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The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

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The Barcelona GSE is an institution of graduate education founded in 2006 as a result of the joint efforts of four high caliber and well-established academic bodies:

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC)

Center for Research in International Economics (CRE I)

The confluence of the strong community of researchers and bodies, fostered by the Barcelona Research Network, forges collaborativesynergies.

The Barcelona GSE derives its core strength from the faculty of its founding academic institutions, which employ over a hundred renowned scholars.

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics ranks between 2nd and 3rd in economics research output in continental Europe when the research of its founding universities, the UPF and UAB, is combined.

Jacques H. Drèze and Fernando Estevan "Research and Higher Education in Economics: Can We Deliver The Lisbon Objectives? “, Journal of the European Economic Association, May 2007

About Barcelona GSE

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Organization & Governance

President: Andreu Mas-Colell

Board of TrusteesA unique combination of public and private partnership provides the School with excellent links with Barcelona’s academic and business communities and guarantees their commitment to well-rounded progress of its programs. Honorary president: Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs

Academic Program CouncilAdvises on strategic and quality issues related with the academic affairs and in the identification of future needs and trends relating to the academic offer. Its components are scholars and Barcelona GSE affiliated professors.

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Scientific Council

The Scientific Council has been established to uphold Barcelona GSE’s unwavering commitment to the highest academic standards. The Council ensures the quality of the academic performance and enhances relationships between the School and the international academic community

it is made up of 30 world leading academics , including ten Nobel Laureates in Economics

“The creation of the Barcelona GSE is important, and I expect that it will attract the brightest and the best”

Prof Edward C. Prescott, Nobel LaureateBarcelona GSE Scientific Council Member

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Scientific CouncilChairman: Hugo Sonnenschein, University of Chicago

Prof. Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prof. Kenneth J.Arrow, Stanford University

Prof. Orley Ashenfelter, Princeton University

Prof. Jürgen Basedow, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht

Prof. Richard Blundell, University College London

Prof. Robert D. Cooter, University of California

Prof. Mathias Dewatripont, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Prof. Jacques Drèze CORE

Prof. Raquel Fernández, New York University

Prof. Oliver Hart, Harvard University

Prof. James J. Heckman, University of Chicago

Prof. Bengt Holmstrom, Massachusetts Institute of Tech

Prof. Matthew O. Jackson, Stanford University

Prof. Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University

Prof. Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota

Prof. Anne Krueger, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University

Prof. Robert Lucas, University of Chicago

Prof. Charles F. Manski, Northwestern University

Prof. José María Maravall, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales

Prof. James A. Mirrlees, University of Cambridge

Prof. Juan Pablo Nicolini, Universidad Torcuato di Tella

Prof. Aloisio Pessoa de Araújo, IMPA i Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Prof. Robert C. Post, Yale Law School

Prof. Edward C. Prescott, Arizona State University

Prof. John Roberts, Standford University

Prof. Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prof. Thomas J. Sargent, New York University

Prof. Reinhard Selten, Universität Bonn

Prof. Chris Sims, Princeton University

Prof. Robert M. Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prof. Hugo Sonnenschein, University of Chicago

Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University

Prof. Fabrizio Zilibotti, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics

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Key elements of Barcelona GSE experience

� Innovative, quality-driven programs

� World-class faculty

� International outlook

� The city of Barcelona

� Competitive Pricing

� Degrees Awarded by UPF and UAB

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Academic Offerings

Master Programs

� UPF-GSE Msc in Economics

� UPF-GSE Msc in Finance

� Msc in Competition and Market Regulation

� Msc in the Economics of Science and Innovation

� Msc in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets (2008-2009)

� Msc in International Trade, Finance, and Development (2008-2009)

Summer Schools for Practitioners and Academics

� Banking

� Cluster Based Development

� Microeconometrics

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Master Programs

� Programs designed to prepare students for successful

entry to the labor market and/or top institutions of PhD

education

� Masters are based at campuses at UPF or UAB

� Full-time nine-month structure with fall, winter, and

spring terms

� All programs are taught entirely in English

� Price for each program: 12,000 euros

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MSc in Economics

Core Courses:� Econometrics or Applied Econometrics� Microeconomics I or Applied Microeconomics� Macroeconomics I or Applied Macroeconomics

Electives to be chosen among 12 research areas:� Macroeconomics� Microeconomics� Economics and Statistics� Financial Economics� Business and Market Organization� International Economics� Economics and Business History� Labor Economics� Public Economics� Behavioral and Experimental Economics� Management and Operations Research� Mathematical and Computational Methods

Director: Antonio Ciccone

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MSc in Finance

Core Courses� Investments� Finance in Discrete Time or Applied Finance� Econometrics or Applied Econometrics

� Corporate Finance

Specialized courses� Emerging Markets� Empirical Finance� Time Series Analysis

� Advanced Corporate Finance� Banking� Market Microstructure

Elective courses (within GPEFM research areas)

Financial Institutions Seminars

Director:Xavier Freixas

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MSc in Competition and Market Regulation

TOOLS� Microeconomics � Game Theory and Industrial Organization / Industrial Organization� Econometrics

� Elements of Competition Law

CORE� Economics of competition policy

� Economics of Market Regulation� Quantitative analysis of markets & firm’s conduct

PRACTICE� Competition policy: cases� Competition and regulation in specific sectors: Telecommunications,

Energy, Water industry, Transportation and Banking and finance

Directors:Massimo MottaJuanjo Ganuza

"A master that gives future competition professionals the microeconomic tools, the core knowledge of competition and regulation, and case studies is highly valuable. Antitrust authorities will certainly hire candidates with such profiles.”Prof. Anne PerrotVice-ChairpersonConseil de la Concurrence, France

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MSc in the Economics of Science and Innovation

Prices, Markets, Strategy, and Regulation Information Economics

Introduction to Economics Technological Change and Growth

Large Scientific Equipment and Projects Biotechnology I

Challenges to Science Energy I

Economics of Innovation Economics of Innovation Scientific Policy and International Networks

Technologies of Information & Communication Biotechnology II Public Health

Topics in Science

Ethics in Science

International R&D Cooperation European Research Networks

Measurement of Scientific Output

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Topics in Economics of Science

University Technology Transfer Offices

Drug and Health Policies Energy II Photonics

Nanotecnology

Space

Innovation and challenges to Science

Climate

Directors:Salvador BarberàDavid Pérez-Castrillo

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MSc in Macroeconomic Policy & Financial

MarketsFIRST TERM� Microeconomics� Macroeconomics� Econometrics� Programming

SECOND TERM� Financial Economics� Empirical Macroeconomics� Empirical Finance� Time Series and Forecasting� Start Applied Project

THIRD TERM� Seminars on Economic Policy and Challenges� Macroeconomic Modeling and Estimation� Macroeconomic Policy� Computational Methods� Finish Applied project

Directors:Albert MarcetJuan Carlos Conesa

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MSc in International Trade, Finance & Development

FIRST TERM� The rise of the global economy� Economic growth International trade� International finance Money and exchange rates � Empirical methods for applied analysis

SECOND TERM� Asset bubbles, economic growth and capital flows� Sovereign debt and international financial architecture � Financial crises and crashes� Conflicts, wars, and aid � Designing and evaluating development programs � Growth, outsourcing and inequality

THIRD TERM� International trade / International finance / Immigration / Growth � Four practitioners’ sessions – focus on policy� Thesis project

Director: Joachim Voth

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All programs

�Fee Waivers (100% / 50%)

MSc in Economics, Finance & Macroeconomic Policy

�Teaching assistantships

MSc in Competition and in the Economics of Science

�Fundación Carolina (www.fundacioncarolina.es)

Other sources:

�MAEC (http://www.becasmae.es)

�Student Loans

Financial aid opportunities

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�Students profiles

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� The student community, recruited from all over the world , brings different cultural perspectives.

� Students from more than 40 countries with a great intellectual since they are admitted for their outstanding academic backgrounds and for their commitment to excel in graduate studies.

� The Programs seek students with outstanding academic background and the intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to succeed in a very demanding environment.

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Students’ profile

"One of the things that first caught my eye about Barcelona GSE was the high ranking institutions standing behind it and the quality of its faculty. Not only are we being taught by some of the most eminent professors in their fields, but the dedication and support with which they offer their knowledge to us has really been extraordinary.”

Stewe Bekk. Sweden. Undergraduate School: University of HalmstadtMSc in Economics of Science and Innovation ‘08

“ Since day one I have been impressed by the level of my peers . . . . My fellow students hail from around the world, and the atmosphere of the program feels truly international. I have taken classes with professors from 8 different countries. The combination of place, peers, and professors makes this truly among the top economics programs in Europe.”

Mark Duey. United States. Undergraduate School: University of NebraskaMsc in Economics ‘07

“Before entering the Msc in Finance, I was working in Lima, Perú in risk management. The courses are what originally attracted me to the program. I wanted to go further in my career, and it was clear that the program would give me the technical training and theoretical background I needed to get a top job in banking. I am currently deciding between several excellent job offers, so I guess the program has been a great success!”

Carla IshiyamaCountry of Origin: PeruUndergraduate School: Pontificia Universidad Católica de PerúMsc in Finance ‘07

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Placement & Employment opportunities

MSC in Economics and MSc in Finance

� PhD at UPF

� PhD at other Universities

� Other master programs

� Central Banks and other governement institutions

� Financial Institutions

� Consultancy firms

� International Organizations

New masters: Internship programs

Pol AntrasMSc in Finance - Class 1998

Current Position:Tenured associate professor,Harvard

"If you are looking for a combination of a rigorous training in economics, a stimulating environment with day-to-day interactions between faculty and students, and a wonderful city to explore, you are really left with only one choice: the Barcelona GSE."

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Summer Schools

Barcelona Banking Summer School

� Banking Theory, Xavier Freixas and Jean Charles Rochet

� Empirical Banking - Imperfect Competition, Moshe Kim

� Banking Regulation, Luc Laeven

� Empirical Banking - Methodological Aspects, Steven Ongena

Barcelona Microeconometrics Summer School

� Panel Data Linear Analysis, Badi Baltagi

� Discrete Choice Models, Sergi Jímenez-Martín & Jaume García

� Dynamic Panel Data Models and Non-linear Panel Data Models, JoséMaría Labeaga& Sergi Jiménez-Martín

� Causal Inference and Program Evaluation, Guido Imbens

Alicia García HerreroSenior Economist, Representative Office for Asia/PacificBank for International Settlements

"The exposure to top professors teaching new techniques is extremely enriching, especially if your work emphasizes analysis and empirical research, as mine does. There is enough material for a full year course, but the essential content is distilled and taught professionally in an intense 1-week interval."

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Summer Schools

Barcelona Clusters Summer Schools

� Regional Competitiveness Programs - Emiliano Duch

� Competitiveness Policy Framework, Christian Ketels and Antoni Subirà

� Examples of Cluster Policies: Canada and Catalonia, Miquel Barceló, Albert Pezzi & Daniel Saikaley

� Cluster Competitiveness Methodologies - Emiliano Duch

� Strategy Foundations of Competitiveness - Eduard Ballarí and Antoni Subirà

� Complex Cluster Project Management - Miquel Barceló

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Other Academic Activities

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

� Edward C. Prescott , W.P. Carey School of Business: “Technology Capital and the Current Account” (February 2008).

� Jean-Claude Trichet , President of the European Central Bank: “Globalization and Monetary Policy” (February 2008).

� Reinhard Selten , Universität Bonn: “Exchange Rate Experiments” (November 2007).

� John Nash , Princeton University: “The Agencies Method for Coalition Formation in Experimental Games”. (November 2007).

� Joaquín Almunia , European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs: “Achievements and Challenges of the Economic and Monetary Union” (November 2007).

� Matthew O. Jackson , Stanford University: “Social Games: Matching and the Play of Finitely Repeated Games” (October 2006).

� Mathias Dewatripont , Université Libre de Bruxelles and ECARES: “Costly Communication and Incentives”. (March 2006).

EEA/ESEM 2009 at Barcelona GSE

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Online application process

Deadline: end of April

Requirements:

� Excellent academic records

� Undergraduate/bachelor's degree, not necessarily in economics

� Proof of knowledge of English

� 2 Reference Letters

� GRE/GMAT encouraged

Admission Information

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