What to do with the \’Catalan problem\’ (and Basque)
What to do with the \'Catalan problem\' (and Basque) 2015 José Alberto León Alonso This work is a separate piece from the book “A territorial reform for Spain”, by the same author, which describes the State of the Autonomies and proposes a specific territorial reform of the Spanish Constitution that resolves the existing problems. This text has […]
A territorial reform for Spain
A territorial reform for Spain 2015 José Alberto León Alonso The State of the Autonomies works frankly poorly and it should be reformed under the principles of rationality, effectiveness and efficiency in the provision of public services to citizens, which is ultimately what matters. After all, if Spain works […]
Oppositions, an old-fashioned selection method
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Diario de Avisos on 01/18/15. Gabriel Táuriz, in his article “Selection of public employees and competitive examinations: what does the evidence tell us?”, on the Politikon blog, analyzes in detail our system for selecting public employees through competitive examinations. Personnel selection can have a great […]
Grexit?
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in Diario de Avisos on 01/25/15. The elections taking place today in Greece have become a matter of European importance. There is a lot at stake. In fact, their outcome could determine whether or not the country remains within […]
The single contract, an idea?
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 05/03/15. We must thank Ciudadanos for their work in promoting the economic debate. Paralyze the AVE; introduce the Guaranteed Annual Salary Supplement (CSAG), the Insurance against dismissal and the second chance law; regulate prostitution and marijuana; a tax reform; and […]
The Single Transferable Vote, that great unknown
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 04/26/15. Now that the local and regional elections are approaching, it seems like a good time to talk about the different existing electoral systems, given that ours seems very noticeable, generating problems of poor connection between the voter and the elected, as well as non-proportional results. […]
About the AVE and the evaluation of projects
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 04/19/15. After spending more than 45,000 million euros on the AVE in addition to 12,000 million more euros programmed for the coming years, controversy has reached the AVE with the publication of a FEDEA study by Llobet and Betancor, and, especially, […]
Another missed opportunity
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 04/05/15. "Experience has shown that when there are no second chance mechanisms, there are clear disincentives to undertake new activities and even to remain in the regular circuit of the economy. This obviously does not favor the debtor himself, but neither does it favor the creditors [...]
What are surveys for?
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 03/15/15. Citizens are being subjected to a bombardment of electoral polls with disparate results regarding the elections to be held in 2015, so they end up concluding that the polls are useless, which is the same as what politicians think...when […]
Venezuela or Denmark?
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in El Día on 03/1/15.Venezuela or Denmark. Luis Garicano assures in his book that this is “Spain's dilemma.” In his opinion, either Spain becomes Venezuela, a country with an outdated productive structure, interventionist laws, an ineffective State and a few companies that thrive […]
