| Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | university research institute |
| Chairman | Ramon Marimon |
| Dean | Massimo Motta |
| Founder | Andreu Mas-Colell |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Website | www.barcelonagse.eu |
The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, commonly referred to as Barcelona GSE, is an independent institution of research and graduate education located in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
The School offers a wide range of professionally and academically-oriented degrees in Economics and Finance to graduate students committed to understanding the complex economic and financial processes of an increasingly global society.
As an interuniversity research institute, the Barcelona GSE also promotes excellence in scientific research in close collaboration with its four academic bodies. The School's faculty includes a number of researchers at the forefront of the European economic research community. The Barcelona GSE was ranked third on the RePEc Top European Institutions list in April 2011, along with being named among the top 20 economic research centers in the world.[1]
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The Barcelona GSE was founded in July 2006 as a joint venture of four academic institutions (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, IAE-CSIC and CREI) whose reputations, faculty, and resources underpin the Barcelona GSE master programs and research initiatives. The School is supported by six private institutions: The Agbar Group, AXA Research Fund, Banc Sabadell, Catalunya Caixa Savings Bank, "la Caixa" Savings Bank, and the FemCAT Foundation. It also receives public funding from the "Consolider-Ingenio 2010" initiative of the Spanish Government, launched to promote research excellence, the Catalan Government, and the Barcelona City Council.
The School was legally recognized by the Government of Catalonia in October 2006 as a Foundation dedicated to higher education.
The Barcelona GSE's Scientific Council works with faculty and administrators to ensure the quality of teaching, research, and admissions procedures. It is chaired by Prof. Hugo Sonnenschein, President Emeritus of the University of Chicago. The Council is made up of 30 leading academics, including nine Nobel Laureates in Economics, who help to forge and enhance relationships between the Barcelona GSE and the wider academic community.
Members of the Scientific Council
One of the Barcelona GSE's main objectives is to make Barcelona a worldwide primary reference in economic research.
The GSE community constitutes one of the leading clusters of economics research in Europe. Three studies in the Journal of the European Economic Association placed it near the top of its rankings. According to P. Kalaitzidakis, T.P. Mamuneas, and T. Stengos “Ranking of Academic Journals and Institutions in Economics” (May 2002), it should be ranked 2nd, when their top 30 journals are taken into account (period 1995-1999). In another study by M. Lubrano, L. Bauwens, A. Kirman and C. Protopopescu, “Ranking Economics Departments in Europe: A Statistical Approach” (May 2003), the GSE community should be ranked #3 when their top journal list is considered (period 1991-2000). And according to J. Drèze and F. Estevan “Research and Higher Education in Economics: Can We Deliver The Lisbon Objectives?” (May 2007) the Barcelona GSE’s total research output would rank between second and third in Europe.[1]
The Barcelona GSE has been ranked by RePEc among the top 15 Economic Research Institutions[2] and the top 10 Economics Departments in the world[3], the top three in Europe and as the best in Spain.[4]
The main research activities organized by the Barcelona GSE include:
The Barcelona GSE receives valuable support from the Government of Catalonia to develop its research initiatives for scientific cooperation, particularly the Recognition Program, which are guided by the School's Research Council. Until 2009, the research initiatives of the GSE were consolidated under the Barcelona GSE Research Network (formerly known as CREA). Since January 2010, the Research Committee continues to develop all of the initiatives that were previously grouped under the Research Network.
Members of the Barcelona GSE Research Committee
Research Director: Omar Licandro (IAE and Barcelona GSE)
The Barcelona GSE derives its core strength from the faculty of its four academic institutions, which employ over one hundred renowned scholars, some of whom are also Affiliated Professors at the Barcelona GSE.
Among the Affiliated Professors there are Fellows of the Econometric Society, Fellows of the European Economic Association, Research Fellows of the Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR), and Research Fellows of the CESifo. They publish in the leading journals of Economics and many of the top journals of the different subfields of the discipline. They also serve as coeditors and associate editors of these journals.
Many GSE Affiliated Professors have received public recognition for both the volume and quality of their research. They are also highly sought consultants, regularly advising governments, international organizations, financial institutions, and corporations.
Select List of Affiliated Professors
At present there are some 150 affiliated professors, including:
Apart from the Affiliated Professors who make up the core of the school's faculty and come from its founding institutions, the Barcelona GSE is proud to invite professors from other universities as well as practitioners in economics and related fields. They bring the right combination of scholarship and practical experience to the classroom.
Select List of Guest Professors
The Barcelona GSE offers master programs leading to two master degrees: Economics and Finance and Specialized Economic Analysis.
Current master program offer:
The Barcelona GSE's academic offer includes a menu of short summer school programs that is updated each year. Recently these have included banking, microeconometrics, and labor economics tracks. The GSE also organizes the Zvi Griliches Research Seminar, a three-day scientific conference focused on the economics of science and innovation.
Continuing education at the Barcelona GSE includes the Global Health Leadership Forum (in cooperation with Berkeley School of Public Health and UPF-CRES) and the Intensive Course on Competition Economics.
The Barcelona GSE has two campuses: the Ciutadella campus (UPF) and the Bellaterra campus (UAB).