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PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN 2025

González-Heras, A., Rodríguez-Soler, J., & Verd, J. M. (2025). The role of social capital in precarious youth employment transitions. Evidence from Spain. Journal of Youth Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2025.2518952 González-Heras, Alejandro; Verd, Joan Miquel & Rodríguez-Soler, Joan (2025). La interacción de

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Oscar Jesús Suárez González

Oscar Jesús Suárez González

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Impact of national minimum wages on collective bargaining and wages for low-paid workers

  A qualitative analysis is based on national case studies of the residential and social care and the manufacture of food and beverages sectors in six Member States: France, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Spain. These Member States were selected

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Young people and well-being: analysing social and working factors behind the mental health crisis

The research focuses on the state of mental health and emotional well-being of the young population in Catalonia. There is an increasingly shared conviction that in today’s society, promoting the mental health of young people is an unavoidable priority. The

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Industrial democracy and algorithmic management: the Spanish case in comparative perspective

Speaker: Óscar Molina, Alejandro Godino & Sander Junte Institution: Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball The seminar presented the results of the INCODING (Democracy at Work through Transparent and Inclusive Algorithmic Management) project, which analyses the

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Characteristics of working in all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic

Speaker: Ernest Cañada Institution: Researcher at the University of the Balearic Islands and member of Alba Sud Tourism growth in the Dominican Republic has been steady since the 1990s. After the interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, its reactivation has

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The gender gap in time use – is it narrowing or has it stagnated?

Speaker: Joan García Román Institution: Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics The gender gap in time use has narrowed significantly in all Western societies in recent decades. However, recent studies show a slowdown or stagnation of the

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A typological proposal for self-employment in Chile and Spain

Speaker: Claudia Baeza Institution: predoctoral researcher, ANID scholarship holder (Doctorate Scholarships Chile) The seminar will focus on presenting the results of a comparative typological analysis of self-employed workers between Chile and Spain, the aim of which is to establish similarities

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Generous paternity leave entitlements in a segmented labor market: A cautionary tale of paternity leave take-up in Spain

Speaker: Dani M. Marinova Institution: professor Serra Hunter in the Department of Political Science at the UAB To evaluate the success of paternity leave as a progressive, equal access policy instrument, it is essential to assess it against the backdrop

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What is precariousness? Disentangling a phenomenon that characterizes the youth generation

Speaker: Lara Maestripieri Institution: Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Department of Political Science of the UAB and IGOP researcher Precariousness and the growth of non-standard work have emerged as crucial factors contributing to the diversification and delay of young

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