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Winter'10

UPF UAB IAE-CSIC CREI
Events and Announcements
 February 9: Prof. Tim Kehoe (University of Minnesota and Barcelona GSE guest professor) "The current financial crisis in Spain: what should we learn from the Great Depressions of the 20th century?"
 February 22: Barcelona JOCS Seminar on Game Theory
 April 30-May 1: CREI-CEPR-Caixa Manresa Conference "The Political Economy of Political Development"
 May 21-22: CREI-CEPR Conference "Cornucopia Quantified: New Goods and Improvements in Living Standards"
 June 4-7: Calvó-Armengol Prize Activities
 Ongoing: Applications to Barcelona GSE master programs 2010-11
Past Event Highlights
Financial Institutions January
 Financial Institutions Seminars
André Sapir

December
 Prof. André Sapir (ECARES- ULB) gives inaugural lecture

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Suzanne Scotchmer November
 Prof. Suzanne Scotchmer (UC Berkeley) "The Scarcity of Ideas"

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Trobada VII October
 Economics Trobada VII

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President Barroso at Barcelona GSE August
 EC President José Manuel Barroso at EEA-ESEM'09

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Roger Myerson  Prof. Roger Myerson (University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate) at EEA-ESEM'09

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GSE EXPERIENCE
 ECONOMISTS AT WORK:

Economists at WorkBarcelona GSE alumni from all of the master programs tell us a bit about their careers in a variety of industries.

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PhD excellenceA trend of excellence: GSE grads enter top PhD programs in Europe and the United States.

 SOCIAL MEDIA:
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GSE launches a new blog for master program applicants

Barcelona GSE Social Media

Barcelona GSE social media
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Selected News
  Barcelona GSE hosts 1800 economists from 60 countries for the EEA-ESEM'09 Congress EEA-ESEM09
 19 new affiliated professors join the GSE faculty in 2009-10 academic year New professors
  Profs. Barberà, Ciccone, and Galí appointed Barcelona GSE Research Professors Research Professors
  Barcelona GSE research endowment public and private contributions total 11.75M euros Endowment
  Download the Barcelona GSE Annual Report for academic year 2008-09 [pdf] Annual Report
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Winter 2010 Newsletter
Get to know the GSE Class of 2009-10
148 students from 43 countries entered the Barcelona GSE's master programs this year.

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 Class Profile by Program

students 2009-10
Scholarship recipients visit "la Caixa" Foundation
This year's class is 88% international, due in part to the availability of fully-funded scholarships for students from developing and emerging countries.

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 All GSE Scholarships

scholarships
For the second consecutive year, the Barcelona GSE has the most ERC grants in Economics
Seven of the Barcelona GSE's affiliated professors have now been selected to this "Champion's League" of scientific research in Europe.

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ERC
GSE RESEARCH
Research Video: "Optimal Random Crackdowns"
Do the Belgian police use speed traps effectively to put the brakes on crime? Prof. Jan Eeckhout (UPF and Barcelona GSE) will determine if they pass inspection.

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Research Video
"We are convinced that the Barcelona GSE Research Professors represent a key model to guarantee the autonomy and sustainability of the Barcelona GSE in the long term."
Xavier Güell, Chief Operating Officer of the AXA Research Fund, explains why the Barcelona GSE Research Endowment is one of only 8 in Europe to receive major support from the fund.

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 List of GSE Research Professors
 About the Research Endowment

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BOARD MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
UPF UAB CSIC CREI
Agbar AXA Research Fund BancSabadell Caixa Catalunya la Caixa
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