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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎓 Today we celebrate the thesis defence of Rui Yang! Rui presented her doctoral thesis, “Essay on Gender Earnings Gaps in the United States,” as part of the Doctoral Programme in Applied Economics. Congratulations, Rui, on this important milestone! 👏🎉 #PhD #AppliedEconomics #GenderEconomics

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Oscar Navarro Campàs on the successful defense of his PhD thesis! This important milestone reflects years of rigorous research, dedication, and academic excellence. We wish Oscar every success in next stage of his academic and professional journey. #PhD #AppliedEconomics #UAB

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Tainá Souza Pacheco (@tainasp.bsky.social) on the successful defense of her PhD thesis! A great moment celebrating years of research, dedication, and academic achievement. We wish Tainá all the best for the next steps in her journey! 🌟 #PhD #AppliedEconomics #UAB

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar alert! Join us for Darío Judzik (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) presenting: “From Tacit to Tangible: Wage Premium of Skills Certification” 📅 June 16, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to an insightful discussion! #economics #seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🎓✨ First day of the XIV Doctoral Workshop of the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona! Looking forward to the sessions ahead! 📊📚 #PhD #Economics #AppliedEconomics #Research

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Department Seminar Alert 🚨 Join us today for a seminar with Katie Coffman (Harvard Business School): “Discrimination, Rejection, and Willingness to Apply: Effects of Blind Hiring Processes” 🗓 May 28, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Applied Lunch Seminar Alert 🚨 Join us today for a seminar by Celia Melguizo (Universitat de València): “Towards the green transition in the European regions. Assessing eco-efficiency in greenhouse gas emissions” 📅 May 26, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Join us for today’s department seminar with Elisa Giannone (UPF) presenting: “Unequal Global Convergence” 📅 May 21, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Applied Lunch Seminar alert!🚨 Riccardo Turati (UAB) presents: “Immigration, Identity Choices, and Cultural Diversity” 📍 Seminari A 🗓️ May 19, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 #economics #seminar #migration

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📢 The final program for the XIV Doctoral Workshop of the PhD Program in Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is now available! 📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa 📅 4–5 June 2026 #economics #phd #workshop

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📣 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for a talk by Laia Bosque-Mercader (UAB) on: “Childcare and Family Dynamics” 📅 May 12, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to seeing you there! #economics #health #seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📣 Department Seminar Alert Join us for a seminar by Elisabetta Aurino (UB) on: “Parenting styles: the Role of Beliefs, Preferences, and Constraints” 📅 May 7, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📢 Department Seminar Alert Maia Güell (CUNEF) presents: “So alike, yet so different: A non-parametric variance decomposition of unstable employment cycles” 🗓 April 23rd, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus Don’t miss this insightful discussion on employment dynamics! #econ #seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert Join us for an insightful session with Leonard Le Roux (ICF - World Bank): "Competition Enforcement Effects Across the Value Chain" 🗓 April 21st, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert Adrián Moreno (PhD candidate) "Too Little, Too Late? Evaluating the Antitrust Remedy in the Google Shopping Case" 🗓 April 14, 13:30 📍 Seminari A #economics #seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Javier Asensio (UAB) "Persuasiveness of Different Views of the Effects of Competition" 🗓 April 9, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Everyone welcome! #economics #seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

📢 Department Seminar We’re pleased to welcome Núria Rodríguez-Planas (City University of New York) for an upcoming talk: “Alcohol, Peers, and Intimate Partner Violence” 🗓 March 19th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus #economics #econseminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert! Helena Hernandez Pizarro (CRES - UPF) will present: "Too Hot to Cope? The Role of Long-Term Care Against Heatwave Health Risks" 📅 March 17th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A #economics #econseminar #healtheconomics

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

📢 Department Seminar Alert 🎤 Ana Rodríguez-González (University of Barcelona) 📝 Non-Toxic Peers: Long-Run Returns from an Anti-Bullying Program 🕜 13:30–14:30 | 📍 Sala de Graus #EducationEconomics #EconSeminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Applied Lunch Seminar 🍽️📚 Pedro Silva (UAB) "Income-Based Affirmative Action, Take-up Rate, and University Enrollment" 🗓 March 10, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 📍 Seminari A #ecconomics #education #econseminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 Department Seminar Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona) “When Leases get Longer: The Impact of Tenure Security in Rental Markets” 🗓 March 5, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus Everyone is welcome! #economics #econseminar #rentalmarkets

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🎓 PhD Thesis Defense Ece Yagman “Essays on Human Capital Formation: Socioemotional Skills, Gender Gaps, and Social Identity in Schools” Director: Caterina Calsamiglia (Tutor: Xavier Ramos) 🗓 April 7, 2026 | ⏰ 14:00 📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat Economia i Empresa 💻 Also via videoconference

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Alert! 👤 Speaker: Simone Moriconi (IESEG School of Management) 📚 Topic: "Migration policy backlash, identity and integration of second-generation migrants in France" 🗓️ Date: March 3, 2026 ⏰ Time: 13:30 📍 Location: Seminari A #economics #migration #econseminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🚨 Department Seminar Alert 🚨 Mathias Thoening (University of Lausanne) “Feeding the Tigers: Remittances and Conflict in Sri Lanka” 📅 February 26th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for a presentation by Alejandro Gobierno García (PhD candidate at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) on: “The Impact of Interpersonal Trust on Firm Size” 🗓 February 24th, 2026 ⏰ 13:30 📍 Seminari A Looking forward to seeing you there!

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🚨 Department Seminar Alert 🚨 🎙️ Marta Serra-Garcia (UC San Diego) 📌 The Attention–Information Tradeoff (paper enclosed) 📅 February 19th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus 💡 How does information transmission change when it requires capturing attention? #Economics #Seminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar — Spring Term 2026 Kickoff! We’re excited to welcome Rui Yang (UAB, PhD candidate) for our first seminar of the term: 🎤 “Gender Gap in the Creator Economy: Evidence from U.S. Top YouTubers” 📅 February 17th, 2026 🕜 13:30 📍 Seminari A Everyone is welcome — see you there! 🍽️📊

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Applied Lunch Seminar Alert 🍽️📊 Join us for Ilaria De Angelis (Bank of Italy): “Moneyball for Public Policy: Micro-evidence on the Effectiveness of Public Guarantees and Grants in Italy” 📅 Dec 9, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Join us for Maximilian Schäfer-i-Paradís (UAB): “Keeping Up with the Joneses: Asset Investment during the South Sea Bubble” 🗓️ Dec 2, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Excited for our department seminar today! 🎓 Ciprian Domnisoru (Aalto School of Business) will present: “The role of firms in shaping the work, study, and graduation choices of student employees.” 📅 Nov 27, 2025 🕒 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Excited for today’s Applied Lunch Seminar! Ece Yagman (UAB) will present “Gender Gaps in Socioemotional Skills: Evidence from the Classroom.” 📅 Nov 25, 2025 🕒 13:30 📍 Seminari A #seminar #gender #appliedeconomics

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📢 Department Seminar Alert! Audinga Baltrunaite (Bank of Italy) “The Value of Words: Evidence from Non-Financial Disclosure Regulation” 🕒 13:30 • Sala de Graus #seminar #research #economics #BankOfItaly

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📢 New working paper out! “Gender Gaps in Socioemotional Skills: Evidence from the Classroom” by Ece Yagman (UAB) 📄 Read the working paper here: ddd.uab.cat/record/321410 #socioemotionalskills #genderequality #economicsofeducation #workingpaper #UAB #GEAR

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📢 PhD Thesis Defense at UAB Celebrating Diana C. Gutiérrez González 🎓, who successfully defended her PhD in Applied Economics! Her dissertation: “Understanding the Effects of the Venezuelan Immigration in Colombia”

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar at UAB Bruno Carvalho (Universidad de Alcalá) will present “When Schools Close: Mothers' Burden, Bargaining Power and a Gender-neutral Policy” 🗓️ Nov 18, 2025 – 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

📢 DEA Departmental Seminar 🗓️ Thursday, Nov 13 | 13:30–14:30 📍 Sala de Graus 🎙️ Jan Eeckhout (UPF, BSE) 📖 "The (Un)fortunate Poor" #Economics #Seminar #Inequality #LaborEconomics

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🎓 PhD Defense – Paloma Heredia Ruíz Paloma successfully defended her thesis in Applied Economics, “Climate, Pollution and Technical Efficiency in Spanish Agriculture”. 🌱📊 Congrats to Dr. Heredia Ruíz on this achievement!

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar at UAB Caroline Coly (UB) will present “The Bystander Issue: Understanding the Role of Beliefs in Workplace Sexual Harassment” 🗓️ Nov 4, 2025 – 13:30 📍Seminari A #EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics #BehavioralEcon

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🎓 Job Market Candidate 2025/26 – PhD in Applied Economics (UAB) The Department of Applied Economics at UAB is pleased to present our 2025/26 Job Market Candidate: Ece Yagman Job Market Paper: Gender Gaps in Socioemotional Skills: Evidence from the Classroom Advisor: Caterina Calsamiglia

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📢 Department Seminar Join us for Rosa Ferrer (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) presenting “Gender Differences in the Demand (and Supply?) of Broadcast Media Content” 📅 October 30, 2025 | 🕜 13:30 | 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

📢 Join us for our next Applied Lunch Seminar! Marcela Carvalho (London Business School) presents: 🧠 “Who gets the benefit of the doubt? CEO gender and news about firm performance” 📅 October 28th, 2025 – 13:30 📍 Seminari A

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

📢 Department Seminar Alert! Join us for Andrea Ichino (EUI & Università di Bologna) presenting: “College, cognitive ability, and socioeconomic disadvantage: policy lessons from the UK in 1960–2004” 🗓️ October 23rd, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🎓 Applied Lunch Seminar 📅 Tuesday, Oct 21 | 13:30–14:30 | Seminari A 🎤 Pablo Brugarolas Navarro (Univ. of Girona) 🧩 When early gains fade: The limits of dynamic complementarity under austerity #EconSeminar #EducationPolicy #AppliedMicro

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🎓 PhD Thesis Defense Diana C. Gutiérrez González (PhD in Applied Economics) will defend her dissertation: “Understanding the Effects of the Venezuelan Immigration in Colombia” 📅 November 19, 2025 🕚 11:00 AM 📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa 👩‍🏫 PhD Director: Rosella Nicolini

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📢 Department Seminar Alert: Join us for a seminar by Vincente Salas (Universidad de Zaragoza): 🗓 October 16, 2025 – 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus 📖 “Pass-through of policy interest rates and the market power of banks”

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

📢 Applied Lunch Seminar Reminder Join us today, October 14th at 13:30 (Seminari A), for a talk by Dalila Figueiredo (Max Planck Institute) on 🧠 “Familiarity, Test Performance and Implications for Fairness.” Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion! #AppliedLunchSeminar

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PhD Program in Applied Economics - UAB @gear-phd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

📢 Department Seminar alert! Emilio Depetris-Chauvin (UC Chile) [joint with UFAE] presents: “(De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Contemporary Conflict in Africa” 🗓️ October 9, 2025 🕐 13:30 📍 Sala de Graus #EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics

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