Improving the capacity of the decision makers on implementing and evaluating of policy alternatives

Letting the maps talk. Effects of COVID-19 on labour market in Galicia.

Galician Studies and Development Institute (IDEGA)

Project implementation period: November 2020 – Ongoing

Based on the information available in the employment data records, it is intended to build a battery of indicators showing a labour market situation in different municipalities, or countries when disaggregation is not available at the municipal level, in Galicia, by age groups and sex. The analysis will compare the situation in 2020, affected by COVID-19, and the previous situation. This analysis will be represented by maps, in order to clearly show the regional differences.

Evaluation and analysis of the potential of the Camiño Portugués, for sustainable development at the local scale.

Galician Studies and Development Institute (IDEGA)

Project implementation period: October 2020 – December 2020

Analysis of current situation and potential socioeconomic development in municipalities crossed by the Camiño de Santiago – Camiño Portugués.

National regulation of platform work and its implications for gender equality. Country report for Spain.

European Institute for Gender Equality – PPMI

Project implementation period: August 2020 – April 2021

Analysis of gender equality prospects in labour markets transformed by artificial intelligence and platform work, research of gender implications in platform work for the case of Spain. The project includes:

• Desk research in platform work in Spain with gender perspective, including both academic and legislative information
• Interviews with experts in the field and stakeholders

The employability of youth in Galicia.

Consello Económico e Social (Economic and Social Council)

Project implementation period: March 2020 – November 2020

Analysis of youth labour market in Galicia region (Spanish region) distinguishing structural issues from consequences of COVID-19 as well as policy recommendations. The project include:

• Desk research in youth labour in Galicia, Spain, with gender perspective
• Compilation of data from the National Statistical Institute in Spain
• Data analysis sectoral effects and skills tranferability
• Policy recommendations in labour for young workers in Galicia

Analysis of the tourism flow of the Geres-Xures Biosphere Reserve and its socioeconomic effects.

Ministry of the Environment, Territory and Housing, Xunta de Galicia

Project implementation period: July 2019 – June 2020
Analysis of the tourist flows in the Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in the framework of the project GERÊS_ XURÉS_DINAMIC, as well as the evaluation of their economic and social contributions to the areas where it’s located. Tourist flow was estimated using  primary and secondary sources, as well as the tourist profile and visit satisfaction. To overcome data scarcity about tourism in the Biosphere reserve different methods were used such as web scraping, tourist interviews, etc.  Based on the previous analysis, AYeconomics was able to analyse the impact of the tourists arrival to the Biosphere Reserve on the region. Finally, the data analysis was complemented  with interviews to relevant social actors in the Reserve to find better solutions that contribute to the sustainability tourist sector in the Reserve area.

Evaluation and analysis of the potential of the Santiago-Vía da Prata road, for sustainable development on a local scale.

Galician Studies and Development Institute (IDEGA)

Project implementation period: June 2019 – November 2019

Analysis of current situation and potential socioeconomic development in municipalities crossed by the Camiño de Santiago – Vía da Prata.

Development of a multisectoral model for the evaluation of the socioeconomic impact of the closure of productive establishments in Galicia.

Galician Studies and Development Institute (IDEGA)

Project implementation period: October 2018 – June 2020
The project aimed to analyse the impact in production, value-added and employment in Galicia and its municipalities by the closure of manufacturing factories due to relocation to cheaper labour and energy resources country. The analysis is done using input-output methodology and disaggregating the sector where the impact takes place.

Estimation of the wage loss after the crisis in the Galicia region.

Galician Institution of Labour Relations

Project implementation period: April 2018 – October 2018

Analysis of wage loss after the 2008 Great Recession and later recovery taking into account the changes in labour market composition. The project includes:

• Analysis with the micro data;
• Policy recommendation particularly for youth and women.

Cost effectiveness of applying a discount rate for the social security contribution to the hotel sector in the Andalucia region.

Public Entity for Tourism and Sport Management in Andalusia, S.A.S

Project implementation period: March 2018 – May 2018

The project is aimed to evaluate public saving of applying a 50% discount in employers’ social contributions in tourism sector enterprises during the low season (November-February) in order to keep employment during the months of low demand in Andalucia. To evaluate this policy AYeconomics estimate the probability of workers in October will be working, unemployed with subsidies or unemployed without subsides in the subsequents months to calculate the public costs/savings in each situation. The simulation have been running for 3 different scenarios: if the policy is applied to all workers, temporary workers or fixed-discontinuous workers.