On the Importance of Soft Skills in the U.S. Labor Market
Antonio Biondi, Zacharias Kountoupis, Joan Rabascall Costa, and Marco Solera
Rebecca Lavinson '14
American Youth Policy Forum (Washington, USA)
How and why do particular public policies get implemented? How are they designed? How do we know if they work? Why are some policies more successful than others?
National-level finance and planning involves big numbers: pensions, health systems, income support, social programs, and so forth. Successful public policies can make all the difference for the lives of millions of individuals, with numbers and effects become much larger for developed countries and faster growing in developing ones.
Students will be exposed to the views of experts from fields other than Economics in order to build an appreciation for the multidisciplinary nature of public policy design and evaluation. A master's advisor will guide each student in completing an independent master's project by the end of the program, allowing specialization in a policy topic of the student's choice.
Graduates will also be well-prepared to pursue advanced post-graduate study of Policy or Economics.
The course offer displayed is for next year's edition (2021-22). Course offer is subject to change.
Course list for current students (2020-21)
Mandatory courses:
Course Title | Credits | Professor(s) |
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Mandatory courses: | ||
Labor Markets | 3 | Lídia Farré |
Public Economics II: Incentives and Equity | 3 | Jordi Massó Xavi Ramos |
Quantitative and Statistical Methods II | 6 | Joan Llull |
Elective courses (choose from 0 to 3 ECTS): | ||
Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 | Pere Riera |
Foundations of Data Science | 3 | Omiros Papaspiliopoulos (TBD) |
Political Economy | 3 | Ursula Mello Hannes Mueller |
Course Title | Credits | Professor(s) |
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All courses are mandatory. | ||
Master Project | 6 | Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell |
Topics in Applied Econometrics for Public Policy | 6 | Jaume García-Villar |
Policy Lessons Policy Lessons are shared by all programs in the Master’s in Specialized Economic Analysis. Students must choose two Policy Lessons among those organized by any of the programs (Competition, EPP, ITFD, and Macro) |
3 | Albert Bravo-Biosca Juan F. Jimeno |
Population Economics | 3 | Alícia Adserà |
Social Economics | 3 | Giacomo de Giorgi Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell |
The master project is a required component of all Barcelona GSE Master's programs. Working individually or in groups, students use the tools and knowledge they've acquired during the entire year to explore a topic of their choice. A professor supervises throughout the project.
Examples of master projects from recent Economics of Public Policy cohorts
Select a project to view a summary on the Barcelona GSE Voice, our student and alumni blog:
Antonio Biondi, Zacharias Kountoupis, Joan Rabascall Costa, and Marco Solera
Charley Lamb, Jana Víglundsdóttir, and Alessandro Zicchieri
Mary Armijos and Guillem Cuberta
Agrima Sahore, Ah-Young Jang, and Marjorie Pang
Karina Colombo, Gabrielle Lohner, and Eric Ramirez-Diaz
Hazel Elizondo, Sandra Flores, and Alicia de Quinto
Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a Master's Degree in Specialized Economic Analysis awarded jointly with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).
All Barcelona GSE Master's degrees have been recognized by the Catalan and Spanish Education authorities within the framework of the Bologna Process (in Spanish, “Master Universitario o Master Oficial”).
Examples of recent placements:
12 students from 10 countries (92% international)
Most represented countries this year:
Most common academic backgrounds:
An overview of EPP career paths for recent cohorts
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