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November 26
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UPF Applied Economics Seminar

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Marta Troya Martinez (UAB)
February 17
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CREI-UPF Macroeconomics Seminar

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Ricardo Leis (LSE)
February 18
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Namrata Kala (MIT Sloan)
February 21
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UPF Operations & Marketing Seminar

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Christa Searle
February 24
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CREI-UPF Macroeconomics Seminar

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Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (University of Texas, Austin)
February 25
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Bellaterra Micro Seminar

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Eduardo Perez-Richet (Sciences Po)
February 25
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UPF Econometrics Seminar

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Mikkel Solvysten (Arhus University)
March 3
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Eduardo Davila (Yale University)
March 4
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Orazio Attanasio (Yale)
March 10
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Federico Huneeus (Duke University)
March 11
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Johannes Hörner (TSE)
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UPF Econometrics Seminar

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David Preinerstorfer (University of Vienna)

News

Read the latest research projects, awards, and events!

Jaume Ventura delivers BSE Opening Lecture 2024-25

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October 24
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BSE and UPF host 40th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

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A Characterization of the Top-Trading-Cycles Mechanism for Housing Markets via Respecting-Improvement

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BSE Working Paper: 110939 | November 24
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Flip Klijn,
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Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation

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BSE Working Paper: 110938 | November 24
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Supply Chain Disruption and Precautionary Industrial Policy

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BSE Working Paper: 110937 | November 24
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Massimo Motta,
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On the Geographic Implications of Carbon Taxes

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BSE Working Paper: 112332 | October 24
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Bruno Conte,
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Backward Induction Reasoning beyond Backward Induction

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Antonio Penta,
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Strategically Robust Implementation

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Antonio Penta,

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Global Financial Cycle, Household Credit, and Macroprudential Policies

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José-Luis Peydró and Mircea Epure
December 24
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E-invoicing, tax audits and VAT compliance

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ESPE special issue

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Libertad González
December 24
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Online academic exams: Does multiplicity of exam versions mitigate cheating?

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Flip Klijn
December 24
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The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature

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Hannes Mueller
December 24
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Geopolitical risks and prudential merger control

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Martin Peitz and Massimo Motta
December 24
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Modeling noisy learning in a dynamic oligopoly experiment

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Rosemarie Nagel
December 24
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Political Parties and Public Policies. A Review of the Spanish Evidence

November 24
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Downside and Upside Uncertainty Shocks

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Luca Gambetti
November 24
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Noisy Monetary Policy Announcements

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Luca Gambetti
November 24

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September 2024
How to reduce cheating in online exams
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Metal trade, cities, and the rise of inequality

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June 2024
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Video: Rural Structural Transformation in Developing Countries (ERC Grant)

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June 2024
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