17th Barcelona GSE Trobada and 41st Barcelona GSE Lecture, October 4, 2019
The Barcelona GSE Economics “Trobada” is an annual gathering of the Barcelona GSE research community that marks the beginning of the academic year. This year's edition takes place at BSM-UPF.

"Social-status Ranking: A Hidden Channel to Gender Inequality under Competition"
Arthur Schram, Jordi Brandts and Klarita Gërxhani, Experimental Economics, 22(2), 2019, 396-418.

"Fraud Tolerance in Optimal Crowdfunding"
Matthew Ellman and Sjaak Hurkens, Economics Letters, 118, 2019, 11-16.

"Group Inequality and the Severity of Civil Conflict"
John Huber and Laura Mayoral, Journal of Economic Growth, 24, 2019, 1-41.

"Dispelling Misconceived Beliefs about Rent Control: Insights from a Field and a Laboratory Experiment"
Jordi Brandts, Isabel Busom, Cristina Lopez-Mayan and Judith Panadés, Barcelona GSE Working Paper No. 1096 - May 2019

"Foreign Influence and Domestic Policy: A Survey"
Toke S. Aidt, Facundo Albornoz and Esther Hauk, Barcelona GSE Working Papers Series No. 1072 - February 2019

"Executive Constraints as Robust Control"
Timothy Besley and Hannes Mueller, Barcelona GSE Working Paper No. 1054 - September 2018

2018-05-14: AEA Video: Besley and Mueller on predation, protection, and productivity
The American Economic Association has produced a short video summarizing the findings of a paper by Timothy Besley (LSE) and Hannes Mueller (IAE-CSIC and BGSE) published in the April issue of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. In their paper, the authors examine the impact on a nation's economy when the state fails to protect companies from criminal threats.

2018-03-20: Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell comments on happiness
On the International Day of Happiness, Ada-i-Carbonell (IAE-CSIC) comments in the TV3 program "Tot es mou" on the role of age, income, crisis, and public policy in experiencing and achieving happiness (starting 02:25).