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    José María Raya

    José María Raya

    Professor of economics at Tecnocampus - Pompeu Fabra University

    José María Raya is a professor of economics at Tecnocampus – Pompeu Fabra University.

    brief Future of work Global challenges
    The impact of AI in the Spanish public sector
    Jorge Galindo, Manuel Hidalgo Pérez, Carlos Victoria, Javier Martínez Santos
    22 May, 2025

    In collaboration with Implement Consulting Group · With the support of Google ↓ Download the report  AI offers great potential to improve the delivery of public services while addressing particularly pressing challenges in the current Spanish context, such as reducing bureaucratic burdens and improving interactions with citizens. In a context like the current one, with […]

    insight Macro & fiscal policy
    Effects of the ‘Verano Joven’ discounts on Spanish High-Speed Rail
    Javier Martínez Santos, Ángel Martínez
    19 Dec, 2024

    On June 15, 2023, the government launched a 50% subsidy on the price of high-speed tickets (up to a maximum of €30 bonus), aimed at young people. The measure was aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years of age and was explicitly intended to improve their access to this type of travel. The […]

    brief Cities
    The Rental Market in Spain: Holiday Rentals, Seasonal Rentals, and Long-Term Rentals under Regulation
    José María Raya, Manuel Hidalgo Pérez, Jorge Galindo, Javier Martínez Santos
    21 Nov, 2024

    → Seasonal rentals in Barcelona have grown from 2.1% of total listings in 2019 to 14.4% in 2023: their relative share has increased sevenfold. → In Madrid, they have also grown exponentially, though less intensely: from 4% to 10% (3.5 times). → Meanwhile, the share of long-term rental listings among total advertisements has dropped in […]

    insight Ciudades
    Los efectos de la limitación de precios de los alquileres en Cataluña
    Jose Garcia Montalvo, Joan Monras, José María Raya
    9 Feb, 2023

    El control de precios de alquiler se ha vuelto parte central del debate de política pública. Cataluña implementó uno en diciembre de 2020: la Ley 11/2020 que limitó los alquileres en Cataluña durante año y medio. Una evaluación a partir de microdatos y metodología precisa de la experiencia catalana basada en la comparación de viviendas […]

    workingpaper Education
    Learning loss One Year After School Closures: Evidence from the Basque Country
    Andreu Arenas, Lucas Gortazar
    16 Mar, 2022

    We use census data on external assessments in primary and secondary school in the Basque Country (Spain) to estimate learning losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, one year after school closures, which lasted from March to June 2020. Differences-in-differences with student and school-by-grade fixed effects show an average learning loss of 0.045 […]

    insight Education
    Perdida de Aprendizaje tras la pandemia
    Andreu Arenas, Lucas Gortazar, Ángel Martínez Jorge, Iria Mata Casar, Ainara Zubilaga
    16 Mar, 2022

    Los presentes documentos forman parte del proyecto «Pérdida de aprendizaje tras la pandemia», liderado por el Esade Center for Economic Policy  (EsadeEcPol) y la Fundación COTEC. Para saber más, visita www.perdidadeaprendizaje.es Pérdida de aprendizaje tras un año de pandemia: El caso de Euskadi Este primer documento presenta los principales resultados del análisis de los micro-datos […]

    insight Global challenges
    El impacto de la pandemia en el turismo: modelos, estancias y mercado de alquiler
    José María Raya
    14 Jul, 2021

    La temporada turística de 2021 va a ser crucial para la recuperación de la economía española. Para modular las expectativas al respecto, es clave partir de los datos disponibles durante lo que llevamos de pandemia, que indican una afectación más intensa en España que en el resto del mundo.

    insight Covid-19
    The impact of the pandemic on the rental market: is rent regulation advisable?
    José María Raya
    26 Feb, 2021

    Five years’ of climbing urban rents have revealed the problem of accessing this type of housing.

    insight Covid-19
    The impact of coronavirus on the real estate market in Spain: diagnosis and policies
    José María Raya
    3 Nov, 2020

    The impact of Covid-19 on the real estate market is crucial for economic policy.

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