Content with the tag: inequality
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Una propuesta de renta fiscal universal para España
Septiembre 2019
La propuesta de una renta fiscal universal busca convertir el mínimo vital definido en el IRPF en una auténtica renta garantizada para asegurar a todos los ciudadanos un mínimo nivel de ingresos.
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Cambio tecnológico y renta básica
Septiembre 2019
El cambio tecnológico parece favorecer un aumento de la polarización salarial y de la desigualdad. En este contexto, la renta básica universal se vislumbra como una medida para compensar a los más desfavorecidos por los cambios en los modos de producción.
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Los complementos salariales y la garantía de ingresos: posibilidades y límites
Septiembre 2019
¿Se puede garantizar una renta a toda la sociedad asignando algún tipo de complemento a los salarios? Repasamos las principales características de los complementos salariales a partir de distintas experiencias, especialmente anglosajonas.
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Problemas de incentivos: renta básica universal versus prestación de ingresos mínimos
Septiembre 2019
Análisis comparado de la renta básica y la prestación de ingresos mínimos. Se analizan los efectos de ambas sobre la oferta de trabajo, los costes de financiación o los problemas de englobar estas medidas en el contexto internacional.
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Renta básica (incondicional). Por qué es importante para la libertad y cómo se puede financiar
Septiembre 2019
En este capítulo se realiza un análisis de la renta básica atendiendo a dos cuestiones esenciales: ¿es justa? y ¿es viable? Se aborda principalmente la relación de la renta básica con la libertad del individuo.
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Introducción
Septiembre 2019
Introducción a cargo del coordinador y director del informe, Jordi Sevilla. Economista y exministro
de Administraciones Públicas (2004-2007).
Report
Reforzar el bienestar social: del ingreso mínimo a la renta básica
Septiembre 2019
Este informe recoge el análisis sobre la situación social en España y sobre la capacidad de las ayudas y subsidios existentes para garantizar unos ingresos mínimos a todos los ciudadanos, con el objetivo de reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad.
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Methodological Appendix
October 2018
Want to know how we calculated these indicators? See our Methodological Appendix for details.
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Public policies
October 2018
Analysis of indicators on expenditure on policies for fighting poverty, adaptation of benefits and the reduction in poverty due to monetary benefits. The information on the effects of these policies is limited, with little homogeneity between countries, but it contributes valuable conclusions.
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The situation in Europe
October 2018
Thanks to the results of the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions, which enable all countries in the EU to be compared, we know that Spain occupies, with respect to indicators on material living conditions, a significantly lower position to that which it occupies in the comparison by GDP.
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The situation in Spain
October 2018
An analysis of the economic situation of Spanish households through indicators on sources of income, financial balance and risk of poverty. From economic vulnerability to material deprivation, and including over-indebtedness, this snapshot explains the problems that exist.
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Executive summary and conclusions
October 2018
Material living conditions have worsened since the year 20014 and the short period of economic recovery has barely contributed to any improvement. The comparison situates Spain among the countries at the tail of the EU and public policies have not compensated for the effects of the crisis on households and people.
Article
Employment situation and family background in Europe during the crisis: we are not all equal
October 2017
What is the relationship between social background and quality of employment? We analyse whether, independently of education, family background is a conditioning factor in finding a good job and whether the crisis has influenced this situation.
Article
Women and men, consumption and production over the life course. An unequal relationship
September 2017
A large difference exists between the productive activity of men and women, especially when the latter are mothers and devote considerable time to managing the household and caring for children and dependent elders.
Article
Comparative Evolution of Child, Youth and Elderly Poverty in Europe
May 2017
Has the protection of children and young people decreased over the last decade? In many European countries the child poverty rate is higher than the poverty rate among people aged over 64 years. This divergence is especially pronounced in Spain.
Article
Empty Ballot Boxes in the City Suburbs
December 2016
Braulio Gómez, Researcher in Political Science at the University of Deusto
Manuel Trujillo, Coordinator of the Statistics Unit at the Advanced Social Studies Institute (IESA-CSIC)
Increasingly, the inhabitants of the suburbs have been choosing not to go and vote. What are the reasons that explain such extreme abstention by this collective in electoral processes? Has the new politics managed to draw greater participation from the more disadvantaged areas?
Article
A Snapshot of Energy Poverty
September 2016
RMIT University Europe / Asociación de Ciencias Ambientales (Environmental Sciences Association – ACA)
José Luis López Fernández
Asociación de Ciencias Ambientales (Environmental Sciences Association – ACA)
Luis Jiménez Meneses
Asociación de Ciencias Ambientales (Environmental Sciences Association – ACA)
Energy poverty is a growing phenomenon since the beginning of the crisis in 2008 and the highest incidence is found in certain socioeconomic groups. What are the consequences of this reality? What structural measures would be needed to tackle this problem?
Infodata
Inequality in income distribution
November 2019
Between the years 2007 and 2017, inequality in Spain increased, with a Gini Coeficient (not including social transfers) that has increased in value from 45 to 50
Infodata
Labour market exclusion
November 2019
The difference in unemployment rates between men and women in our country is larger than the European average. How has it evolved during the recent years of economic crisis?
Barometer
Percentage of people at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion (AROPE indicator)
September 2016
Barometer
Percentage of households experiencing severe material deprivation by household type
September 2016
Barometer
Duration of relative poverty in households with children aged below 15 years
September 2016
Interview
“Fair society, healthy lives”
April 2017
Director of the Institute of Health Equityof of the University College London (UCL)
Michael Marmot, director of the UCL Health Equities Institute, explains the mechanisms linking social inequality and poor health, as well as the policies that should be implemented to reduce both.
Interview
“To reduce inequality, we have to do more in early childhood”
September 2016
Columbia University School
Jane Waldfogel is Chair Professor in Social Work at the University of Columbia. In this interview, the main author of the book Too Many Children Left Behind proposes solutions for tackling differences in performance between students.
Review
New ways of looking at poverty
Abril 2017
Director of Communications at Connecticut Voices for Children
What do people living in poverty experience and what policies could help them? These two books aim to answer these two questions from opposing perspectives. Economics of Poverty adopts a theoretical and global focus, while Scarcity approaches the subject empirically and looks at specific cases.
Review
Inequality in a converging world
Inequality as a phenomenon can be studied from a local, global or international perspective. Branko Milanovic integrates these three points of view in order to reflect on the effect of globalisation within this inequality.
Review
Arriving in Rural Village Communities, Staying There or Leaving
December 2016
How should migration within the European context be studied? These two books, from the standpoints of gender and rurality, tackle a phenomenon previously studied above all in urban contexts with male protagonists. With these new perspectives, the scientific view offers extra depth to an issue of recent social importance.
Review
Changing the Conversation about Inequality
September 2016
Tackling growing inequality in income distribution and wealth is a social challenge that demands an innovative approach. Academic Anthony B. Atkinson proposes 15 actions that combine old policies with new instruments.
Review
Towards More Inclusive Education: From Multiple Intelligences to a Passion for Learning
September 2016
Can education reduce social inequality? These two books, which talk to us about the theory of multiple intelligences and the importance of passion and perseverance, propose educational options for working in this direction.
Review
Between complacency and a self-defeating dream
November 2017
The two books reviewed share concerns regarding the decline of the USA and show the problems facing the country. From different perspectives, both reach the same diagnosis regarding American society and the danger that threatens democracy.
Interview
“A science-informed approach specifically refers to understanding how problems develop”
June 2017
The reduction in aid programmes for vulnerable groups has caused an increase in situations of social exclusion in Europe. In this interview, Nick Axford explains to the Social Observatory of "la Caixa” how social protection policies are designed and the factors that intervene in the process.
Infodata
Occupation and Salary Gap
September 2016
On average, men earn more than women for the same jobs. However, although the crisis reduced average salaries for everyone, the related growth in unemployment affected men more than women.
Infodata
The economic position of elderly people
May 2018
Are there differences between the percentage of men and women aged over 60 years that are at risk of poverty? In Spain gender differences in the poverty risk rate among people aged over 60 years have practically disappeared.
Article
Economic crisis and social classes: everyone loses out, especially poorer people
July 2018
Although the economic crisis has produced a generalised impoverishment of the different population segments in our country, the impact has been much greater among the poorer classes.
Infodata
Young people and social inclusion
April 2017
What is the impact of poverty and social exclusion on young people? This infographic shows social exclusion rates by age group and the different problem issues linked to youth unemployment.
Review
Actions against inequality for improving children's social opportunities
September 2016
These two works analyse, from the angles of psychology and sociology respectively, the increase in social opportunities for underprivileged children. The first proposes acting on the environment and the second, on individual capabilities.
Infodata
Limitations to the training of human capital and possibilities of economic growth and social wellbeing
January 2018
What is the rate for early leaving of education and training by sex? The Europe 2020 Strategy has a target of 15%.
Report
Economic and material wellbeing
October 2018
Any household must face up to three challenges: having a sufficient income, maintaining a financial balance and avoiding situations of poverty. This report analyses the social needs linked to material living conditions.
Interview
“There is no real evidence to say this will be the first generation not to reach the standard of living of its parents”
November 2018
Does education really remove social barriers? Robert Erikson analyses the degree of social mobility in advanced democracies.
Article
Which family factors affect children’s development at school?
December 2018
Spanish families changed significantly in the last two decades. To what point do socioeconomic factors or family structure influence children’s progress at school?
Interview
“When grandparents contribute to childcare, the birth rate increases”
December 2018
Do we reproduce the behaviour of our parents? Aart Liefbroer talks to us about the intergenerational transmission of demographic behaviour.
Review
Inequality: The Costs to Families
December 2018
How do economic problems affect family stability? The books reviewed tackle changes in gender roles at work and the instability generated by socioeconomic inequality.
Article
The labour market’s role in increasing inequalities during the economic crisis
April 2019
Does the phenomenon of the "working poor" spread? Among other effects of the economic crisis, temporary and part-time jobs have increased and wages have been reduced.
Infodata
What type of housing do Spanish families live in?
December 2018
80.1% of households with two adults and no children live in an owned home. In the case of single-parent households, this percentage falls to 65%.
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Nueva desigualdad en España y nuevas políticas para afrontarla
Septiembre 2019
Este informe recoge el análisis sobre la situación social en España y sobre la capacidad de las ayudas y subsidios existentes para garantizar unos ingresos mínimos a todos los ciudadanos, con el objetivo de reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad.
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Desde Stockton hasta Chicago y Nueva York: otros laboratorios de renta básica
Septiembre 2019
Análisis de varias iniciativas en Estados Unidos que han empezado a apostar por estudiar la renta básica, especialmente desde las administraciones locales de ciudades como Nueva York.
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Las rentas mínimas autonómicas en España: balance y retos de futuro
Septiembre 2019
Las rentas mínimas autonómicas se han consolidado y cumplen un papel apreciable, pero son aún débiles para reducir sustancialmente la tasa de pobreza en España. Lo analizamos.
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El debate parlamentario sobre la prestación de ingresos mínimos
Septiembre 2019
En el 2015, los sindicatos CCOO y UGT registraron en el Congreso de los Diputados una iniciativa legislativa popular en demanda de una prestación de ingresos mínimos. ¿Qué debate político ha generado?