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Social mentoring, well-being, and mental health among racialised migrants
Òscar Prieto-Flores and Eila Prats-Brugat, Universitat de Girona; Isabel Gutiérrez-Pedemonte and Raquel Carrión-Alfonso, Social Mentoring Coordination;
Racism and discrimination cause a deterioration of well-being and increase the risk of social isolation of racialized migrants. This study shows that social mentoring does not increase well-being in general, but acts as a protective factor: it prevents discrimination from translating into greater loneliness and contributes to maintaining social bonds of inclusion.
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An analysis of Spain’s social inclusion policies based on randomised evaluations
Samuel Bentolila, CEMFI; Ana García-Hernández and Inés Torres-Rojas, J-PAL Europe;
This study provides empirical data on social inclusion policies in Spain, showing significant impacts on employment, social support, education, digital skills and housing. The outcomes reinforce the importance of designing evidence-based public policies.
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The impact of new technologies on wage inequality in Spain
Juan César Palomino, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, INET Oxford, ICAE and EQUALITAS; Juan Gabriel Rodríguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ICAE, EQUALITAS and CEDESOG; Pedro Salas-Rojo, CUNEF University, International Inequalities Institute (LSE) and EQUALITAS; Raquel Sebastián, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ICAE and EQUALITAS;
Automation and artificial intelligence have increased the wage gap in Spain, which underlines the urgent need to adapt training and labour policies to the digital transformation.
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An analysis of Spain’s social inclusion policies based on randomised evaluations
Samuel Bentolila, CEMFI; Ana García-Hernández and Inés Torres-Rojas, J-PAL Europe;
This study provides empirical data on social inclusion policies in Spain, showing significant impacts on employment, social support, education, digital skills and housing. The outcomes reinforce the importance of designing evidence-based public policies.
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Concern and hope drive climate action among emerging and early adults in Spain
Anne-Marie Ballegeer, Enzo Ferrari Lagos, Rebeca Ferreira Corchero, Diego Corrochano Fernández and Camilo Ruiz Méndez, Universidad de Salamanca;
Concern and hope regarding climate change coexist in the majority of young people and adults, and people feeling both tend to be better informed and act in a more pro-environmental way.
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Do family-friendly policies raise fertility? The role of firms in Spain*
Olympia Bover, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI); Nezih Guner y Carlos Sanz, CEMFI and Banco de España; Yuliya Kulikova, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Alessandro Ruggieri, CUNEF Universidad;
Work-life balance policies that strengthen job stability can contribute to increasing fertility by improving compatibility between work and motherhood, but they also pose challenges for female recruitment.
