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Master in the Economics of Science and Innovation 

Salvador"MESI students are versatile hybrids, having both the general background in economics and a working knowledge of some of the most pressing scientific topics dealt with in many research centers. This sets them apart from pure economists, MBAs, engineers, or scientists, and makes them specially equipped for emerging jobs in innovation."

Prof. Salvador Barberà
Program Director

 

    Letter from the Director

 

 

Dear Prospective Student,

 

Many of the economic challenges faced by humanity, like the problems of energy supply, health provision, sustainable growth or poverty reduction, will only be solved through advances in scientific knowledge. In turn, the economic and institutional channels through which science operates provide both incentives and constraints to scientific development.

 

In order to present these two faces of the interaction between economics and science, we have gathered an outstanding group of economists, scientists, consultants and public servants to be part of our faculty.


Students will receive state of the art accounts of the challenges faced in different fields of scientific research, the difficulties to be expected, realistic assessments of the expectations generated by each development, and the timing of the foreseeable transfer process from basic research results to applications. Training in economics will be oriented toward the study of markets, institutions, and firms, with an emphasis on their role in inducing innovation and research. Tools will be provided to measure the impact of public policies on research.


Our graduates’ skills will make them attractive to innovative firms, to research institutes, to consulting firms specializing in R&D, and to government agencies promoting research. The School will work closely with its sponsors to generate attractive job opportunities for its graduates.

 

We welcome well-prepared and highly motivated engineers, natural and social scientists, or economists wishing to develop a career based on the interface between science and economics.

 

Prof. Salvador Barberà

Director, Master in the Economics of Science and Innovation

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Location: Bellaterra Campus

This program is located at the Bellaterra campus at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Where is this?

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Program Spotlight Video

Students at the MESI program’s Bellaterra location remember field visits to research centers in and around Barcelona. Watch video (02:52)

 

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Also of interest:

 

 Links of interest:
Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation
Global Talent
Fòrum de la BioRegió
22@ Barcelona
Euroscience Open Forum 2010 (Call PDF)
Hit Barcelona
14th European Congress on Biotechnology
Innovation Festival Barcelona
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