gabriel Oddone, visited UB School of Economics last Friday to deliver the lecture “América del Sur ante los desafíos económicos y geopolíticos globales”.
🗣️ In this video, the minister gives a brief summary of the key points from his talk.
🗣️ In this video, the minister gives a brief summary of the key points from his talk.
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🇺🇾 Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Gabriel Oddone, visited UB School of Economics last Friday to deliver the lecture “América del Sur ante los desafíos económicos y geopolíticos globales”.
🗣️ In this video, the minister gives a brief summary of the key points from his talk.
🗣️ In this video, the minister gives a brief summary of the key points from his talk.
Today's #seminar: 'Fiscal Legibility and State Development'
🗣️Francisco Garfias (Duke University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hsmnzcrqbf
🗃️IPERG seminar
🗣️Francisco Garfias (Duke University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hsmnzcrqbf
🗃️IPERG seminar
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Fiscal Legibility and State Development'
🗣️Francisco Garfias (Duke University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hsmnzcrqbf
🗃️IPERG seminar
🗣️Francisco Garfias (Duke University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hsmnzcrqbf
🗃️IPERG seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity'
🗣️Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira (Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pfzvzkzwqj
🗃️Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira (Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pfzvzkzwqj
🗃️Economic Theory seminar
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity'
🗣️Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira (Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pfzvzkzwqj
🗃️Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira (Network Origins of Carbon Pricing Regressivity)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pfzvzkzwqj
🗃️Economic Theory seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Housing is the Financial Cycle: Evidence from 100 years of Local Building Permits'
🗣️@cslapoint.bsky.social @yale.edu
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/grppxugajs
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
🗣️@cslapoint.bsky.social @yale.edu
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/grppxugajs
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Housing is the Financial Cycle: Evidence from 100 years of Local Building Permits'
🗣️@cslapoint.bsky.social @yale.edu
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/grppxugajs
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
🗣️@cslapoint.bsky.social @yale.edu
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/grppxugajs
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
Today's #seminar: 'The Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Socialist East Germany'
🗣️Maria Waldinger (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pcgpamfdex
🗃️ Economic History seminar
🗣️Maria Waldinger (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pcgpamfdex
🗃️ Economic History seminar
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Today's #seminar: 'The Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Socialist East Germany'
🗣️Maria Waldinger (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pcgpamfdex
🗃️ Economic History seminar
🗣️Maria Waldinger (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/pcgpamfdex
🗃️ Economic History seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Undergraduate Course Allocation through Competitive Markets'
🗣️Alexey Kushnir (Moroccan Center for Game Theory)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/amouavpqlf
🗃️Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
🗣️Alexey Kushnir (Moroccan Center for Game Theory)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/amouavpqlf
🗃️Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Undergraduate Course Allocation through Competitive Markets'
🗣️Alexey Kushnir (Moroccan Center for Game Theory)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/amouavpqlf
🗃️Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
🗣️Alexey Kushnir (Moroccan Center for Game Theory)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/amouavpqlf
🗃️Game Theory and Economic Dynamics seminar
🙌🏾 Congratulations to our 11 PhD students who presented at the PhD in #Economics Workshop 2025, fantastic work from all of you!
🔍 Your research and insights showcased the strength and diversity of our PhD community.
🏆 Best Paper Award winners will be announced soon… stay tuned!
🔍 Your research and insights showcased the strength and diversity of our PhD community.
🏆 Best Paper Award winners will be announced soon… stay tuned!
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🙌🏾 Congratulations to our 11 PhD students who presented at the PhD in #Economics Workshop 2025, fantastic work from all of you!
🔍 Your research and insights showcased the strength and diversity of our PhD community.
🏆 Best Paper Award winners will be announced soon… stay tuned!
🔍 Your research and insights showcased the strength and diversity of our PhD community.
🏆 Best Paper Award winners will be announced soon… stay tuned!
Today's #seminar: 'What If You See It? Workers’ perceptions of and reactions to LLMs'
🗣️Monica Langella (Federico II University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ouqqlghxwx
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Monica Langella (Federico II University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ouqqlghxwx
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today's #seminar: 'What If You See It? Workers’ perceptions of and reactions to LLMs'
🗣️Monica Langella (Federico II University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ouqqlghxwx
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Monica Langella (Federico II University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ouqqlghxwx
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Voting Restrictions, Education, and Poverty'
🗣️Luciene Pereira (FGV/SP)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ytjxrpjdnu
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Luciene Pereira (FGV/SP)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ytjxrpjdnu
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Voting Restrictions, Education, and Poverty'
🗣️Luciene Pereira (FGV/SP)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ytjxrpjdnu
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Luciene Pereira (FGV/SP)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/ytjxrpjdnu
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️ Let's talk Economics with Marc Teignier, expert in macroeconomics & economic growth, who has recently published the article “Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion” in the @reveconstudies.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
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shorturl.at/0KHAs
#economics #research #dissemination | Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics
🗣️ Let's talk Economics with Marc Teignier-Baque, expert in macroeconomics and economic growth, who has recently published the article “Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion” in The Review o...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🗣️ Let's talk Economics with Marc Teignier, expert in macroeconomics & economic growth, who has recently published the article “Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion” in the @reveconstudies.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
shorturl.at/0KHAs
shorturl.at/0KHAs
🆕#WorkingPaper: “Crime at your doorstep: Gender-specific effects on university student performance” by Daniel Montolio and @pereataberner.bsky.social.
Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/bejlokdmsa #Economics #EconSky #Gender @fundacioieb.bsky.social
Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/bejlokdmsa #Economics #EconSky #Gender @fundacioieb.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🆕#WorkingPaper: “Crime at your doorstep: Gender-specific effects on university student performance” by Daniel Montolio and @pereataberner.bsky.social.
Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/bejlokdmsa #Economics #EconSky #Gender @fundacioieb.bsky.social
Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/bejlokdmsa #Economics #EconSky #Gender @fundacioieb.bsky.social
📢#JobMarketPaper by Witson Peña:
📑 "Partisan Climate Action, Utility Interests, and Policy Choice in the U.S. Power Sector"
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Partisan Climate Action, Utility Interests, and Policy Choice in the U.S. Power Sector"
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🧵👇🏼
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📢#JobMarketPaper by Witson Peña:
📑 "Partisan Climate Action, Utility Interests, and Policy Choice in the U.S. Power Sector"
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Partisan Climate Action, Utility Interests, and Policy Choice in the U.S. Power Sector"
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🧵👇🏼
Today's #seminar: 'PhD in Economics Workshop'
⏰9:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zsknzrxtjl
🗃️PhD in Economics activity
⏰9:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zsknzrxtjl
🗃️PhD in Economics activity
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today's #seminar: 'PhD in Economics Workshop'
⏰9:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zsknzrxtjl
🗃️PhD in Economics activity
⏰9:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zsknzrxtjl
🗃️PhD in Economics activity
🇺🇾 Today, the Faculty of Economics and Business of the @ub.edu welcomed the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and @economiaiempresa.bsky.social alumnus, Gabriel Oddone.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🇺🇾 Today, the Faculty of Economics and Business of the @ub.edu welcomed the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and @economiaiempresa.bsky.social alumnus, Gabriel Oddone.
🇺🇾 Today, the Faculty of Economics and Business of the @ub.edu welcomed the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and @economiaiempresa.bsky.ub alumnus, Gabriel Oddone.
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🇺🇾 Today, the Faculty of Economics and Business of the @ub.edu welcomed the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and @economiaiempresa.bsky.ub alumnus, Gabriel Oddone.
📢#JobMarketPaper by Ragip Kaan Erdemli:
📑Do Transparency Policies Work as Expected? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market
🔹This paper studies a consumer-side fuel price transparency policy in the retail gasoline market, in a setting where major brands were already coordinating before the policy🧵👇🏼
📑Do Transparency Policies Work as Expected? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market
🔹This paper studies a consumer-side fuel price transparency policy in the retail gasoline market, in a setting where major brands were already coordinating before the policy🧵👇🏼
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢#JobMarketPaper by Ragip Kaan Erdemli:
📑Do Transparency Policies Work as Expected? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market
🔹This paper studies a consumer-side fuel price transparency policy in the retail gasoline market, in a setting where major brands were already coordinating before the policy🧵👇🏼
📑Do Transparency Policies Work as Expected? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market
🔹This paper studies a consumer-side fuel price transparency policy in the retail gasoline market, in a setting where major brands were already coordinating before the policy🧵👇🏼
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera:
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera:
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📰 Read the interview with our researcher Nuria Rodriguez-Planas in El Periódico.
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📰 Read the interview with our researcher Nuria Rodriguez-Planas in El Periódico.
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🎓Eleven #PhD students in #Economics at @ub.edu will present their latest research at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2025.
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎓Eleven #PhD students in #Economics at @ub.edu will present their latest research at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2025.
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🚀 Your future in Economics starts here! Applications will be open soon for the MSc in Economics at @ub.edu - a leading program built for aspiring Researchers and Professionals in economics, and Policy Shapers. 🌍
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚀 Your future in Economics starts here! Applications will be open soon for the MSc in Economics at @ub.edu - a leading program built for aspiring Researchers and Professionals in economics, and Policy Shapers. 🌍
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
Today's #seminar: 'Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History'
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History'
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
Last Thursday, we hosted the PhD in Economics Info Session & Career Opportunities Panel, jointly organized with the MIPE programme.
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Last Thursday, we hosted the PhD in Economics Info Session & Career Opportunities Panel, jointly organized with the MIPE programme.
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
🗓️ On Monday, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Albrecht Glitz (@upf.edu & Barcelona School of Economics) for BESTEPS Lecture 4, “Crafting the Job Market Paper.”
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🗓️ On Monday, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Albrecht Glitz (@upf.edu & Barcelona School of Economics) for BESTEPS Lecture 4, “Crafting the Job Market Paper.”
🚨 The @economiaempresaub.bsky.social of the @ub.edu will host #EALE2026 from Aug 31–Sept 2!
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨 The @economiaempresaub.bsky.social of the @ub.edu will host #EALE2026 from Aug 31–Sept 2!
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
📊 Our researchers @dforemny.bsky.social, Núria Rodríguez Planas, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela, have been appointed members of the new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia, created by the Government of Catalonia.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📊 Our researchers @dforemny.bsky.social, Núria Rodríguez Planas, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela, have been appointed members of the new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia, created by the Government of Catalonia.