Modern crises and emerging challenges have called established economic models into question. In 2006, as thought leaders in countries all over the globe were re-examining their understanding of economic science, a group of highly renowned professors and economists envisioned the need for a graduate school that could produce research and trained professionals with the preparation and expertise to tackle these complex issues.

At the Barcelona GSE, you will find talented people who are committed to frontier research and graduate education in Economics.

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics is a large community of researchers, professors, students, and alumni who all share the School’s core spirit: to create value for society with rigorous work and social responsibility through pioneering research and education.

Their key mission is the training of the next generation of economists and data scientists by offering world-class programs taught by leading faculty in their field.

They seek outstanding, motivated students and provide them with a top-notch education and values that will make them exceptional global experts with intellectual rigor and critical thinking skills. During their time with them, their students have direct contact with professors and practitioners whose insights from academic and industry are part of the curriculum.

Their ambition is to be consistently recognized as one of the top institutions in Europe and worldwide for research and education in Economics and the social sciences.

At the Barcelona GSE, education and research are closely linked. Key factors for the continued top performance of their researchers have been: the co-organization of the PhD programs in Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the development of new research activities such as the Barcelona GSE Summer Forum; and the achievement of competitive funding programs such as the Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Distinction.

In addition to the many grants and awards that their faculty receive, the quality and quantity of the scientific production among the entire Barcelona GSE research community positions them well in international research rankings such as RePEC.

Such ambitious objectives would not be possible without the support and partnership of institutions and companies that have collaborated with the School from day one: the Barcelona GSE Scientific Council, their Board of Trustees, and their sponsors.

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics is legally a private foundation and has been recognized by the Government of Catalonia as a University Research Institute attached to the UPF and to the UAB. The founder and first Chairman was Prof. Andreu Mas-Colell. The current chairman is Prof. Ramon Marimon.