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10th Annual BSE Economics "Trobada"
The tenth annual BSE "Trobada" took place on October 26, 2012 at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. The "Trobada" is a yearly academic gathering of BSE affiliated professors and external research fellows. Researchers from all four of the School's academic units participated, sharing research on Political Economics, Labor Economics and Risk Sharing and participating in a round table debate on the future of the Euro Area. (Presenters and paper topics are listed at right.)
Faculty from the GSE's academic units gather for the annual research "Trobada" to hear current research findings from around the community and to reconnect with colleagues after the summer.
Round table (from left): Juan Carlos Conesa (UAB and BSE), Albert Marcet (ICREA-IAE and BSE), round table chair Alberto Martín (CREI and BSE), José-Luis Peydró (UPF and BSE), and Jaume Ventura (CREI, UPF and BSE).
Papers presented at Trobada X
Click on the paper titles below to view each presentation's slides. (Researchers are listed alphabetically.)
 | Prof. Sarolta Laczó (IAE and BSE) "Risk Sharing with Limited Commitment and Storage" (with Arpad Abraham) |
 | Prof. Gianmarco León (UPF and BSE) "Turnout, Political Preferences and Information: Experimental Evidence from Peru" |
 | Prof. Joan Llull (MOVE, UAB and BSE) |
 | Prof. Giacomo Ponzetto (CREI, UPF and BSE) "Centralization and Accountability: Theory and Evidence from the Clean Air Act" (with Federico Boffa and Amedeo Piolatto) |
The Breakup of the Euro Area: A Roundtable
This year's roundtable was chaired by BSE Research Professor Alberto Martín (CREI and BSE). View a brief video summary of each participant's remarks below. (Researchers are listed alphabetically.)
Prof. Juan Carlos Conesa (UAB and BSE)
Prof. Albert Marcet (ICREA-IAE and BSE)
BSE Research Professor
Prof. José-Luis Peydró (UPF and BSE)
Prof. Jaume Ventura (CREI, UPF and BSE)