Spain has made significant progress in reducing the gender pay gap between 2010 and 2022, although substantial disparities remain. Our analysis of Spanish labor market data indicates a clear downward trend in the wage gap between men and women, alongside evidence that structural barriers continue to impede equality. The main findings are: Reduction of the […]

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 […]

We provide evidence from a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a novel, 100-percent online math tutoring program, targeted at secondary school students from highly disadvantaged neighborhoods in Spain. The intensive, eightweek-long program was delivered by qualified math teachers in groups of two students during after-school hours, six months after Covid-19 related school closures […]

Cada vez es más frecuente referirse a la polarización como una de las principales causas del aumento de la confrontación y de la disminución del espacio de consenso entre los individuos al tratar problemas colectivos, afectando de manera determinante a la toma de decisiones y a la tramitación dialogada de conflictos natural de una democracia.  […]

En esta nueva sesión de KAVA – Grupo de Reflexión, Míriam Juan-Torres, investigadora sénior global de More in Common (MiC), con experiencia en polarización, derechos humanos y violencia política, reflexionará sobre el estado de la polarización en España a partir de una nueva encuesta realizada por MiC, identificando y comentando los puntos de tensión y distensión más relevantes […]

Gender gaps in the labor market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are closely linked to the policies implemented to contain the spread of the virus, such as school and workplace closures, and the negative effects on the economy, such as financial support for short-time workers. This is shown by a detailed analysis of the gender […]

La relación trasatlántica se encuentra en un momento de reconstrucción que parte con coincidencias en los objetivos, pero viene acompañado de diferencias cruciales en la estrategia para lograrlos.

Menttores consisted of an 8-week long, intensive online tutoring program, with three 50-minute sessions a week for pupils aged 12 to 15

Menttores consisted of an 8-week long, intensive online tutoring program, with three 50-minute sessions a week for pupils aged 12 to 15 (years one and two of compulsory secondary education) in 18 state and grant-assisted schools (colegios concertados) in the Region of Madrid and Catalonia (Barcelona and Lleida).

Los intentos de manipular la información han existido desde hace mucho tiempo.

Despite overall convergence between men and women in labour market participation rates, women still fare worse than men.

We estimate the cost of a quasi-universal temporary cash transfer of 1,000 euros for an initial duration of three months.

Women are more likely than men to have lost their jobs since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.