Highlights

Social welfare systems and inequality in Europe

Report

Social welfare systems and inequality in Europe
Social Inclusion
Horacio Levy, OCDE;
Spain’s social protection system is less redistributive than those of other EU countries. What reforms could help reduce economic inequality in Spain?
Professionals improve their empathy towards older people after experiencing limitations associated with ageing

Article

Professionals improve their empathy towards older people after experiencing limitations associated with ageing
Social Inclusion
Rosa M. Martínez Piédrola, Marta Pérez de Heredia Torres, Sergio Serrada Tejeda, Rebeca Montes Montes & Stefan Walter, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid; Fernando Martínez Cuervo, Department of Social Rights and Welfare, Principality of Asturias;
In this simulation suit experiment, participants put themselves in the shoes of an older person and showed more empathy after experiencing limitations associated with ageing.
Stress and freedom, by Ernesto Castro

Interview

Stress and freedom, by Ernesto Castro
Ernesto Castro is a writer, philosopher and professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid. In this conversation, he talks about the intrinsic relationship between the stress we live with and the freedom we desire.
Examining the trade-offs of car-sharing in cities: mobility alternatives, congestion, and pollution

Article

Examining the trade-offs of car-sharing in cities: mobility alternatives, congestion, and pollution
Natalia Fabra, Catarina Pintassilgo and Mateus Souza, EnergyEcoLab, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid;
Can car-sharing, a service that generally involves the use of electric vehicles, be an efficient measure for reducing pollution in cities? We analyse its use in Madrid.
Do Spanish and Portuguese young people use their mobile phones differently?

Article

Do Spanish and Portuguese young people use their mobile phones differently?
Science
Gonzalo Fernández-Duval and Javier García-Manglano, Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra; Charo Sádaba, School of Communication and Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra; Tiago Lapa and Gustavo Cardoso, Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, University Institute of Lisbon;
Young people from both countries use their mobile phones in similar ways. However, slight differences exist between their profiles that may influence their well-being.
The impact of Dual Vocational Education and Training on labour market insertion in Catalonia

Article

The impact of Dual Vocational Education and Training on labour market insertion in Catalonia
Education
Samuel Bentolila, CEMFI; Caterina Calsamiglia, IPEG; Marcel Jansen, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid;
Does Dual Vocational Education and Training favour the labour market incorporation of young people? According to this study, Dual VET graduates work more days per year and earn more compared with graduates of Face-to-Face VET programmes.

Latest publications

Do Internet usage and education play a role in health inequalities? A study of the Spanish population aged 50-79

Article

Do Internet usage and education play a role in health inequalities? A study of the Spanish population aged 50-79
Science
Sergi Trias-Llimós, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CERCA/UAB);

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.

Detection of workplace bullying and its negative impact on psychological well-being

Article

Detection of workplace bullying and its negative impact on psychological well-being
Social Inclusion
José María León Pérez, Francisco Javier Cantero Sánchez, Míriam Benítez González & José María León Rubio, Cármides Research Group, Universidad de Sevilla; Alejandro Orgambídez Ramos, Cármides Research Group, Universidad de Málaga;

11.2% of the population present a high probability of suffering a situation of harassment in their workplace and may develop generalised anxiety disorder. How can possible cases of psychological harassment be detected?

Young people’s social interactions: prominently face to face, with friends and family members, and involving little use of mobile phones

Article

Young people’s social interactions: prominently face to face, with friends and family members, and involving little use of mobile phones
Science Social Inclusion
Aurelio Fernández, Universidad de Navarra and Universidad de Gante; Charo Sádaba, Universidad de Navarra; Javier García-Manglano, Universidad de Navarra; Marieke Vanden Abeele, Universidad de Gante;

We seem to have accepted that young people interact via their phones. However, this study shows that two out of three of their social interactions are face-to-face. How and why do young people interact?

Seminars

Activity

Mental health and social environment
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How do social or gender inequalities affect mental health? In collaboration with the association Mental Health Catalonia, in this series of seminars we approach, from different perspectives, how the social environment influences people’s emotional wellbeing.

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