The Barcelona Institute of Economics presents the reports on fiscal federalism in Spain and worldwide Blog Post

Next Thursday, April 15, the Barcelona Institute of Economics, a research centre specialised in applied economics of the University of Barcelona- based at the Barcelona Science Park-, will be presenting the first “Report on Fiscal Federalism in Spain ‘09” and the first international report “IEB’s World Report on Fiscal Federalism ‘09” of the Chair in Fiscal Federalism of the University of Barcelona. Both documents, the publication of which has been directed by researchers of the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and by UB professors Núria Bosch and Albert Solé, will be presented at 7.30 p.m. at the Palau Robert of Barcelona. The event will be presided by Antoni Castells, minister of Economy and Finance of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and will be graced by the presence of Joaquim Coello Brufau, president of the Barcelona Institute of Economics Foundation, and the editors of the reports.

ICREA Academy Programme Honours PCB Researchers Blog Post

Last evening at 7 pm in the Palau de la Generalitat, the award ceremony of the honoured forty researchers from public universities. Among the award-winners were ten individuals working at the University of Barcelona, including two members of PCB research institutions: a professor in the Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science and researcher with the LOGOS-Research Group on Logic, Language and Cognition, and Albert Solé, a professor in the Department of Political Economy and the Public Treasury and a researcher with the Barcelona Institute of Economics ().

The Barcelona Institute of Economics presents a study on Green Taxation of Energy Blog Post

On Friday 2 December, the Barcelona Institute of Economics ( ), a group that belongs to the UB and is associated with the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB, Barcelona Science Park), will present the study entitled “Green Taxation of Energy” in a devoted to environmental management. The study analyses the introduction of several fiscal measures concerning energy saving and efficiency, and the use of less contaminating energy sources in several European countries. Organized by the Fundació Gas Natural with the collaboration of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Regional Government of Catalonia), the seminar will be held in the Antoni Caparrós Auditorium at the PCB (C/Baldiri Reixac, 4-6).

L’Institut d’Economia de Barcelona organitza una jornada sobre els reptes de futur de les caixes d’estalvi TO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

Analitzar i discutir les qüestions claus que condicionaran el futur immediat de les caixes d’estalvis és l’objectiu de la jornada que l’ (IEB) ha organitzat pel proper dijous 2 d’octubre a l’Auditori del Parc Científic de Barcelona (c/ Baldiri Reixac, 4-6) amb el suport de la Divisió II de la Universitat de Barcelona i de la Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros Confederadas para la Investigación Económica y Social (FUNCAS).