Dear friends and members of the GSE community, We are happy to present the first issue of the quarterly newsletter of the Barcelona GSE. These past few months have been an exciting time for the GSE - the School's Scientific Council met in Barcelona, CREA/XREA became the GSE Research Network, and our first academic year came to a close, to name a few happenings. As summer enters full swing, there are a variety of summer schools, conferences and workshops planned by the GSE and by the four bodies that compose the GSE community. We hope to give you from now on through the newsletter a taste of what is going on in the vibrant community of economists called Barcelona GSE. Best wishes, Eduard Vallory Director-General Upcoming Event Highlights  June 30 - July 11: Barcelona GSE Summer Schools in Clusters, Banking, and Microeconometrics  June 30 - July 11: Barcelona Macroeconomics Summer School organized by CREI  July 7: UPF Special Joint Roundtable Donald Rubin (Harvard University) "Can an economist and a statistician agree on statistical methods?" (with Guido Imbens)  July 18-22: Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) Conference in Barcelona  October 9-10: CREI-Bank of Canada Conference on "New Perspectives on Monetary Policy Design"  November 7: Barcelona GSE 2008-2009 Academic Year Inauguration Past Event Highlights February  Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank "Globalization and Monetary Policy"  Hugo Sonnenschein (University of Chicago) "A New Look at Some Issues in International Trade"  Robert M. Solow (MIT) UPF Doctor Honoris Causa Ceremony March  1st Meeting of the Barcelona GSE Scientific Council  Jacques Drèze (Université Catholique de Louvain) UAB Doctor Honoris Causa Ceremony April  Robert J. Barro (Harvard University) "Macroeconomic Crises Since 1870" May  Calvó-Armengol International Prize Inauguration June  IAE, UPF, and UAB Host Workshop on the Political Economy of Democracy  Barcelona GSE Graduation Ceremony Selected News   Salvador Barberà Awarded Prestigious Rei Jaume I Prize   Jordi Galí 8th Most Cited Scientist in Economics & Business   Calvó-Armengol International Prize Inauguration   New Professors Join Barcelona GSE Community   Placements Completed for Graduates of GSE Reference Doctoral Programs  More GSE Summer Schools: 2008 Edition The second edition of the Barcelona GSE Summer Schools once again brings together renowned academics and practitioners to teach bright and curious students from around the world.  More Masters Students’ Employment Situation After Graduation Graduates of the GSE Masters programs ended the year with bright plans for the future.  More GSE RESEARCH Video and Interview: “Betting on Hitler" GSE Master Director Joachim Voth shares his research on the value of political connections in Nazi Germany.  More GSE Research Network Recent Publications  Albert Marcet. "Fiscal Insurance and Debt Management in OECD Economies" (joint with Elisa Faraglia and Andrew Scott).Economic Journal, 118(527): 363-86, March 2008.  Juan C.Conesa. "Optimal Fiscal Policy in the Design of Social Security Reforms" (joint with Carlos Garriga). International Economic Review, 49(1): 291-318, February 2008.  Clara Ponsati. "Bargaining over Multiple Issues with Maximin and Leximin Preferences" (joint with Amparo M. Marmol). Social Choice and Welfare, 30(2): 211-23, February 2008.  Thijs van Rens. "Education, Growth, and Income Inequality" (joint with CoenTeulings). Review of Economics and Statistics, 90(1): 89-104, February 2008.  More GSE EXPERIENCE  EYE ON ALUMNI: Barbara Wagner Country: Austria Msc Economics 2007 Currently: International Development Consultant, Dalberg Global Development Advisors (Geneva)  PHOTO SLIDESHOW A look back at the GSE's inaugural year. Get a glimpse of what the first year was like for the students, faculty, and members of the GSE community.  BOARD MEMBER INSTITUTIONS  Subscribe/Unsubscribe