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GSE Students' Employment Situation After Graduation

The first class of the Barcelona GSE graduated with excellent options, both for work and for further study. While concrete statistics are not yet available, an informal poll revealed that over half of students graduating had accepted offers from companies or places in postgraduate programs, most often in PhD programs.

Master in Competition and Market Regulation (MCR)
This master offers students the opportunity to participate in internships lasting from 3 to 6 months at the end of the 1-year program. The internships range in content from national competition commissions to international consultancies involved with issues in competition and market regulation. More than 70% of graduates from the MCR program had jobs at the conclusion of the third trimester.

Students in the Msc in Competition and Market Regulation have received offers for both internships and full-time jobs from companies such as Frontier Economics, LECG, OFCom, and RBB Economics and the Competition Commissions of South Africa and the UK.

Fabiana Tito, an MCR student from Brazil, is one example of the success students have encountered in the job market. After being interviewed by several companies that learned about her through the internship program, she received offers from the Competition Commission, LECG, OfCom, and RBB Economics. Ultimately, she has accepted the offer for a full time internship from the Competition Commission.

Master in the Economics of Science and Innovation (MESI)
Students in the MESI program also experienced resounding success in the job market. The master enjoys an interdisciplinary approach to the study of economics, thanks to its links with departments of innovation and business, public institutions, technological parks, and research centers.

These same links have also provided the path to employment for many of the masters students, 70% of whom had jobs at the time of graduation. Jobs ranged in type from the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation, and the Fundació Clínic. The remaining students are pursuing higher educations programs, most often PhDs.

Crosby McDonald, a MESI student from Vancouver, received an offer from LECG in their London office. The interdisciplinary training he received helped him in the job market, he says. “I studied Business as an undergraduate, and my fellow students studied a variety of other things. The fact that the master program brings together people with different backgrounds, not necessarily in economics, means that you get a great scope of issues related to the economics of science and innovation.”

Master in Economics
This master is one of the Barcelona GSE’s pre-existing programs and the school’s largest master. While many students graduated this year with excellent job opportunities, others used the research-oriented program to launch into a doctoral program after graduation.

Over 50% of students from 2008 chose to enter into the doctoral program At the UPF-- one of the reference doctoral programs of the GSE—or at other top institutions such as LSE, University of Chicago, NYU, or the Bonn Graduate School of Economics. Students who chose to enter the work force received offers from economic consulting firms such as LECG, NERA Consulting, investment banks, national banks such as Central Bank Norway, Central Reserve Bank of Peru, or in government institutions such as the British Government.

Master in Economics student Stefan Gissler, who was one of the top students in the program, chose to continue his studies at the UPF doctoral program in Economics (GPEFM), where he will be able to continue his research in his area of interest. He says “I chose the Msc in Economics because of its excellent reputation and strong standing in international rankings. The Master gave me the chance to get to know the university, the Economics Department and the Faculty. But most of all it prepared me to for my future career: In the core courses I learned all the methods needed in Economics.”

Master in Finance
The other pre-existing program offered by the GSE, this master offers students the opportunity to learn the tools of financial economics sought by financial institutions, companies and public organizations. It combines a rigorous academic core with tailored practical application, designed in consultation with leading financial experts. Former students of the program are employed at top investment banks, financial consultancies, and government finance ministries. Many have gone on to pursue doctoral research in financial economics at prestigious EU and US universities.

Diana Miftakhova, a student in this year’s Msc in Finance, explains “I have opportunities to continue in both the academic and professional world, and am currently deciding which path to follow: continue further with studies or carry on my business career.”

The master program, she says, “offers many benefits: small class sizes, rigorous coursework, and a renowned faculty. In addition, the program holds the Financial Institution Seminar, which brings top companies like Deutsche Bank AG, Omega Capital, and Paribas Center for Hedge Funds Research to present to, and recruit, the Finance Master students. “

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	The students in the GSE master programs experienced resounding success, both in the job market and in acceptances to doctoral programs.
	The opportunity to learn cutting-edge tools from world-renowned academics and practitioners allowed students to become both inspired and prepared to succeed.
	Students were saavy about using networks to connect with top job opportunities, often helping each other learn about new opportunities.