Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics

❄May your holidays be merry and bright!   #Winterbreak #Holidays #SocUB

☕Yesterday, we concluded the final session of this season's PhD Economics Ideas Coffee Talk series! 💬 Since September, we had the pleasure of enjoying fantastic discussions on the research ideas of our PhD Candidates, who explored various fields: Daniel Favre de Noguera (Political Economy, Environmental Economics, Inequality), Darío Serrano-Puente (Public Finance), Aayushi Sharma (Health Economics, Environmental Economics), Joël Bühler (Environmental Economics), Sofía Balladares Herbert (Inequality and Taxation), Anna C.(Gender Economics), Jingyang W. (Energy Economics), Enoch Ntsiful (Economics of Sustainable Cooling Solutions), Elisa Muscarella (Political Economy), and Cristina Aranzana Moreno (Gender and Migration). 🌟Thank you to all our participants, your ideas and insights made this season a success. A special shout-out to our series organizers, Mengwei LIN 林孟蔚 and Daniel Favre de Noguera! 🔜 We’ll be back in January to continue this bi-weekly tradition, and we look forward to hearing more fascinating research ideas. Stay tuned for more! 📸 Ruixi Zhang

♻️ Our researcher José García-Quevedo, along with our PhD alumnus Kinga Barbara Tchorzewska, Pablo del Río and Ester Martínez-Ros writes about environmental policies in Nada es Gratis. 🔹First carrots, then sticks. Did you know the sequence of environmental policies affects the adoption of green technologies? Our study shows that starting with financial incentives (carrots) and following up with taxes (sticks) delivers better results. 🔹Eco-innovations, essential for sustainability, face barriers like high upfront costs and uncertain returns. Supporting businesses with subsidies or tax breaks first helps them overcome these obstacles and adopt cleaner technologies. 🔹What if we reverse the order? Applying taxes first is ineffective: many companies, especially SMEs, are unprepared to make the necessary investments without initial support. The result? Less eco-innovation and inefficient policies. 🔹The key? 👉 Tax incentives, such as deductions, work better than subsidies. Pairing them with environmental taxes is more efficient than using them alone. This simplifies the adoption of green technologies while reducing costs. 🔹The lesson is global: well-designed policies can accelerate the green transition. Let’s rethink how we support businesses to lead the shift toward a sustainable economy. 🔗 Read the whole article here: https://lnkd.in/dzKe_wZc 📑 The full working paper can be downloaded at: https://lnkd.in/d5PwKgcM

How do financial crises affect the organization and growth of multinational enterprises, particularly their affiliate networks and performance? Sergi Basco Universitat de Barcelona discusses: https://lnkd.in/eMVfRUCg #economics #finance #growth

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: JUAN DE LA CIERVA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP SPONSORSHIP 2025/2026   CAEPS (Centre d’Anàlisi Econòmica i de les Polítiques Socials), Universitat de Barcelona, (www.ub.edu/caeps), is offering post-doctoral fellowships conditioned to the securing of a Juan de la Cierva grant. It is a 2-year postdoctoral scholarship for candidates who obtained their PhD in 2023 or 2024. Preferably in the fields of: Behavioural Economics Health Economics International trade Population and Family Economics Spatial Economics CAEPS is the abbreviation of the Center for Economic Analysis and Social Policy, a consolidated research group by the Catalan Government since 2005. The researchers of the group mainly come from the Department of Economics, Section of Economic Theory at the University of Barcelona, but visiting researchers and postdoctoral fellows are also involved, promoting the incorporation of researchers from prestigious universities worldwide. In 2017, together with 6 other consolidated research groups, CAEPS founded a new research institute at the University of Barcelona, the BEAT (Barcelona Economic Analysis Team). Application instructions Applicants are required to fill in their own application but also need the sponsorship of a research institution and the mentoring of an established researcher. CAEPS is willing to pre-select outstanding candidates to endorse them in the application process. Deadline: January 10, 2025. The candidates willing to apply for a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Scholarship under the sponsorship of CAEPS should send an email to caeps@ub.edu with their curriculum vitae. The contact person for this call is Elisenda Paluzie. For further details on the Juan de la Cierva Scholarships, please follow this link: “Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Scholarship” I’m #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?

🏆 Call for applications for Juan de la Cierva Grants to encourage the incorporation of young PhDs to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish R&D centers. Deadline: January 17, 2025 More information: https://lnkd.in/dCeNpYZw #Economics #Grants #Research

🏆 Call for applications for Ramón y Cajal Grants to promote the incorporation of outstanding researchers into stable positions in research organizations within the Spanish Science, Technology, and Innovation System. 🗓️ From Dec 16, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025! More information: https://lnkd.in/d6sdw_ct

🥇Congratulations to Mengwei LIN 林孟蔚 on winning the Best Paper Award at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2024 for his academic paper entitled “Penalizing Failures at University.” Well done! 🏅And Kudos to Julia McGee, runner-up for her paper “The impact of chain closures on retail agglomeration.” and Carlos Marcelo Belloni, runner-up for his paper “Money and Output: The Currency Substitution Effect.”. #Economics #BestPaperAward2024

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I’m thrilled to share that our paper, "Natural Disasters and Financial Technology Adoption", has just been accepted for publication in Economics Letters! 🎉 In this study, we explore how natural disasters influence the adoption of PIX, Brazil's instant payment system. Our findings emphasize how economic downturns can accelerate financial technology adoption, showcasing the potential of fintech to enhance resilience in vulnerable communities. A big thanks to my amazing co-authors Fernando Barros Jr,Valdemar Pinho Neto, and Victor Rangel for this collaborative effort, as well as all the reviewers and colleagues who provided invaluable feedback along the way. #EconomicsLetters #Fintech #PIX Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics

Did you know that the electricity sector is one of the biggest sources of global CO₂ emissions—but also holds the key to a cleaner electricity transition? ⚡️   In my latest research, I explored how four major climate and energy policies impacted CO₂ emissions from electricity generation in 109 countries over 30 years. In a nutshell, simply piling up policies without careful planning doesn't always cut emissions. However, when countries combine carbon pricing (making it costlier to emit CO₂) with renewable energy initiatives (like supporting wind and solar power), there's real promise in reducing emissions!   Global cooperation is challenging because everyone benefits from reduced emissions, even if they don't pitch in—making mitigation action a "public good." That's why it's crucial for countries to adopt their own tailored policies to their specific circumstances while working together under the Paris Agreement's principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."   Curious about how these dynamic policy interactions can power a greener electricity transition? 🌱🔋👉 Check out my full publication in Energy Policy to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVR2m9cK