Publications

This working paper analyzes the financing system for singular competencies in Spain, which generates disparate valuations and equity problems between territories. The problem is illustrated with 2023 data, and suggestions are proposed to eliminate inconsistencies and improve the system's transparency.

Building on the analysis initiated in a previous study, the Working Paper describes and assesses the new elements of the Government’s proposal to reform the SFA contained in the draft agreement sent to the Autonomous Communities several weeks ago.

Household savings in Spain are high but highly unequal. While high-income households save nearly 50%, precarious households show negative rates. This disparity limits the ability of vulnerable families to absorb economic shocks.

This report analyzes the latest update of labour poverty indicators in Mexico for the first quarter of 2026. It highlights that this indicator reached its lowest level since 2005, driven by higher labour income. In addition, the report examines regional disparities, labour informality, and wage gaps.

This Working Paper proposes a set of quantitative indicators of territorial equity to assess reforms to the regional financing system, comparing the current model with the Government’s recent proposal and several variations aimed at reducing arbitrariness.

Labor poverty measures, in the short term, the relationship between household labor income and the cost of the food basket, that is, their purchasing power. An increase in labor income would improve a household’s economic situation, while an increase in the cost of the food basket would worsen it.

Poverty stood at 31.8% in 2024, down from 34.6% in 2023 – a reduction of 2.8 percentage points. This means 1.3 million people exited poverty between 2023 and 2024. Overall, between 2012 and 2024, poverty decreased by 9.2 pp, falling from 41% to 31.8%.