Against a backdrop marked by a new energy shock —the conflict in the Middle East and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz— we present the Economic and Financial Report #39 (with the support of Banco Sabadell). The session reviews the most recent international and domestic trends and discusses their implications for the Spanish economy, with […]

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 […]

Last Monday, November 20, a debate about ‘Un país posible: manual de reformas políticamente viables’ (“Un País Posible: manual of politically viable reforms”) took place at the Cercle d’Economia de Barcelona. The conversation around the book coordinated by Toni Roldán, Lucas Gortazar, Teresa Raigada and Jorge Galindo was moderated by Miquel Nadal, general director of […]

Despite the improvements seen over the last decade, Spain has the second highest early school leaving rate in the European Union. This phenomenon disproportionately affects boys and young people from lower-income families, and Spain is one of the countries where these groups face the largest gaps. In this brief we use two good predictors of […]

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

The coronavirus pandemic has increased the unemployment rate and many families have been hit hard.