Teaching Faculty

"The core of the Barcelona GSE is composed of world-class economists who could be in any other center of Economics in the world, but have chosen Catalonia, specifically Barcelona, as their base."

Robert Solow (MIT)
Nobel Laureate
Barcelona GSE Scientific Council Member

The academic excellence of the Barcelona GSE rests on the talent, enthusiasm, and drive of our teaching and research faculty. A community of Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors working on Economics, Finance, Data Science, and related areas is drawn from four top-flight academic units, offering students the possibility for regular, direct contact with leading instructors in their field.

Barcelona GSE professors are very approachable, sharing their ideas with our competitive and passionate pool of master's students. Many of our Affiliated Professors have been part of the Barcelona GSE since its foundation and have extensive experience teaching in our master programs.

In addition to this established academic community, Guest Professors are also invited from institutions and companies around the world to deliver engaging courses and lectures to challenge and inspire our students.

Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors

150 Affiliated Professors
29 nationalities (47% from outside Spain)
100% hold a PhD: 45% from US universities, 21% from Spanish universities, and 34% from universities in other countries

Guest Professors

Guest professors are academics from other universities and industry practitioners who are invited to teach in the Barcelona GSE master programs. They bring the right combination of scholarship, practical experience, and outside perspective to the classroom.

About Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors

Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors are all tenured or tenure-track faculty members from one of our academic units:

From outside Spain, the universities with the most PhDs among affiliated professors are:

University of Minnesota (10)
Harvard University (7)
London School of Economics (7)
European University Institute (6)
Northwestern University (6)
University of Pennsylvania (6)
University of California, Davis (5)

BGSE Affiliated Professors are also members of prominent societies, organizations, and networks, including:

Fellows of the Econometric Society
Fellows of the European Economic Association
Research Fellows of the Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR)
Research Fellows of CESifo
Faculty Research Fellows of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Besides their teaching role with the Barcelona GSE, our master's professors are also published in leading Economics publications and renowned journals in different discipline subfields, and serve as co-editors and associate editors for many of these journals.

Many Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors have received public recognition for both the volume and quality of their research. They are also highly sought after as consultants and advisors for governments, international organizations, financial institutions, and corporations.

List of teaching faculty by program

Select a program to view the list of affiliated and guest professors teaching at the Barcelona GSE:

Gaston Besanson
Alumni
Albert Bravo-Biosca
PhD, Harvard UniversityFaculty
Fernando Broner
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ResearcherFacultyBoard member
Christian Brownlees
PhD, University of Florence ResearcherFaculty
Christopher Busch
PhD, University of Cologne ResearcherFaculty
Jordi Caballé
PhD, University of Pennsylvania ResearcherFacultyBoard member
Maite Cabeza Gutés
PhD, University of California Davis ResearcherFaculty
Caterina Calsamiglia
PhD, Yale University FacultyExternal
Carlo Cambini
PhD, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesFaculty
Ramon Caminal
PhD, Harvard University ResearcherFaculty

List of teaching faculty by PhD program

Select a PhD program to view the list of affiliated and guest professors teaching at the Barcelona GSE:

Michael Creel
PhD, University of California-Davis ResearcherFacultyBoard member
Alejandro Cuñat
PhD, Harvard UniversityFaculty
Giacomo De Giorgi
PhD, University College London ResearcherFaculty
Davide Debortoli
PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra ResearcherFaculty
Julian di Giovanni
PhD, University of California-Berkeley ResearcherFacultyDeputy Director for Research
Ruben Durante
PhD, Brown University ResearcherFaculty
Jan Eeckhout
PhD, London School of Economics ResearcherFaculty
Ruben Enikolopov
PhD, Harvard University ResearcherFaculty
Javier Fernández-Blanco
PhD, University of Minnesota ResearcherFaculty
Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell
PhD, University of Amsterdam ResearcherFacultyDeputy Director for Academic Programs