👉 This week we hosted the macro seminar “Unequal Transition: The Widening Wealth Gap amidst China's Rapid Growth”, delivered by Yu Zheng from Queen Mary University of London. 🤝 It’s been a pleasure to welcome him and explore such an insightful topic!

🕘 Does the time of day matter for learning? According to new research by José Elías Durán Roa, PhD candidate in Economics at FAE, the answer is a clear yes.

🌍 Today we’re sharing one of the latest publications by our colleague Fidel Pérez-Sebastián, co-authored with Nadia Doytch and Mohamed Elheddad, in the journal Energy Economics.

📰 Nuestro compañero Javier López publica en el blog económico ‘Nada es Gratis’ ( @nadaesgratis.bsky.social ) un análisis sobre cómo los problemas de salud afectan a la estabilidad matrimonial en la madurez.

👉 A new applied & econometrics seminar is scheduled for today. 📅🕒 Wednesday, 29th October2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Sala Vicens Vives 🎙 Giulia Buccione, CEMFI ( @cemfi.es ) 📲 Title: Religious Messaging and Adaptation to Water Scarcity: Evidence from Jordan

📰 El País destaca el trabajo de nuestra estudiante del Master in Quantitative Economics, Belén González, sobre el impacto de la inmigración en la productividad regional en España.

👉 A new micro seminar is scheduled for this afternoon. 📅🕒 Monday, 27th October 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Seminar 1 🎙 Adam Sanjurjo, Universidad de Alicante ( @ua.es ) 📲 Title: Space complexity in choice

📰 In a recent interview with Diario Información, our colleague Han Bleichrodt, who ranks among the most cited economists in the world, presents his latest book ‘Behavioral Economics’ and explains why putting a price on life can lead to more transparent and efficient health spending.

📢 La investigación de Belén González, alumna del ‘Master in Quantitative Economics’ de la Universidad de Alicante (@ua.es), ha sido citada por el ministro de Economía (@minecogob.bsky.social), Carlos Cuerpo (@carloscuerpo.bsky.social), en una entrevista en Radio Nacional de España.

🏡 La Vivienda en España en el Contexto Global: Suben los Precios, Cae la Asequibilidad  El último informe del Observatorio Internacional de Vivienda (IHO) para el tercer trimestre de 2025 sitúa a España entre los países donde las tensiones en el mercado de vivienda son más evidentes.

We’re excited to share some of the outstanding thesis projects developed by students in our Master in Quantitative Economics 🎓📊

👉 A new macro seminar is scheduled for this afternoon. 📅🕒 Thursday, 16th October 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Sala Vicens Vives 🎙 David Nagy, UPF ( @upf.edu ) 📲 Title: The Death and Life of Great British Cities

👉 A new applied & econometrics seminar is scheduled for today.

We warmly congratulate Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for their pioneering research on the mechanisms that drive innovation and long-run economic growth.  📸 Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

🌟 Our colleague, Han Bleichrodt is once again among the world’s most cited researchers, according to the prestigious Elsevier-Stanford ranking! A double mention — for both his career impact and publications from the past year — confirms his global influence in behavioral and health economics.

👉 A new micro seminar is scheduled for today. 📅🕒 Monday, 6th October2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Seminar 1 🎙 Ludmila Matysková, Universidad de Alicante ( @ua.es )  📲 Title: Gaming the test: When should test thresholds be unpredictable?

👉 A new applied & econometrics seminar is scheduled for this afternoon. 📅🕒 Wednesday, 1st October 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Seminar 3 🎙 Elisabetta de Cao, University of Bologna   📲 Title: The Diffusion of Authoritarian Parenting in Africa

👉 A new micro seminar is scheduled for today. 📅🕒 Monday, 29th September 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Sala Vicens Vives 🎙 Sara Shahanaghi, Toulouse School of Economics ( @tse-fr.eu )  📲 Title: Investment Timing and Reputation

🎓 Ayer celebramos toma de posesión de catedra de nuestro compañero Julián Messina (@jmessina.bsky.social). ¡Un momento de orgullo para el departamento! 👏✨ 🎉 Felicidades, Julián, por este importante hito. @ua.es

👉 A new macro seminar is scheduled for this week. 📅🕒 Wednesday, 24th September 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Sala Vicens Vives 🎙 Eleonora Granziera, Norges Bank 📲 Title: Speaking of Inflation: The Influence of Fed Speeches on Expectations

🥂 After the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics, it was a perfect moment to connect and celebrate the start of a new academic journey together. ✨📚 #FAEDepartment #OpeningCeremony #Economics #DataScience #QuantitativeEconomics

🙏 We’d like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who attended the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics. 🎓✨ @ua.es  #FAEDepartment #OpeningCeremony #ThankYou #Economics #DataScience #QuantitativeEconomics #NewAcademicYear

Yesterday, the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics concluded with the diploma ceremony for recent graduates of the Master in Quantitative Economics. 🎓👏

👉 A new macro seminar is scheduled for today. 📅🕒 Thursday, 11th September 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Sala Vicens Vives 🎙 Fernando Arce Muñoz, European Central Bank (@ecb.europa.eu) 📲 Title: Tax Revolts and Sovereign Defaults

⭐ A standout moment of the event is the talk by Mariya Melnychuk, a distinguished former student of both the Master in Quantitative Economics and the QED PhD program.

🌍 Julián Messina (@jmessina.bsky.social)  (Universidad de Alicante - @ua.es) is now discussing the career paths open to graduates of our programs within international organizations.

💼 Sonia Latorre (Meridiano Seguros) shares valuable insights on the career opportunities awaiting graduates in our programs in the corporate sector.

📢 We starts the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics!🎓📊

📢📊 A key moment of the Opening Ceremony for the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics is the keynote lecture by Mariya Melnychuk, Senior Economist at the Banco de España ( @bde.es ).

⏰ Just a reminder! The Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics will take place this Wednesday. 🎓📊

📉 Why do investors cling to losing stocks? A new study published in the Journal of Banking & Finance reveals that buying a stock biases expectations, making investors too optimistic when the stock's price falls below the purchase price.

📢 Here is the full program for the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics. 🎓📊 The session will include three brief talks:

🎓 We are pleased to announce the Opening Ceremony of the Master in Economics with Data Science and the Master in Quantitative Economics.  The event will feature an Inaugural Conference by former PhD graduate Mariya Melnychuk (Banco de España - @bde.es ) 💼📉

📉 A new article by our colleague Iván Payá Sastre ( @ivanpaya-econ.bsky.social ) , co-authored with Álvaro Fernández-Gallardo (former PhD student at FAE and currently a researcher at the Bank of Spain), examines the role of public debt and its cost during periods of economic crisis.

🏆 Our colleague Julien Pinter (@julien-pinter.bsky.social) (Universidad de Alicante - @ua.es) has received the Best Banking Paper Award for his article ‘Market Disappointment with Central Bank Announcements’.

📢 Nuestros compañeros M. Ángeles Carnero y Ángel León (Universidad de Alicante - @ua.es), junto a Trino-Manuel Ñíguez (University of Westminster - @uniwestpress.bsky.social ), han publicado un nuevo artículo divulgativo sobre cómo mejorar la medición del riesgo extremo en los mercados financieros 📊.

📈 How did the Covid-19 shock ripple through Europe’s economies? In their latest study published in SERIEs – Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Fidel Perez-Sebastian and Rafael Serrano-Quintero examine how pandemic-related disruptions transmitted across sectors and regions in Europe.

🎉 Congratulations to our colleague Julian Messina (@jmessina.bsky.social) on successfully defending his professorship examination yesterday! 👏

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🏡🌍Ya está disponible el último informe del Observatorio Internacional de Vivienda (IHO) para el segundo trimestre de 2025, en el que participa nuestro compañero @ivanpaya-econ.bsky.social‬

👉 In a recent article published in Energy Economics, Nadia Doytch, Mohamed Elheddad, and Fidel Perez-Sebastian analyze how new climate policies and natural resource abundance affect the distribution of foreign direct investment across sectors. 🌍

📢 Our colleague Julián Messina ( @jmessina.bsky.social )  (University of Alicante - @ua.es ) has recently published a study in The World Bank Economic Review that explores the rapid expansion of higher education programs in Colombia and its impact on student learning and labor-market outcomes.

📢 Our colleague Han Bleichrodt (University of Alicante - @ua.es ), along with Aurélien Baillon (emlyon business school & CNRS), Chen Li and Peter P. Wakker (Erasmus University Rotterdam), presents a new approach to decision-making under uncertainty in a recently accepted paper in Management Science.

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👉 A new applied & econometrics seminar is scheduled for tomorrow.

🎉 Our Department proudly celebrates Álvaro Fernández-Gallardo, who has received an honourable mention in the prestigious Enrique Fuentes Quintana Awards (Funcas) for his outstanding PhD thesis on macroprudential policy, tail risks, and financial stability.

👉 A new seminar is scheduled for this week. 📅🕒 Wednesday, 18th June 2025 at 14:30 h 📍 Seminar 3 🎙 Sara Hernández, Northwestern University and J-PAL North America ( @j-pal.bsky.social ) 📲 Title: Advancing Workforce Development through Research-Practice Partnerships

👏 We’re incredibly grateful to all the speakers and participants who made the ‘Workshop on Macroeconomics and Productivity’ such a rewarding experience! 🧠📖

The end of the workshop is near. We start Session 5: ‘Innovation and Trade’, the last session.

🎙️We had the pleasure of welcoming Gabriel Ulyssea from University College London ( @ucl.ac.uk ), who delivered a keynote on ‘Climate Shocks, Migration, and Development’. 🌍🌪️