Videos@GSE is a digital digest of the many events taking place in the Barcelona GSE community. From thought-provoking roundtables addressing issues from the world at-large to distinguished speaker seminars, the GSE plays host to a variety of dynamic events. See the list below to find out the latest.
Recent Videos
"Gender Equality and Development" - Esther Duflo (MIT), winner of the I Calvó-Armengol International Prize
Prof. Duflo is the inaugural winner of the Calvó-Armengol International Prize, established in memory of Prof. Antoni Calvó-Armengol (ICREA-UAB and Barcelona GSE). The Prize is awarded every two years to a top researcher in economics or social sciences younger than 40 years old for his or her contribution to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction.
How much does management matter? Evidence from India - John Roberts (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
Prof. John Roberts (Stanford GSB) examines Indian textile plants to provide the first experimental estimates of the importance of management practices in large firms.
Also available: news article
"The Current Financial Crisis: What should we learn from the great depressions of the 20th century?" - Timothy J. Kehoe (U of Minnesota and Barcelona GSE guest professor)
18th Barcelona Economics Lecture, delivered to the Barcelona GSE community on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Banc Sabadell Auditorium in Barcelona.
"Economic Governance in Europe: First Lessons from the Crisis" - André Sapir (ECARES-ULB)
Prof. André Sapir presented his lecture, “Economic Governance in Europe: First Lessons from the Crisis,” at the Barcelona GSE's opening ceremony for the 2009-10 academic year. In the lecture he analyzes both macroeconomic and microeconomic policy assignment at the union and national level, as well as the effects of this policy matrix on Europe’s responses to the economic crisis. Read article
Roundtable "Economists and the Crisis"- Barcelona Economics Trobada VII
Nearly 100 members of the Barcelona Economics community gathered at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans on Friday, October 16 for the seventh edition of the annual Barcelona Economics Trobada. The final session of the day featured a round table discussion about the role of economists before, during, and after the recent financial crisis. Related article
Session chair: Prof. Jordi Galí (CREI and Barcelona GSE)
"Imperfections in the Economics of Public Policy, Imperfections in Markets, and Policy for Climate Change" - Nicholas Stern (London School of Economics)
In the presidential address to the European Economic Association during the 2009 edition of the EEA-ESEM Congress (hosted by the Barcelona GSE), Prof. Nicholas Stern discussed the mistakes and achievements in economics since the end of World War II. He argued that economists have not played a sufficient role in challenging the economic policies for the last 50 years while noting that new developments in economic theory have given us a better understanding of the roots of human action. Prof. Stern explained the necessary steps that must be taken to avoid climate change and stressed the importance of changing human patterns of behavior.
"Overcoming the crisis: Challenges and opportunities" - José Manuel Barroso (President, European Commission) and Antoni Castells (Catalan Minister of Economy & Finance)
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Catalan Minister of Economy and Finance Antoni Castells addressed the 2009 EEA-ESEM Congress on August 25, 2009 at the Barcelona GSE's Bellaterra campus (UAB). After speaking, President Barroso took questions from the audience (parts 6 & 7 of this series).
"The Great Moderation, the Great Panic, and the Great Contraction" - Charles Bean (Bank of England)
Charles Bean, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, evaluates the causes for the present financial crisis and illustrated the density of the web of interconnected risk exposures in the British and global financial markets.
"Understanding the Foundations of Institutions: Moral Hazard in High Office" - Roger Myerson (Nobel Laureate 2007)
In August 2009 the Barcelona GSE hosted the annual EEA-ESEM Congress. In his presidential address to the Econometrics Society, Prof. Roger Myerson spoke about moral hazard in high office and the complex relationship between leaders and the officials in charge of managing their interests.
"Fighting Poverty Effectively: Creating Experimentation in Development Economics" - Esther Duflo (MIT)
Esther Duflo, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT, delivered the 15th Barcelona Economics lecture of the Barcelona GSE Research Network on January 14, 2009, speaking about the importance of advancing field experiments as a methodology to discover causal relationships in economics.
"The Economics and Politics of Trade: Inextricably Linked" - Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization
On November 17, 2008, students, faculty, researchers, dignitaries and government officials gathered in the Agbar Tower in Barcelona for the opening ceremony of the Barcelona GSE.
The event was marked by an inaugural speech by Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), titled "The Economics and Politics of Trade: Inextricably Linked". In it, he detailed the economic underpinning and political realities of international trade, which he describes as “two sides of the same coin”.
GSE Research Roundtable on "The Current Financial Crisis", featuring Jordi Caballé (UAB), Xavier Freixas (UPF), Albert Marcet (IAE-CSIC), Jordi Galí (CREI, UPF) and José García-Montalvo (UPF)
Members of the Barcelona Economics community gathered at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans on October 24, 2008, for the VI Barcelona Economics Trobada. The day concluded with a roundtable discussion on the Current Financial Crisis, in which participants shared their insights on the current financial crisis.
"A New Look at Some Issues in International Trade: the Effects of an Increase in Factor Endowments" - Hugo Sonnenschein (U Chicago)
On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Hugo Sonnenschein gave a talk titled "A New Look at Some Issues in International Trade: the Effects of an Increase in Factor Endowments" as part of the 12th Barcelona Economics Lecture Series.
“Globalization and Monetary Policy” - Jean-Claude Trichet (European Central Bank)
Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, spoke at the Barcelona Economics Lecture on Feb 14, 2008. In his speech he discussed the consequences of globalization forces for price stability, and the implications and challenges for monetary policy.
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