IBEINEWS #56 December 2016

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#56
December 2016

Admissions for IBEI's master's programmes is now open

You may apply until 1 July 2017 (applicants from outside the EU and/or those applicants wishing to be considered for one of the IBEI grants) and 15 July 2017 (applicants from an EU member state). You will find more information about the admissions process on our website www.ibei.org

Christmas time

We remind you that from December 24, 2016 - January 1st, 2017 (both included) the Ciutadella Campus will be closed. IBEI will be closed until January 8, 2017 (included).

We also remind you that each year in the weeks prior to Christmas season, the IBEI offers a celebration for staff, faculty and students. This year’s reception will be offered on December 22 at 1:30pm.

The Eastern European and Post-Soviet Affairs Club

The first meeting of the Eastern European and Post-Soviet Affairs Club will take place in January. The club’s aim is to encourage a dialogue between students, scholars and practitioners working in this broad field. In attempting to fill the gap in discussing Eastern European issues in a Western centric environment, it brings together a network of people interested in Eastern European and Post-Soviet topics. For more info please email Kristen or Anne

The research seminar series will continue on January

On January 20, 2017 at 14h, Aina Gallego, Ramon y Cajal Research Fellow at IBEI, and Marta Curto-Grau, from Heidelberg University, will give the first research seminar of 2017 on "Educated Politicians: Their Effects on Fiscal Policy and Unemployment international political economy" at IBEI. Registration will be open soon. More info

New mobility agreements

IBEI has signed new partner universities agreements in order to increase the students possibility to participate in an exchange programme. It implies extending the Master's to 18 months as students will need another semester to accommodate their stay abroad. You can check all the partner universities here.

PROFESSIONAL STORY
Lluís Torrent
Master's in International Relations 2008-09, currently working as a Director at United Explanations and Expert in Climate Change - Barcelona (Spain).

"The most interesting part of it was debating topics and exchanging views with people from diverse origins and having different perspectives. I think that was really enriching." Read all the interview

Why do voters forgive corrupt mayors? Implicit exchange, credibility of information, and clean alternatives

Aina Gallego, Ramon y Cajal Researcher at IBEI, Jordi Muñoz and Eva Anduiza, propose three micro-mechanisms that can help understand why voters support corrupt mayors even in contexts with high information and strong institutions. Published in Local Government Studies Journal. Read

Latin American earnings inequality in the long run

Pablo Astorga, Research Fellow and Master's in International Development Coordinator, and Leticia Arroyo Abad, find that inequality varied substantially by country and by period, questioning the notion that colonial legacies largely dominated the evolution of inequality. Published in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric. Read

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