Articles
Europe’s innovation challenge: scale, security and the search for impact
Autores:
Carnicero Urabayen, Carlos
Europe retains strong scientific capabilities, yet structural weaknesses continue to limit its ability to turn research into scalable businesses and global technological leadership. The challenge is not new, but the context is. The US and China are intensifying their technological competition, governments are tightening controls…
Effects of the introduction of a tourist tax
Autores:
Calveras, Aleix
Tourist taxes are often criticised for undermining the competitiveness of destinations. However, in locations experiencing overtourism, a well-designed tax can help ease congestion, improve the quality of the visitor experience, and support a gradual shift towards higher-value tourism.
Housing affordability in Europe: Long-termimplications and lessons for Spain
Autores:
Rodríguez Fernández, Francisco
The European experience shows that rent controls and demand subsidies often produce short-term relief at the cost of longterm distortions. In Spain, structural supply shortages and a weak social housing stock continue to drive rising prices and declining access.
Inheritance and inequality: Spain’s ideningwealth divide
Wealth inequality in Spain has intensified along both intergenerational and intragenerational lines, driven largely by housing market dynamics and uneven income trajectories since the financial crisis. Looking ahead, demographic shifts will increase the volume of wealth transferred across generations, but have the potential to amplify,…
The growing challenges of renting for young Spaniards
Autores:
Romero-Jordán, Desiderio
Half of all Spaniards under 35 who have left the parental home now rent, with most living in large cities where demand is most concentrated. High prices and limited supply are pushing many to peripheral neighbourhoods and municipalities, while rent and associated costs consume a…