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Loneliness during lockdown: An epidemic within the covid-19 pandemic
August 2021
Juan Manuel García-González and Inmaculada Montero, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, UPO;Rafael Grande, Universidad de Málaga;Dolores Puga, CSIC
Has covid-19 worsened feelings of loneliness? According to this study on over 55s in Andalusia, during lockdown feelings of loneliness increased from 47% to 56%, especially affecting women
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Why is corruption not punished at the ballot box?
August 2021
Macarena Ares, Sofía Breitenstein and Enrique Hernández, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
One of the reasons why corruption is not punished at the ballot box is that we tend to avoid exposing ourselves to news about scandals affecting our favourite party.
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Why we should be concerned about increased wealth inequality in Spain
July 2021
Diederik Boertien, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) - CERCA
Individuals in low-income households are increasingly more likely to have no wealth or have debt. Between 2002 and 2017, the share of individuals living in households that had debt increased from 3% to 9%.