Ahir, des de la Societat Catalana d’Economia vam entregar el Premi Taula de Canvi a Mar Reguant. La seva lliçó sobre els “reptes i èxits en la transició energètica” va ser inspiradora i molt necessària. Moltes felicitats! @epaluzieub.bsky.social @iec.cat

#UniBarcelona | 🖤 Recordem les tretze estudiants Erasmus que van morir en accident d’autocar a Freginals fa deu anys. 🌹 Familiars, estudiants i docents han recordat les víctimes en un acte marcat pel dolor i el record, en què hi ha intervingut Máté Csifári, estudiant ferit en l’accident.

«No les oblidarem mai»

Dolor i record en l’homenatge a les tretze estudiants Erasmus que van perdre la vida a Freginals ara fa deu anys.

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➡️ This appointment strengthens the UB School of Economics presence in one of the country’s main forums for debate and the promotion of economic research. In addition, professor and researcher @epaluzieub.bsky.social continues in her role as secretary and treasurer of the Society.

🔹Our researcher @juditvall.bsky.social, has been appointed president of the @sce.iec.cat, a branch of the @iec.cat.

Call for expressions of interest: Beatriu de Pinós Postdocs 📍Deadline: January 26 Fields: industrial organization, microeconomics, behavioural, environmental, political economy, health, population & family economics, trade & spatial economics www.ub.edu/caeps/2026/0...

Call for expressions of interest: Juan de la Cierva Postdocs 📍Deadline: December 3 Fields: industrial organization, microeconomics, behavioural, environmental, political economy, health, population & family economics, trade & spatial economics

⏳NOW HIRING! Call for expressions of interest for Postdoctoral and Assistant Professor positions: 📁All fields of economics 🔴Deadline: 1 December 2025 🗓️Starting date: September 2026 🔗https://shorturl.at/s7rEC

🚨 Meet our 2025-2026 PhD Job Market Candidates!   Learn more about the candidates & their research here👇🏽🧵

Cities surrounded by expensive farmland are denser and agricultural productivity growth has lowered urban density over time in France. Our multi-region structural change framework can explain it. New paper by Coeurdacier, Teignier & @floswald.bsky.social www.restud.com/structural-c... #econsky

Very interesting round table on "The state of democracies today" to launch the new research centre on Institutions and Political Economy at @ub.edu, IPERC, with Susan Stokes, Massimo Morelli and @carlesboix.bsky.social www.ub.edu/iperg/

La Universitat de Barcelona escala posicions i manté el lideratge estatal en els World University Rankings - Actualitat - Universitat de Barcelona web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

La Universitat de Barcelona escala posicions i manté el lideratge estatal en els World University Rankings

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#InauguracióUB | 🎓 Coincidint amb el 575è aniversari de la #UniBarcelona, hem acollit la inauguració del curs del sistema universitari, amb presència de representants de totes les universitats catalanes i de les principals autoritats. ✨ Un acte carregat de simbolisme i compromís amb el futur.

Lectura per part dels rectors i rectores de les universitats catalanes de la lliçó inaugural del curs 1612-1613 a la @ub de l'escocès John Leslie, "Sophomachia Lacònica", en la inauguració avui del curs universitari català i del 575è aniversari de la Universitat de Barcelona.

Special issue of "Health economics, policy and law" edited by @jcosta-font.bsky.social, in tribute to Joan Rovira i Forns, who was a senior lecturer at the Department of Economic Theory @ub.edu and researcher at CAEPS. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#UBalsRànquings | La #UniBarcelona, l’única de l’Estat entre les 200 millors universitats del món en el #ShanghaiRanking #ARWU 🌐 Estem en el rang 151-200 de les millors universitats del món 📈 Lideren el rànquing @harvard.edu, @stanforduniversity.bsky.social i @mit.edu 👉 web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

Developing a framework to examine how beneficial transport infrastructure investments are, as well as other transport policies, from Dave Donaldson https://www.nber.org/papers/w34096

Comunicat de la Universitat de Barcelona sobre les greus acusacions contra l'entorn del grup CREA - Actualitat - Universitat de Barcelona web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

Hoy publico en @rtvenoticias.rtve.es uno de los casos más graves de la universidad en los últimos años, en mi opinión 👇 Catorce mujeres denuncian ante la Universidad de Barcelona a un catedrático por mantener relaciones sexuales con becarias www.rtve.es/noticias/202...

⬛️⬜️ @assembleacat.bsky.social former president and @unpointl.bsky.social VP @epaluzieub.bsky.social, and UNPO’s Sec Gen Mercè Monje participated in the Formal Briefing with NGO's of the Human Rights Committee 144th Session to denounce Spain’s violations of the ICCPR & of the rights of Catalans.

Tomorrow, Friday 27, don't miss the UB Fourth Microeconomics workshop organised by @beat-ub.bsky.social, @caeps.bsky.social and CREB at the @ubeconomics.bsky.social sites.google.com/view/ubmicro... Keynote speech by Alessandro Bonatti

Very happy to share the program for the 3rd edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop. Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st. Really looking forward to it! Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social

Alessandro Bonatti from @mitsloan.bsky.social will deliver the keynote speech in the UB Fourth Microeconomics Workshop organised by @beat-ub.bsky.social sites.google.com/view/ubmicro...

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📍Fourth Microeconomics Workshop at UB, June 27th sites.google.com/view/ubmicro... Register before June 20!

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#UBalsMitjans | 📉 Dos professors de @economiaempresaub.bsky.social analitzen els efectes de la pujada d’aranzels dels EUA en dos articles publicats a @es.theconversation.com. @sbasco.bsky.social parla del final de la globalització econòmica tal com l’hem conegut fins ara.

2 de abril en la Casa Blanca: ¿día de la liberación económica o día de los inocentes?

No se sabe si los aranceles de Trump son definitivos o si se trata de una medida de presión para negociar nuevos gravámenes u otros acuerdos, pero esta incertidumbre es mala para la economía global.

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🌊 Sempre plou sobre mullat. Després de la DANA de València (2024), el nostre exalumne del doctorat en #Economia Pierre Magontier analitza a @5centims.bsky.social com les inundacions no només destrueixen ciutats, sinó que, paradoxalment, també poden impulsar-ne el creixement. 🧵👇

US tariffs on exports from China are around 42%. US tariffs on exports from the rest of the world are almost 4%. Check out our US-China Trade War #PIIECharts on where tariffs are right now that will be up-to-date for the next *checks notes* few hours: www.piie.com/research/pii...

📢 Last Thursday, @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social (UPF & BSE) kicked off #BESTEPS Lecture 1, “Starting a Feasible Project: Ideas, Literature, and Exploratory Analysis,” sharing key steps for identifying and developing research ideas, engaging with the literature, and conducting exploratory analysis.🧵👇🏼

Premi Taula de Canvi de la @sce.iec.cat a @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social entregat per la presidenta, Ada Ferrer i Carbonell.

Cerimònia d’entrega del #Premi Taula de Canvi a @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social, doctora en #Economia per la Universitat de Northwestern i professora al Departament d’Economia i Empresa de la @upf.edu i BSE. sce.iec.cat/cerimonia-de...

Here are the imports from Mexico & Canada that will be hit the hardest by the 25% tariffs. From Mexico: transport equipment, fruits & vegetables, electronics, & machinery From Canada: wood products, metals, fuels, food products, & transport equipment Learn more: www.piie.com/research/pii...