The Barcelona GSE maintained its ranking in the Top 100 institutions worldwide for Economics and Econometrics. The ranking is based on institutional reputation and research impact in the subject area.
Top 100 QS Ranking for Economics & Econometrics
Master’s Degrees
Master Degree in Economics and Finance
Economics Program
Marta Reynal-Querol
Program Director
Eulàlia Nualart
Deputy Director
65
students from 23 countries
Filippo Ippolito
Program Director
Xavier Freixas
Steering Commitee
José-Luis Peydró
Steering Commitee
26
students from 17 countries
Master Degree in Specialized Economic Analysis
Competition and Market Regulation Program
Rosa Ferrer
Program Director
Juan José Ganuza
Steering Committee
Massimo Motta
Steering Commitee
14
students from 10 countries
Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell
Program Director
12
students from 10 countries
Jaume Ventura
Program Director
Fernando Broner
Scientific Director
31
students from 18 countries
Hugo Rodríguez- Mendizábal
Program Director
Albert Marcet
Scientific Director
19
students from 12 countries
Master Degree in Data Science
Omiros Papaspiliopoulos
Program Director
David Rossell
Program Director
Christian Fons-Rosen
Steering Committee
12
students from 7 countries
Joan Verdú
Steering Committee
Piotr Zwiernik
Steering Committee
Gábor Lugosi
Steering Committee
Master’s class profile
179
Intake of students
50
Nationalities
26
Years old (average age)
Academic Background
Countries of Origin of Master’s Students 2020-21
Most represented countries:
Spain (31), Italy (20), Germany (20), China (13), United Kingdom (13), United States (8)
Class of 2020 Career Placement
The annual report includes results for the previous academic year’s cohort, six months after their graduation.
Distribution of Professional and Academic Placements
Professional Placements by Industry
90% of the Class of 2020 reported obtaining a job or entering a postgraduate program within 6 months of completing the Barcelona GSE Master’s
Examples of 2020 Professional Placements
Africa
- ODI, Fellow Scheme, Banjul, The Gambia
Asia
- CoinFi, Data Scientist, Hong Kong, China
- Cognizant, Financial Planning & Analytics, Chennai, India
- Evidence for Policy Design Harvard, Research Associate, Delhi, India
- International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), Consultant, Delhi, India
- World Food Programme, Programme Officer, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Europe
- Accenture, Data Analyst, Munich, Germany
- Bloomberg, Data Analyst/Researcher, London, United Kingdom
- Competition Market Authority, Assistant Economist, London, United Kingdom
- Compass Lexecon, Analyst, Paris, France
- Deloitte, Consultant, Barcelona, Spain
- European Commission (EC), Traineeship, Brussels, Belgium
- CA. Economics, Economist, Berlin, Germany
- PwC, Graduate Programme, Madrid, Spain
North America
- Arizona State University, PhD Student, Tempe, AZ, United States
- Global Economics Group, Consulting Project Manager, Mexico city, Mexico
- Inter-American Development Bank, Research Fellow, Washington DC, United States
- Mexican Competition Authority (COFECE), Deputy Director of Technical Analysis, Mexico city, Mexico
- Princeton University, Research Specialist, New Jersey, United States
- The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economist, Washington DC, United States
- The World Bank, Consultant, Washington, USA
Oceania
- Reserve Bank of Australia, Senior Analyst, Sydney, Australia
South America
- Central Bank of Argentina, Economist at monetary analysis division, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Senior Analyst at Financial Research Department, Lima, Peru
- Instiglio, Associate, Bogota, Colombia
- JPAL, Policy and Research Analyst, Lima, Peru
- Ministry of Economic and Finance, Economist, Lima, Peru
- United Nations (UN), Consultant, Montevideo, Uruguay
Examples of 2020 PhD Placements
21 students chose to enter the PhD program at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (GPEFM, jointly organized with Barcelona GSE)
39 recruiting events and career development sessions for Master’s students
Recruitment talks 2020-21
- AIREF
- Banco de España
- BBVA Research
- Bloomberg
- CaixaBank Research
- Competition Markets Authority (CMA)
- European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
- European Central Bank (ECB)
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- JPAL / IPA
- KKS Advisors
- Lisbon Council
- Nestlé
- ODI
- Societe Generale
- The World Bank
Career development sessions 2020-21
A total of 21 sessions on topics such as:
- Market insights tailored for each Master’s program (7 sessions)
- PhD info sessions
- Networking and online etiquette
- Communication skills
- Cover letter writing
- Economic case interview training
- Impact of Covid-19 on your job search
- Interview training
- JobSearch Strategy
- Info session on professional courses for career development
- Training for online interviews
- Women in Economics
One of the main topics of the event was the repercussion of the Covid-19 pandemic in the job search within the international organizations sector. Students got an overview of the current job market from the experiences of different recruiters.
Doctoral Programs
Graduate education at the Barcelona GSE rests upon the foundations of two renowned international doctoral programs: GPEFM at UPF and IDEA at UAB.
Graduate Program in Economics, Finance and Management (GPEFM)
International Doctorate in Economic Analysis (IDEA)
Doctoral Program Graduate Placements 2020
- Banca d’Italia
- Dartmouth College
- Deloitte
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- ESADE Business School
- Federal Reserve Board
- Norges Bank
- Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- University of Bologna
- University of Chicago
- University of Hamburg
- University of Oxford
- University of Shanghai
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Stockholm School of Economics
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Master Program Scholarship Sponsors 2020-21
The support of prestigious companies and institutions enables the Barcelona GSE to offer tuition waivers based on academic merit to outstanding students applying to any of its master programs.
Thanks to these sponsorship agreements, students received either full- or partial-tuition scholarship awards.
36% of students across all of the master programs received some type of funding in 2020-21.
Continuing Education
Online Summer School connects students in 53 countries with BSE experts
The 2021 edition of the Summer Schools was held in a virtual format from June 28 through July 16 to ensure a productive, safe learning environment for students and instructors during the ongoing pandemic situation. It connected 375 participants from 53 countries.
Professional Courses
Data Science Winter School
Joan Verdú, Head of Consulting and Knowledge Transfer of the Barcelona GSE Data Science Center
50
participants from 19 countries
The third edition of the Data Science Winter School organized by the BSE Data Science Center was held this February in an online format. The 20-hour course provided basic training in data analysis and machine learning with Python and R to 50 professionals and academics from around the world.
Quantitative Methods for Competition Analysis
Massimo Motta (ICREA-UPF and Barcelona GSE), Director
Frank Verboven (University of Leuven), Director
107
participants from 27 countries
The Barcelona GSE delivered an intensive online course in Quantitative Methods for Competition Analysis from May 24-28. This was the first time the course was delivered in an online format, due to the pandemic, and it allowed 107 participants from around the world to attend safely.