🎓 Today we celebrate the thesis defence of Rui Yang! Rui presented her doctoral thesis, “Essay on Gender Earnings Gaps in the United States,” as part of the Doctoral Programme in Applied Economics. Congratulations, Rui, on this important milestone! 👏🎉 #PhD #AppliedEconomics #GenderEconomics

🎓 Congratulations to Oscar Navarro Campàs on the successful defense of his PhD thesis! This important milestone reflects years of rigorous research, dedication, and academic excellence. We wish Oscar every success in next stage of his academic and professional journey. #PhD #AppliedEconomics #UAB

🎓 Congratulations to Tainá Souza Pacheco (@tainasp.bsky.social) on the successful defense of her PhD thesis! A great moment celebrating years of research, dedication, and academic achievement. We wish Tainá all the best for the next steps in her journey! 🌟 #PhD #AppliedEconomics #UAB

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar alert! Join us for Darío Judzik (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) presenting: “From Tacit to Tangible: Wage Premium of Skills Certification” 📅 June 16, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to an insightful discussion! #economics #seminar

🎓✨ First day of the XIV Doctoral Workshop of the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona! Looking forward to the sessions ahead! 📊📚 #PhD #Economics #AppliedEconomics #Research

Department Seminar Alert 🚨 Join us today for a seminar with Katie Coffman (Harvard Business School): “Discrimination, Rejection, and Willingness to Apply: Effects of Blind Hiring Processes” 🗓 May 28, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

Applied Lunch Seminar Alert 🚨 Join us today for a seminar by Celia Melguizo (Universitat de València): “Towards the green transition in the European regions. Assessing eco-efficiency in greenhouse gas emissions” 📅 May 26, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A

Join us for today’s department seminar with Elisa Giannone (UPF) presenting: “Unequal Global Convergence” 📅 May 21, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

Applied Lunch Seminar alert!🚨 Riccardo Turati (UAB) presents: “Immigration, Identity Choices, and Cultural Diversity” 📍 Seminari A 🗓️ May 19, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 #economics #seminar #migration

📢 The final program for the XIV Doctoral Workshop of the PhD Program in Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is now available! 📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa 📅 4–5 June 2026 #economics #phd #workshop

📣 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for a talk by Laia Bosque-Mercader (UAB) on: “Childcare and Family Dynamics” 📅 May 12, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to seeing you there! #economics #health #seminar

📣 Department Seminar Alert Join us for a seminar by Elisabetta Aurino (UB) on: “Parenting styles: the Role of Beliefs, Preferences, and Constraints” 📅 May 7, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

📢 Department Seminar Alert Maia Güell (CUNEF) presents: “So alike, yet so different: A non-parametric variance decomposition of unstable employment cycles” 🗓 April 23rd, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus Don’t miss this insightful discussion on employment dynamics! #econ #seminar

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert Join us for an insightful session with Leonard Le Roux (ICF - World Bank): "Competition Enforcement Effects Across the Value Chain" 🗓 April 21st, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert Adrián Moreno (PhD candidate) "Too Little, Too Late? Evaluating the Antitrust Remedy in the Google Shopping Case" 🗓 April 14, 13:30 📍 Seminari A #economics #seminar

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Javier Asensio (UAB) "Persuasiveness of Different Views of the Effects of Competition" 🗓 April 9, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Everyone welcome! #economics #seminar

📢 Department Seminar We’re pleased to welcome Núria Rodríguez-Planas (City University of New York) for an upcoming talk: “Alcohol, Peers, and Intimate Partner Violence” 🗓 March 19th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus #economics #econseminar

🚨 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert! Helena Hernandez Pizarro (CRES - UPF) will present: "Too Hot to Cope? The Role of Long-Term Care Against Heatwave Health Risks" 📅 March 17th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A #economics #econseminar #healtheconomics

📢 Department Seminar Alert 🎤 Ana Rodríguez-González (University of Barcelona) 📝 Non-Toxic Peers: Long-Run Returns from an Anti-Bullying Program 🕜 13:30–14:30 | 📍 Sala de Graus #EducationEconomics #EconSeminar

Applied Lunch Seminar 🍽️📚 Pedro Silva (UAB) "Income-Based Affirmative Action, Take-up Rate, and University Enrollment" 🗓 March 10, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 📍 Seminari A #ecconomics #education #econseminar

📢 Department Seminar Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona) “When Leases get Longer: The Impact of Tenure Security in Rental Markets” 🗓 March 5, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus Everyone is welcome! #economics #econseminar #rentalmarkets

🎓 PhD Thesis Defense Ece Yagman “Essays on Human Capital Formation: Socioemotional Skills, Gender Gaps, and Social Identity in Schools” Director: Caterina Calsamiglia (Tutor: Xavier Ramos) 🗓 April 7, 2026 | ⏰ 14:00 📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat Economia i Empresa 💻 Also via videoconference

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert! 👤 Speaker: Simone Moriconi (IESEG School of Management) 📚 Topic: "Migration policy backlash, identity and integration of second-generation migrants in France" 🗓️ Date: March 3, 2026 ⏰ Time: 13:30 📍 Location: Seminari A #economics #migration #econseminar

🚨 Department Seminar Alert 🚨 Mathias Thoening (University of Lausanne) “Feeding the Tigers: Remittances and Conflict in Sri Lanka” 📅 February 26th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for a presentation by Alejandro Gobierno García (PhD candidate at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) on: “The Impact of Interpersonal Trust on Firm Size” 🗓 February 24th, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to seeing you there!

🚨 Department Seminar Alert 🚨 🎙️ Marta Serra-Garcia (UC San Diego) 📌 The Attention–Information Tradeoff (paper enclosed) 📅 February 19th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus 💡 How does information transmission change when it requires capturing attention? #Economics #Seminar

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar — Spring Term 2026 Kickoff! We’re excited to welcome Rui Yang (UAB, PhD candidate) for our first seminar of the term: 🎤 “Gender Gap in the Creator Economy: Evidence from U.S. Top YouTubers” 📅 February 17th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Everyone is welcome — see you there! 🍽️📊

Applied Lunch Seminar Alert 🍽️📊 Join us for Ilaria De Angelis (Bank of Italy): “Moneyball for Public Policy: Micro-evidence on the Effectiveness of Public Guarantees and Grants in Italy” 📅 Dec 9, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Seminari A

Pleased to share that Kenneth Castillo-Hidalgo (@kcastillohidalgo.bsky.social), who completed his PhD in the Applied Economics Department, has published a chapter of his thesis in The Annals of Regional Science. 📘👏 doi.org/10.1007/s001...

KIBS agglomeration and labor productivity in the Chilean mining sector - The Annals of Regional Science

This paper explores the existence of inter-industry agglomeration economies in a developing country such as Chile, which is highly dependent on natural resources—especially mining. We estimate the imp...

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📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for Maximilian Schäfer-i-Paradís (UAB): “Keeping Up with the Joneses: Asset Investment during the South Sea Bubble” 🗓️ Dec 2, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Seminari A