20/07/2009 Ciutadella and Bellaterra Campuses Prepare to Host
the 2009 EEA-ESEM Congress Preparations are in full swing as the Barcelona GSE gears up to welcome over 1800 economists for the 2009 EEA-ESEM Congress at its Ciutadella and Bellaterra campuses from August 23-27, 2009.
The European Economic Association (EEA) and the Econometric Society (ES) are international scientific organizations dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary economic research, including theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant contributions.
The annual EEA-ESEM Congress, one of the largest of its kind both in Europe and internationally, attracts top young researchers as well as renowned investigators and preeminent academics. It features the work and findings of the leading scholars in economics and related fields, and provides an excellent opportunity for the economics community to stay at the forefront of research.
The timing could not be better for the Barcelona GSE to host this major academic event. Barcelona has emerged in recent years as a global center of economics research, and the selection of the Barcelona GSE as the site of this prestigious conference shows that the GSE community’s contributions to the city’s research reputation have been recognized by the international economics community.
The School’s founding academic bodies have been actively involved in the organization of the Congress. A local arrangements committee is overseeing the preparations and includes GSE Affiliated Professors Albert Carreras (Chair; UPF), Carmen Beviá (co-Chair; UAB), and Jordi Brandts (co-Chair; IAE), with Barcelona GSE Director-General Eduard Vallory as Secretary. The Congress’ chairs are EEA council member and Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professor Antonio Ciccone (ICREA-UPF-GSE), Juuso Välimaki (Helsinki School of Economics), and Gerard J. van den Berg (Free University of Amsterdam).
Participants will be able to select from a rich menu of presentation sessions. Highlights will include:
- Dr. Charles Bean, Deputy Governor, Bank of England
- Prof. Pinelopi Goldberg (Princeton University)
- Prof. Faruk Gul (Princeton University)
- Prof. Roger Myerson (University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate, 2007)
- Prof. Guido Imbens (Harvard University)
- Prof. Nicholas Stern (LSE, London School of Economics)
Approximately 1,500 papers will be presented during the Congress, which will take place at the GSE’s two campuses - the Ciutadella campus, site of the UPF and a 5-minute walk from the beach, and the Bellaterra campus, site of the UAB and a short train ride from the city center. View the full program of the 2009 EEA-ESEM. | « Back |
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