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Research Grants

Competitive funding such as ERC Grants support some of the most ambitious, creative projects led by researchers at the Barcelona School of Economics.

ERC Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Grants have become indicators of world-class research across all academic disciplines.

Project proposals are evaluated by international peer reviewers, and scientific excellence is the sole criterion for selection.

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ERC Grants Awarded to Current BSE Affiliated Professors

19

ERC Starting Grants

for researchers with 2-7 years of experience

12

ERC Consolidator Grant

for mid-career  researchers

13

ERC Advanced Grants

for exceptional  research leaders

On-going ERC Grants in the BSE Research Community

The most recently awarded grants are listed first:

Isaac Baley

UPF and BSE

“The Macroeconomic Effects of Corporate Tax Reforms”

ERC Starting Grant (2021)

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Alberto Martin

CREI, UPF, and BSE

“Macroeconomic Trends and the Efficiency of Financial Markets”

ERC Advanced Grant (2021)

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Geert Mesters

UPF and BSE

“Econometrics for Macroeconomic Policy Evaluation”

ERC Starting Grant (2021)

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Marta Reynal-Querol

ICREA-UPF and BSE

“Colonization, Early Institutions and the Origin of State Capacity and Democratization”

ERC Advanced Grant (2021)

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Sandro Shelegia

UPF and BSE

“Foundations for Antitrust and Policy on Digital Plaftorms”

ERC Consolidator Grant (2021)

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Mar Reguant

ICREA-IAE-CSIC and BSE

“Understanding the Energy Transition with a Machine Learning Toolbox”

ERC Consolidator Grant (2020)

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BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grants

Named after Leonardo Da Vinci, the highly selective BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grants support and project excellence in science and culture into society.

Leonardo Grant recipients in the BSE research community include (most recent listed first):

Victoria Vanasco

CREI, UPF and BSE

“Sound Markets: Designing Financial Markets for Stability and Prosperity”

BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grant (2025)

Rosa Ferrer

UPF and BSE

“New Tools to Estimate the Demand and Supply of Video Content: Heterogeneous Consumers, Gender, and Social Media Effects”

BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant (2024)

Gianmarco León-Ciliotta

UPF and BSE

“The Universal Basic Wage: Individual and Aggregate Effects of Public Policy Experiment”

BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant (2024)

Joan Monràs

UPF and BSE

“Investigating the Implications of the Demand for Housing for Welfare Inequality”

BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant (2024)

News

News about all grants and awards obtained by members of the BSE research community

UPF

August 25

3 min

BBVA Foundation Supports Victoria Vanasco’s Research on Financial Market Design

ERC Funds Andre Groeger’s AI Tool for Conflict Zone Assessment

ERC grants

July 25

2 min

Jordí Galí Honored with BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award

UPF

June 25

4 min