Does scientific evidence have an impact on public policies? According to
this experiment, it will have greater repercussions if it is delivered via
the media and other think tanks aligned with the ideology of political
leaders.
Can the Internet help us to maintain good health? According to this study,
improving the health literacy of the population and providing them with
access to the internet could help reduce health inequalities.
In times of crisis, do citizens prefer to adopt a more technical type of
government? According to this study, technocratic attitudes among Spanish
people increased during the pandemic, especially among right-wing voters.
Political, socioeconomic, and technological changes. We are immersed in
major changes that are deserving of geopolitical analysis. To see where we
are and where we are heading, together with the Barcelona International
Studies Institute, we will debate on new industrial and technological
challenges in this series of seminars.
An experimental analysis of the preferred tax rates for different types of
taxes, across a variety of taxpayer income and inheritance assumptions, and
taking into account people’s perception of their own position in income
distribution.
‘Shaping the Future: Social Protection and Support Systems for an Aging
World’ was held, organised by the Social Observatory of the ‘la Caixa’
Foundation and the World Bank with the aim of addressing the challenges of
social care in ageing from a multidimensional strategy..