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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.