PhD Job Market Results 2024-25

Congratulations to the new PhDs from the International Doctorate in Economic Analysis (IDEA) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB and BSE) and the PhD Program in Economics, Finance, and Management at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF and BSE), and also to the institutions where they are headed next!

Elia Benveniste (UPF and BSE)
Advisors: Albrecht Glitz and Gianmarco León (UPF and BSE)

Placement: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)


Joseph Emmens (UAB and BSE)
Advisor: Hannes Mueller (IEA-CSIC and BSE)

Placements: Postdoc at MIT Sloan (2025-26), then CUNEF (2026-)


Jacob T. Hess (UAB and BSE)
Advisor: Raül Santaeulàlia-Llopis (New York University Abu Dhabi)

Placement: Banco de España


Marko Irissari (UPF and BSE)
Advisor: Andrea Caggese (UPF and BSE)

Placement: University of Manchester


Joan Margalef (UAB and BSE)
Advisors: Pau Milán (UAB and BSE) Hannes Mueller (IEA-CSIC and BSE)

Placement: United Nations University – World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)


Sergi Quintana (UAB and BSE)
Advisor: Joan Llull (IAE-CSIC and BSE)

Placement: Postdoc at Rockwool Foundation Berlin


Paul Richter (UPF and BSE)
Advisor: Rosa Ferrer (UPF and BSE) and Alexander Frug (UPF and BSE)

Placement: Bruegel


José Nicolás Rosas (UPF and BSE)
Advisors: Davide Debortoli (ICREA-UPF, CREI and BSE) and Jordi Galí (CREI, UPF and BSE)

Placement: Banco de España


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