Tax expert Jon Rork is visiting the UB as part of a research staff exchange with Reed College
Jon Rork, professor of Economics at Reed College (United States), is visiting the University of Barcelona this March as part of the agreement between both universities. Rork, an expert in state and local finance, will address issues related to fiscal policy during his stay at the UB.
Jon Rork, professor of Economics at Reed College (United States), is visiting the University of Barcelona this March as part of the agreement between both universities. Rork, an expert in state and local finance, will address issues related to fiscal policy during his stay at the UB.
Rork’s research covers issues of state taxation, interjurisdictional competition and the economic determinants of interstate migration, particularly what relates to the elderly. He has published papers in journals such as the Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, National Tax Journal, Journal of Regional Science and Public Finance Review. At Reed College, he is George Hay Professor of Economics and the director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. During his stay at the UB, Professor Rork will hold meetings with academics from the Faculty of Economics and Business, and will participate in a class on the Bachelor’s degree in International Business, as well as in several activities at the Barcelona Institute of Economics.
As part of this exchange programme, UB Professor of Public Economics Alejandro Esteller-Moré will visit Reed College in September. Esteller-Moré is the co-director of the Taxation Area of the Barcelona Institute of Economics and editor of several scientific publications. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Public Economics, International Tax and Public Finance, Fiscal Studies and the National Tax Journal, among others. He has participated in the estimation of the tax gap for the Tax Agency of Catalonia and for the Government of Andorra, and of VAT for the European Commission. Since October 2024, he has been a member of the Group of experts for the design and implementation of a new unique financing model for the Government of Catalonia.
The framework agreement between the UB and Reed College covers a wide range of activities. In addition to the staff exchange, the UB collaborates in an academic language programme that allows UB students to carry out activities to support teaching in Spanish at Reed College. Exchanges of students from different bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes can also be carried out as part of the Global UB Mobility programme and the Reed College Study Abroad programme. The agreement with a prestigious institution such as Reed College is part of the UB’s policy of promoting collaboration as part of the Study Abroad exchange programmes, which are common to US universities.