Barcelona School of Economics
| Type | University Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Andreu Mas-Colell |
| Chairperson | Paulina Beato |
| Director | Teresa Garcia-Milà |
| Location | , , 41°23′24.32″N 2°11′27.35″E / 41.3900889°N 2.1909306°E |
| Website | bse |
The Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) is an institute for research and graduate education in economics, finance, data science, and the social sciences located in Barcelona, Spain. It was founded as a partnership among four academic units: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), together with the Center for Research in International Economics (CREI) and Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC). In research-based rankings, BSE is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading economics institutions, while UPF is ranked among the top departments in Europe in Economics & Econometrics. BSE was founded in 2006 by economist and microeconomic theorist Andreu Mas-Colell.
BSE offers master’s programs and is part of a wider doctoral training community through two Economics PhD programs co-organized with UPF and UAB, respectively. Master’s degrees are awarded by the respective universities; the largest program, the Master’s Degree in Economics, is awarded by Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
BSE maintains a Scientific Council to provide strategic guidance with respect to academic programs and research activities. Notable members of BSE’s Scientific Council have included Nobel laureates Philippe Aghion, Daron Acemoglu, Kenneth Arrow, and Robert Solow, among others.
The BSE Summer Forum is a major annual conference where economists present their latest work across dozens of topics in Economics research.
The Calvó-Armengol International Prize is awarded every two years by BSE and the Government of Andorra to a researcher in Economics or social sciences who is not older than 40 years old for significant contributions to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction.
In addition to two economics PhD programs through UPF and UAB, BSE's educational offerings include master's degrees, summer schools, executive education courses, and in-company training. The Barcelona School of Economics is accredited by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU).