BSE Focus https://focus.bse.eu Research insights from the Barcelona School of Economics Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:36:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/focus.bse.eu/wp-content/uploads/cropped-bse-focus-site-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 BSE Focus https://focus.bse.eu 32 32 59603847 Designing Gender-Balanced Evaluation Committees with AI https://focus.bse.eu/designing-gender-balanced-evaluation-committees-with-ai/ https://focus.bse.eu/designing-gender-balanced-evaluation-committees-with-ai/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:36:53 +0000 https://focus.bse.eu/?p=5006 J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz, Miguel Diaz Salazar and Juan-Jose Ganuza show how AI-designed evaluation committees address gender gaps in Economics, emphasizing topic alignment over demographic quotas.]]> https://focus.bse.eu/designing-gender-balanced-evaluation-committees-with-ai/feed/ 0 5006 Born Too Soon? The Educational Costs of Early Elective Deliveries https://focus.bse.eu/born-too-soon-the-educational-costs-of-early-elective-deliveries/ https://focus.bse.eu/born-too-soon-the-educational-costs-of-early-elective-deliveries/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:49:10 +0000 https://focus.bse.eu/?p=4980 Set of newborn accessories in anticipation of child - calendar with circled dateLibertad González and Parijat Maitra show that even modest shifts in birth timing can have lasting consequences for children's health and school performance.]]> https://focus.bse.eu/born-too-soon-the-educational-costs-of-early-elective-deliveries/feed/ 0 4980 Tracking Democratic Erosion in Real Time https://focus.bse.eu/tracking-democratic-erosion-in-real-time/ https://focus.bse.eu/tracking-democratic-erosion-in-real-time/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:27:07 +0000 https://focus.bse.eu/?p=4970 Barbed wire envelops charred and battered wooden letters spelling out the word "Democracy"Laura Mayoral, Hannes Mueller, Margherita Philipp, Christopher Rauh, and Renato Vassallo use newspaper text to monitor and predict institutional risk as well as the economic importance of these disruptions.]]> https://focus.bse.eu/tracking-democratic-erosion-in-real-time/feed/ 0 4970 Extreme Temperatures and Workplace Safety https://focus.bse.eu/extreme-temperatures-and-workplace-safety/ https://focus.bse.eu/extreme-temperatures-and-workplace-safety/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:23:00 +0000 https://focus.bse.eu/?p=4956 Worker using digital tablet on top of stainless steel milk tankerCristina Bellés-Obrero, Giulia Montresor and Catia Nicodemo estimate the causal effects of extreme temperatures on workplace accidents and assess how a reform to Spain’s heat-alert system led to a measurable reduction in accidents.]]> https://focus.bse.eu/extreme-temperatures-and-workplace-safety/feed/ 0 4956