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Immigrants’ names as an initial factor of discrimination
January 2021
An experiment with an amateur football team reveals difficulties in social integration for people of foreign origin. When faced with similar profiles, team managers tended towards choosing players with local names.
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Presence of foreign footballers and its impact on attitudes to immigration
January 2021
Can football alter opinions on immigration? According to this study, among a club’s followers, when the team wins thanks to foreign players, immigration is perceived more positively.
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Predicting international migratory movements using Google searches
December 2020
Google searches for terms such as passport, salary, or social care, as well as the desired destination country, can offer clues regarding tendencies in migratory flows.
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The presence of immigrants in local politics is well below their demographic weight in Spanish society
December 2020
Do municipal councils in Spain reflect the diversity of origins of the population? We analyse access to local politics for immigrants and whether differences exist between the different foreign groups.
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Immigration, integration and sustainability of the education system
December 2020
The arrival of foreign pupils at state-owned schools caused the displacement of the children of native families with greater resources towards private schools. What effects does this displacement have on the quality of the public system?
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Immigration is revitalising rural Spain
December 2020
In 2019, nearly 10% of residents in Spanish municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants had been born abroad. Is immigration rejuvenating and preserving activity in depopulated areas of Spain?
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Imbalances between worked hours and desired hours among the younger population
November 2020
Do we work the number of hours we really want to? The percentage of young people who are experiencing imbalances has increased significantly over the last 10 years, especially among
those who would prefer to work more hours.
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Going to work in another city: who is willing to do so and why?
November 2020
Four out of every ten workers in Spain, who have or are seeking a job, would be prepared to go and live somewhere else. Income and the professional career associated with upwards social mobility are the main reasons for interregional mobility.
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Who believes fake news in Spain?
November 2020
People who get their news via social media networks give more credit to fake news. This study underlines the difficulty of effectively combating false information.
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Does the native population move out of neighbourhoods where immigrants move in?
November 2020
Between 1998 and 2008, the percentage of immigrant population in Spain grew from 3% to 13%. Did this favour the appearance of ghettos? Or was there balance in residential areas between natives and immigrants?
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Can algorithms expose tax fraud?
October 2020
Things are becoming increasingly difficult for tax evaders, with the new big data and artificial intelligence techniques that detect hidden wealth, the abuse of aggressive tax engineering and money laundering.
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What do we know about the taxes we pay?
October 2020
People have important misperceptions regarding the level of taxes that they pay. Does knowing more change what we think about redistribution?
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Why do children from disadvantaged families have a higher risk of developing childhood obesity?
September 2020
¿Does childhood obesity as a result of a disadvantaged family environment exist? This article points towards the fact that, in the face of psychological distress, many children use food as an escape valve, which causes a loss of control over their diet.
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Housework and childcare during the lockdown, tasks undertaken mainly by women
September 2020
Despite a slight increase in participation by men, this study shows that housework and childcare represented a heavier workload for women during the lockdown.
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How does parents’ education influence internet use by their children?
September 2020
The digital divide reduces equal opportunities for citizens. This article examines the reasons for this based on the analysis of ICT use patterns among Spanish compulsory secondary-school students.
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Personal well-being and the use of technology during lockdown
September 2020
Technology has played a key role in us continuing to work and study from home, but also in leisure and communication. We spent, on average, over 9 hours a day in front of screens. Does greater consumption mean more or less wellbeing?
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How can we improve support in Spain for public policies proposing to fight climate change?
September 2020
Climate change is a concern worldwide, but what influences support for climate change policies? According to this study, the determining factor is the perceived effectiveness of each measure.
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Is there a motherhood penalty for promotion at work?
July 2020
Are mothers at a disadvantage when being considered for promotion at work? This study shows that they are not, providing that they have not taken options such as flexible or reduced working hours or teleworking.
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More female employment than ever, but the gender gap persists
July 2020
The gender gap in employment prior to covid-19 stood at around 16.5%. This article assesses the impact of economic crises and analyses the evolution of female employment between 1980 and 2017.
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Employed but poor
July 2020
“In-work poverty” has the greatest impact on women and young people, and this was the case before the covid-19 crisis. This article shows that between 2010 and 2014, the median wage fell by 5.2%.
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