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Ideas with impact: Prof. Carles Vergara’s climate research cited by White House

Ideas with impact: Prof. Carles Vergara’s climate research cited by White House

Research on climate change by Prof. Carles Vergara was cited in the 2023 U.S. Economic Report of the President, an annual report presented to Congress which outlines the government’s economic policy priorities. The research, which looks at wildfires in California and their impact on real estate markets, is cited in a chapter dealing with how to better manage weather risk in a changing climate.

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Award-winning research: IESE Alumni Association honors six professors

Award-winning research: IESE Alumni Association honors six professors

Professors Sebastian Reiche, John Almandoz, Fabrizio Ferraro, Javier Zamora, Josep Valor and Beatriz Muñoz-Seca received the 2022 Research Excellence Awards from IESE’s Alumni Association. The research covered areas from the compatibility of green investment and public policy, to using artificial intelligence in business operations.

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Gender & pay equity: Marta Elvira in <em>Nature Human Behaviour</em>

Gender & pay equity: Marta Elvira in Nature Human Behaviour

IESE professor Marta Elvira, working with a global team of researchers, has coauthored "Within-Job Gender Pay Inequality in 15 Countries," published in Nature Human Behaviour. Analyzing millions of datapoints from novel administrative datasets, the paper helps further our understanding of how and why the gender pay gap still exists.

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IESE Faculty

IESE Faculty

IESE professors, educated in the world’s best universities, are international business experts and leaders in their fields. They work with leading companies and policymakers to bring real-world expertise to IESE classrooms.

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IESE Publishing

IESE Publishing

IESE Publishing is an online shop for outstanding academic materials by IESE faculty and other prestigious universities, in English, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages. We offer the world’s most extensive collection of business cases in Spanish.

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We have extensive experience in managing publicly funded projects, including the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the European Union and European Research Council (ERC) grants. We also participate in the EIT Health Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).

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