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Subsidized education is a central element of the Spanish educational system. While 67% of students attend public schools, nearly 30% attend publicly funded but privately owned centers, called “centros concertados”(and only 4% attend self-financed private centers). The “concertados” fulfills an instrumental function in the development of Article 27 of the Constitution: freedom of education. However, […]

This study proposes the most in-depth and detailed analysis of gender inequality in STEM fields in Spain to date. Distinctively, we focus on areas with a significant emphasis on mathematics, where the most pronounced gaps occur; we cover everything from basic education, thanks to the latest PISA results, to the professional career, for which we […]

Las becas universitarias son la política pública central para tratar de igualar el acceso a la educación superior para jóvenes de familias en desventaja socioeconómica. En España tienen una cobertura aproximada del 25%, y se asignan en base al nivel de ingresos y el tamaño de las familias condicionadas a cumplir unos requisitos académicos mínimos. […]

En este artículo evaluamos el impacto de los incentivos generados para la vacunación por el pasaporte COVID para acceder a espacios públicos en Francia, Alemania e Italia.

Ómicron supone un paso crucial en la conversión de pandemia a endemia: nos confirma que el SARS-CoV-2 es un virus con el que probablemente conviviremos durante un largo tiempo.

¿Cómo queda la foto de las desigualdades causadas por la pandemia, un año y medio después de la eclosión global del virus?

This study proposes the most in-depth and detailed analysis of gender inequality in STEM fields in Spain to date. Distinctively, we focus on areas with a significant emphasis on mathematics, where the most pronounced gaps occur; we cover everything from basic education, thanks to the latest PISA results, to the professional career, for which we […]

Last Tuesday, November 28th, we talked about our book “Un País Posible: Manual de Reformas Políticamente Viables” (Un País Posible: A Handbook of Politically Viable Reforms) thanks to the invitation of the Harvard Kennedy School Spain Alumni Network. The conversation counted with the interventions of Toni Roldán, Miguel Almunia, Marta Suárez-Varela and Antonio Cabrales and […]

España tiene prácticamente la misma renta real per capita que hace 15 años, mientras que otros países de nuestro entorno son mucho más ricos que entonces. Esto significa que en los últimos dieciocho años no hemos mejorado, de media, nuestro nivel de vida. Nos encontramos, por tanto, en el camino hacia dos décadas perdidas. Hay […]

The functioning of the European electricity market needs new instruments to encourage investment in large-scale renewable energy projects and storage. Although in theory markets such as the European could incentivize investment, in practice they have failed to do so. In fact, at a certain point of maturity, the price decline in the electricity markets reduced […]

Last Tuesday, November 28th, we talked about our book “Un País Posible: Manual de Reformas Políticamente Viables” (Un País Posible: A Handbook of Politically Viable Reforms) thanks to the invitation of the Harvard Kennedy School Spain Alumni Network. The conversation counted with the interventions of Toni Roldán, Miguel Almunia, Marta Suárez-Varela and Antonio Cabrales and […]

The urgent need for decarbonization has broadened the scope of transportation policy from improving network conditions, such as reducing congestion or improving accessibility, to include sustainability considerations, promoting zero-emission mobility, and climate change adaptation measures. While these measures are critical in reducing the carbon footprint of the transportation sector, they can also have unintended social […]

In recent years, paternity leave permits in Spain haves been progressively extended until to becominge the most generous ones in the OECD. Since 2021, paternity leave in Spain is 16 weeks, matching the length of maternity leave. This level has been achieved through successive reforms that have increased the length of leave from 2 weeks […]

This study proposes the most in-depth and detailed analysis of gender inequality in STEM fields in Spain to date. Distinctively, we focus on areas with a significant emphasis on mathematics, where the most pronounced gaps occur; we cover everything from basic education, thanks to the latest PISA results, to the professional career, for which we […]

Key Data The gaps in educational outcomes in Spain have tended to remain stable or increase after the pandemic:   → One out of every six points of difference between students in PISA mathematics scores can be explained by socioeconomic inequality, a degree similar to 2018.   → Students from a low socioeconomic background are almost 4 […]

In 2020, the fall in tax revenues exceeded the fall in GDP, with a probable growth of the underground economy in tandem with the decline in economic activity. In contrast, the growth in tax revenue between 2021 and 2023 exceeded forecasts, reaching above pre-pandemic levels. To explain this unexpected growth, this study considers the emergence […]

Analyzing in detail the destination and pace at which the €80 billion that Spain has been allocated to date under the Next Generation EU Funds program remains a major challenge, even considering the mid-term assessment recently published by the European Commission on plan’s progress. The first and principal reason is that, unfortunately, there is no […]

Last Tuesday, February 6th, took place the presentation of our book ‘Un país posible: manual de reformas políticamente viables’ at the Bidebarrieta Library in Bilbao. The event, co-organized thanks to the impulse of Silván & Miracle, was attended by four of the authors: Toni Roldán, Lucas Gortazar, Sandra León and Pedro Linares, all of them […]

Last Tuesday, November 28th, we talked about our book “Un País Posible: Manual de Reformas Políticamente Viables” (Un País Posible: A Handbook of Politically Viable Reforms) thanks to the invitation of the Harvard Kennedy School Spain Alumni Network. The conversation counted with the interventions of Toni Roldán, Miguel Almunia, Marta Suárez-Varela and Antonio Cabrales and […]

España tiene prácticamente la misma renta real per capita que hace 15 años, mientras que otros países de nuestro entorno son mucho más ricos que entonces. Esto significa que en los últimos dieciocho años no hemos mejorado, de media, nuestro nivel de vida. Nos encontramos, por tanto, en el camino hacia dos décadas perdidas. Hay […]

Ideas claves → Las diferencias que existen en torno a las políticas de transición verde entre habitantes de ciudades y pequeños municipios se restringen a políticas concretas, más que a actitudes generales, valores o emociones → Se observan diferencias significativas entre personas de municipios grandes y pequeños en materia de vehículos, de instalación de renovables […]

Last Tuesday, November 28th, we talked about our book “Un País Posible: Manual de Reformas Políticamente Viables” (Un País Posible: A Handbook of Politically Viable Reforms) thanks to the invitation of the Harvard Kennedy School Spain Alumni Network. The conversation counted with the interventions of Toni Roldán, Miguel Almunia, Marta Suárez-Varela and Antonio Cabrales and […]

España tiene prácticamente la misma renta real per capita que hace 15 años, mientras que otros países de nuestro entorno son mucho más ricos que entonces. Esto significa que en los últimos dieciocho años no hemos mejorado, de media, nuestro nivel de vida. Nos encontramos, por tanto, en el camino hacia dos décadas perdidas. Hay […]

La nueva política de vivienda plantea resolver los evidentes problemas del alquiler en las ciudades españolas a través de un control de precios en zonas tensionadas y un esfuerzo para incrementar la oferta de alquiler social. El esfuerzo en acceso es prometedor y va en la dirección adecuada para resolver el problema, mientras que el […]