Over the last few years, the holding and use of cryptocurrencies, as well as the entire ecosystem of decentralised finance (DeFi), has become popular worldwide. However, their acceptance and use are not equal for various reasons; and it is important to know these limiting reasons. There is a...

This document presents the latest of four rounds of the EQI data on regional governance in EU countries. While this round of data largely builds on the work of previous rounds, there are several alterations based on suggestions from a Rasch analysis of the 2010, and 2013 rounds of the EQI data,...

This paper provides the first evidence on the dynamics of immigrant students' achievement following their migration to Spain. Using the data from 2003, 2006 and 2009 wave of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we show that immigrant students tend to perform significantly...

This paper provides the first evidence on the dynamics of immigrant students' achievement following their migration to Spain. Using the data from 2003, 2006 and 2009 wave of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we show that immigrant students tend to perform significantly...

The relationship between crime and immigration has been a matter of controversy in the US and around the world. This paper investigates empirically the case of Spain. From 1999 to 2009, Spain has had a large wave of immigration from different areas of the globe. At the same time, crime rates...

The paper considers the role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the labor market issues. PPP consists of the collaboration between private agent(s) and the public sector in order to achieve a specific goal. There are many examples of partnerships between public and private agents in key...