Tag Archives: Economía
Europe at a crossroadsMercè Roca
Director of Master of Science in International Business, UPF Barcelona School of Management Academic coordinator of ESCI-UPF
With the eruption of the financial crisis the European integration project has been called into question. Founding members of the Union have taken up Eurosceptic positions, and adopted protectionist measures [...]
Reshoring of businesses and the effect on job creation in the European UnionLena Raps
Talent Scholarship-holder, Master of Science in International Business, UPF Barcelona School of Management
As nearly graduates, we all come across this topic at one point or another – the difficult job situation in Europe. The unemployment rate in Spain of 25,6 % in [...]
Is the current welfare state sustainable?Oriol Amat
Professor of Economy and Financial Programmes, Barcelona School of Management
The welfare state essentially comprises such provisions as pensions, unemployment benefit and services including healthcare, education, care for dependent people and other social services. There is a broad consensus that [...]
Introduction
Are we laying the Welfare State to rest? Has its end really come? The crisis which has scourged Europe over recent years, and in particular countries such as Spain, has [...]