EMPLEO | PhD Fellowships in Economics: University of Barcelona School of Economics

DESCRIPTION:

Game Theory, Economics, and Voting, Economics Research Group at the University of Barcelona School of Economics invites applications for three 4-year full-time PhD Fellowships starting in March 2025 (tentative). Successful applicants would work as part of the following project:

Allocation problems in coalitional games, networks and markets. Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Marina Núñez.

PROJECT SUMMARY:

The project explores agents’ decision-making from a cooperative perspective, considering strategic interactions. It focuses on equitable distributions in rationing problems (e.g., CO2 emission permits), coalitional games, networks, and the allocation of indivisible goods (auctions and matching). We approach these issues using game theory and social choice theory, seeking axiomatic characterizations of solutions based on fairness, stability, non-manipulability, and efficiency. The selected candidate will contribute by extending these research topics and addressing some of the project objectives. Strong skills in mathematical economics are required. 

REMUNERATION:

The annual gross salary ranges from approximately €17,800 in the first year to €23,800 in the fourth year, inclusive of public benefits and health insurance coverage.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their expression of interest, including their CV, a letter of interest (maximum 500 words), and a piece of recent academic work (optional) to aatay@ub.edu by September 22, 2024.