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November 12-13, 2026 - Barcelona, Spain
Program
November 12
November 12
9:30-11:00
Sergi Basco (Universitat de Barcelona)
The Superstar Penalty during Financial Crises: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Trade Data
Fernando Broner (CREI, UPF)
Hegemonic Globalization
11:30-13:00
Joan Llull (IAE-CSIC)
Selective Immigration Policies and the U.S. Labor Market
Clément Imbert (Sciences Po)
Seasonal Climate Migration: Evidence from India
November 12
November 12
14:30-16:00
Alessandro Ferrari (CREI, UPF)
Not-so-cleansing Recessions
Johannes Boehm (University of Geneva)
The Network Origins of Firm Dynamics: Contracting Frictions and Dynamism with Long-Term Relationships
16:30-18:00
Luiz Brotherhood (Universitat de Barcelona)
Minimum Wages, Inequality, and the Informal Sector
Christian Hellwig (Toulouse School of Economics)
Home Bias and the Gender Wage Gap
November 13
November 13
9:30-11:00
Ayah Bohsali (Universitat de Barcelona)
Conflict, Forced Displacement and Growth: Evidence from Uganda
David Nagy (CREI, UPF)
Growth, Trade, and the Uneven Rise of Port Regions
11:30-13:00
Tim Lee (Queen Marry)
Universal Basic Capital from a Social Wealth Fund
Bruno Delalibera (Universitat de Barcelona)
Teacher Allocation Across Educational Stages and Economic Development
Venue
Venue
Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona
Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona
Sala de Graus, Avinguda Diagonal, 690 - Barcelona, Spain
Sala de Graus, Avinguda Diagonal, 690 - Barcelona, Spain
How to get here: Take metro line L3 (green) or line L9S (orange) and get out at Zona Universitària metro station, which is located next to our building.
UB Macro Group
UB Macro Group
Xavier Raurich (1970-2026) was the initiator of the UB Macroeconomics Workshop and organized the event since its inception until 2025. His vision, commitment, and generosity were instrumental in creating a vibrant forum for the exchange of ideas in macroeconomics. The workshop bears his name since 2026 in his memory.
His research made important contributions to several areas of economics, including dynamic general equilibrium models with indeterminacy, interdependent preferences and habit formation, structural change, labor economics, social and economic mobility, and asset-price bubbles: Google Scholar profile
Xavier will be remembered for his kindness, optimism, mentorship and unwavering support for colleagues and students. His legacy lives on through his research, his students, and the community he helped to build.
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