Economy
The objective of this research unit is to disseminate the analysis and knowledge of the investigations carried out in different movements of the economy, which encompasses different thematic areas: Public economy; Markets, regulation and competition; OFEI; Sector studies; Energy and environment; Health economics and policies; Macroeconomics and International Trade and Economy.
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Spain’s long-term care system at a crossroads: Demographic pressures and workforce challenges
Fecha:
October 2025
Spain’s long-term care system faces a dual transformation – rapid population ageing and a shift toward personalized, deinstitutionalized care. Meeting these challenges will require doubling the workforce by 2030 and addressing precarious labor conditions.
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Spain’s corporate sector: Strong deleveraging, persistent divergence
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October 2025
Spanish corporations have undergone a sharp deleveraging in the last decade, leaving aggregate indebtedness below the EU and eurozone averages. However, behind this aggregate
figure lie significant differences by company size, sector, and region.
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Trump’s tariff war: Limited impact, diverging effects across partners
Fecha:
October 2025
Despite headline-grabbing tariff announcements, the average burden on most U.S. trading partners remains moderate. While China has been hit hard, the EU and other allies have faced relatively modest increases.
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Europe’s systemic challenge or why underestimating Russia and the axis of autocracies is amistake
Fecha:
October 2025
Europe’s assumptions about Russia’s weakness and the limits of autocracies have been upended by Moscow’s resilience in war and economic mobilization. Meeting this challenge
requires a bolder strategy, with higher defence spending, modern technologies, and deeper
European cooperation.