International Economics and Economic Integration.

Researchers: E.Paluzie, J.Pons.

Territorial structure of salaries.

Interregional migration movements on the XXth century.

Effects of the european integration on the Internacional trade.

 

The Ageing of population and Interregional transfer policies.

Researchers: C.Patxot i G.Albió.

Viability of the pension system.

Interaction between the transfer policies and fecundity.

Generational accounting.

 

Health Economics and Policy

Researchers: J. Costa-i-Font. J.Gil.

Health economics: Medical care expenses, equity and health, health insurances.

Economics and obesity. Economics and mental health.

The ageing of the population. Health and dependence.

 

Catalonian economy and economic forecasting.

Researchers: E.Paluzie. J.Pons.

Territorial inequality on a historical perspective.

Researcher: Daniel Tirado.

Regional development economic  indicators.

Regional inequality and size of the markets.

Origins of the territorial cohesion policies.

 

Social inequality on a historical perspective.

Researcher: Alfonso Herranz.

Cohesion vs. economic growth.

Indicators of economic inequality on the long term.

Origins and evolution of the Welfare state on Spain, Portugal and Latin America.

Economic inequality and economic growth.

Housing policies.

Researcher: Miguel Àngel Lopez.

 

Analysis of the pension systems.

Researchers: Miguel Àngel Lopez, Guadalupe Souto.

 

Design and evaluation of the environmental policies.

Researchers: V-Alcantara, E.Padilla, J.Pasqual

Climatic change.

Project evaluation.

 

Strategies and profitability of R+D+I policies.

Researcher: Isabel Busorn

 

Analysis of the distribution of income and poverty.

Researchers: X.Ramos, O.Roca.

 

Institutions and Goverment Quality

Researchers: A. Kyriacou; O. Roca; Walter Leonel Muinelo.

 

            Impact of the decentralization policies over the effectiveness’s of fiscal decentralization en rich and poor countries.

 

Job market and redistribution

Researchers: X.Ramos, O.Roca, S. Ayllón; C. Blanco, M. Cervini; H. Sala, J.I. Silva

 

           Analysis of temporality from a re-distribution perspective.

 

           Intergenerational transmission of wealth and its basic compounds: income, education health.

 

Tax and monetary policy  

Researchers: A. Kyriacou; O. Roca; H. Sala; J.I. Silva.

 

           Impact of the monetary policies on the job market.

           Analysis of the economic policies on economic growth, job market and inequality.

Collective actions.

Researcher: Dolors Berga

Decisions taking methods.

 

Education.

Researcher: Elena del Rey.

Financing University education: loan systems.

 

Industrial organization: Electrical markets.

Researcher: Nicolas Boccard

Market integration and the wind power energy.

Imperfect competition.

 

Environmental policies.

Researcher: Renan Goetz.

Forest management.

Management of the water and the land.

Urban and regional economy.

Researcher: J.M.Arauzo.

Industrial localization.

Industrial demography.