Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)

Type	University Research Institute
Established	2006 (2006)
Chairman	Paulina Beato
Director	Teresa Garcia-Milà
Founder	Andreu Mas-Colell
Location	Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain [ ⚑ ] 41°23′24.32″N 2°11′27.35″E / 41.3900889°N 2.1909306°E / 41.3900889; 2.1909306
Website	www.bse.eu

The Barcelona School of Economics (or BSE for short) is an independent institution of research and graduate education located in Barcelona, Spain. The School offers a variety of master's degrees in Economics, Finance, and Data Science. It has been ranked by RePEc among the top Economics Departments in the world.^[1]

History

The Barcelona School of Economics was founded in 2006 as a joint venture of four academic institutions (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, IAE-CSIC and CREI). The School is supported by private and public institutions.^[2]

The School was legally recognized by the Government of Catalonia in October 2006 as a foundation dedicated to higher education.

Academic Units

• Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) — Department of Economics and Business
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) — Unit of Economic Analysis (UAB)
• Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC)
• Centre for Research in International Economics (CREI)

Scientific Council

The BSE's Scientific Council works with faculty and administrators to ensure the quality of teaching, research, and admissions procedures. It is chaired by Prof. Hugo Sonnenschein, President Emeritus of the University of Chicago. The Council is made up of leading academics, including several Nobel Laureates in Economics.

Members of the Scientific Council

• Daron Acemoglu, MIT
• Aloisio Araujo, IMPA and Fundação Getulio Vargas (Rio de Janeiro)
• Orley Ashenfelter, Princeton University
• Chong-En Bai, Tsinghua University
• Richard Blundell, University College London
• Janet Currie, Princeton University
• Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge
• Mathias Dewatripont Université Libre de Bruxelles
• Darrell Duffie, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Raquel Fernández, New York University
• Oliver Hart, Harvard University, Nobel Laureate
• James J. Heckman, University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate
• Bengt Holmström, MIT, Nobel Laureate
• Matthew O. Jackson, Stanford University
• Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota
• Anne Krueger, The Johns Hopkins University
• Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University
• Robert Lucas, University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate
• Charles F. Manski, Northwestern University
• Eric S. Maskin, Harvard University Nobel Laureate
• Preston McAfee, former Chief Economist of Microsoft
• Roger Myerson, University of Chicago Nobel Laureate
• Juan Pablo Nicolini, United States Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• Edward C. Prescott, University of Arizona, Nobel Laureate
• Hélène Rey, London Business School
• John Roberts, Stanford University
• Alvin Roth, Stanford University, Nobel Laureate
• Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University and New York University
• Thomas J. Sargent, New York University, Nobel Laureate
• Christopher A. Sims, Yale University, Nobel Laureate
• Robert M. Solow, MIT, Nobel Laureate
• Nancy Stokey, University of Chicago
• Fabrizio Zilibotti, University of Zürich

Research

One of the BSE's main objectives is to make Barcelona a worldwide primary reference in economic research.

Research Rankings

The BSE community constitutes one of the leading clusters of economics research in Europe. Three studies in the Journal of the European Economic Association placed it near the top of its rankings. According to P. Kalaitzidakis, T.P. Mamuneas, and T. Stengos "Ranking of Academic Journals and Institutions in Economics" (May 2002), it should be ranked 2nd, when their top 30 journals are taken into account (period 1995-1999). In another study by M. Lubrano, L. Bauwens, A. Kirman and C. Protopopescu, "Ranking Economics Departments in Europe: A Statistical Approach" (May 2003), the BSE community should be ranked #3 when their top journal list is considered (period 1991-2000). And according to J. Drèze and F. Estevan "Research and Higher Education in Economics: Can We Deliver The Lisbon Objectives?" (May 2007) the BSE's total research output would rank between second and third in Europe.^[3]

The Barcelona School of Economics has been ranked by RePEc among the top 35 Economic Research Institutions^[1] and the top 20 Economics Departments in the world,^[4] the top 5 in Europe and as the best in Spain.^[5]

Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Accreditation

In 2011, the School was distinguished as one of only eight top research institutions of excellence with an international impact in the framework of the Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Program, which promotes frontier research and distinguish those institutions that are defining the global scientific debate. In 2016, it became the only center focused on Economics and the Social Sciences to receive a second Severo Ochoa distinction.^[6]

Research Areas

• Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• Business Economics
• Development Economics
• Economic History
• Financial Economics
• Game Theory
• Growth and Development
• Health Economics
• Industrial Organization
• International Economics
• Labor Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• Political Economy
• Public Economics
• Social Choice and Mechanism Design
• Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods

Research Activities

The main research activities organized by the Barcelona School of Economics include:

• BSE Lectures
• Research Recognition Program
• Calvó-Armengol International Prize
• BSE "Trobada" (annual academic gathering)
• BSE Summer Forum

Faculty

Affiliated Professors

The Barcelona School of Economics derives its core strength from the faculty of its four academic institutions, which employ over one hundred renowned scholars, some of whom are also Affiliated Professors at the Barcelona School of Economics.

Among the Affiliated Professors there are Fellows of the Econometric Society, Fellows of the European Economic Association, Research Fellows of the Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR), and Research Fellows of the CESifo. They publish in the leading journals of Economics and many of the journals of the different subfields of the discipline. They also serve as coeditors and associate editors of these journals.

At present there are some 150 affiliated professors, including:

• José Apesteguia
• Jordi Brandts
• Fernando Broner
• Antonio Ciccone
• Julian di Giovanni
• Jordi Galí
• José García-Montalvo
• Nezih Guner
• Flip Klijn
• Gábor Lugosi
• Inés Macho-Stadler
• Albert Marcet
• Alberto Martín
• Massimo Motta
• Rosemarie Nagel
• David Pérez-Castrillo
• José-Luis Peydró
• Marta Reynal-Querol
• Barbara Rossi
• Albert Satorra
• Jaume Ventura

Guest Professors

Some of the scholars and professionals who have taught at the Barcelona School of Economics as Guest Professors include:

• Simon Johnson
• Timothy Kehoe
• Xavier Sala-i-Martin
• Reinhilde Veugelers

Master Programs

The Barcelona School of Economics offers master programs leading to three different master's degrees:

Master's degree in Economics and Finance

• Economics
• Finance

Master's degree in Specialized Economic Analysis

• Competition and Market Regulation
• Economics of Public Policy
• International Trade, Finance, and Development
• Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets

Master's degree in Data Science

• Data Science

The master program in Economics is divided into the standard track and the advanced track. Students may choose between advanced or standard core courses, depending on their background and their interest in pursuing a PhD program. Advanced courses will be required for students who wish to be considered for admission to the GPEFM PhD program at UPF.

Ph.D. Programs

The Barcelona School of Economics offers two Ph.D. programs in Economics,^[7] one at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and one at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).

• International Doctorate in Economic Analysis (IDEA).
• Graduate Program in Economics, Finance and Management (GPEFM).

Summer School and Continuing Education

The BSE's academic offer includes a menu of short summer school programs and professional courses that is updated each year. Recently these have included topics in banking, competition economics, corporate finance, data science, econometrics, labor economics, macroeconomics, political economy, and systemic risk.

Campuses

The Barcelona School of Economics has two campuses: the Ciutadella campus (UPF) and the Bellaterra campus (UAB).

Alumni Ambassadors

The Barcelona School of Economics counts on an international network of Alumni Ambassadors, selected from renowned past students.^[8]

Barcelona Chapter

• Daniele Alimonti
• Ilaria Vigo
• Thomas Woiczyk

Berlin Chapter

• Andreas Michalovcik
• Mario Schäfer

Brussels Chapter

• Nuno Almeida

Lima Chapter

• Gabriela Lopez

London Chapter

• Swasti Gupta
• Angelo Martelli

Madrid Chapter

• Isaac Ré Delgado

New York Chapter

• Luis Mateo

Paris Chapter

• Thang Nguyen

References

External links

• BSE website
• The Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Economics and Business Dept.
• The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Unit of Economic Analysis
• The Institute for Economic Analysis
• The Center for Research in International Economics

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