Articles
Calidad institucional y cohesión social: el corrosivo efecto de la desigualdad
Autores:
Alonso, José Antonio
El artículo persigue mostrar que la desigualdad, especialmente cuando afecta a grupos sociales (desigualdad horizontal) y se acompaña de baja movilidad social, constituye un importante factor que deteriora la calidad de las instituciones.
Newsletter: Video-talk: Global economic recovery from the Covid crisis
Autores:
Torres, Raymond
This week we are covering the prospects for a global recovery from the Covid crisis. We have reached out to Professor Karnit Flug, Vice President of Research and Willian Davidson Senior Fellow for Economic Policy at the Israel Democracy Institute, to discuss current trends.
Deterioration in Spain’s public finances in the wake of COVID-19
he spike in Spain’s deficit in 2020 was the result of higher spending and lower tax revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Payments in year two of the pandemic
The pandemic has accelerated the use of new payment technologies, such as mobile and P2P payments, with future growth projected in the use of QR codes and biometric payments.
Market values of European and Spanish banks: Contraction and recovery against the backdrop of COVID-19
European and Spanish banks’ share prices took a significant hit during the worst periods of the COVID-19 crisis, only to outperform other stocks once a recovery took hold.
