PUBLIC ECONOMICS AND EQUITY SEJ559

Description

Public Economy and Equity research group of the University of Malaga is an interdisciplinary group whose research and knowledge transfer activities revolve around economic well-being and equity as general purposes of public policies that seek to improve the standard of living of all the citizens. Thus, we study different aspects related to economic inequalities, inclusive growth or public policies from multiple dimensions.

Research Topics

Economic inequality, multidimensional poverty and social exclusion.
Inclusive growth and well-being.
Economic and social policies.
Institutional environment, entrepreneurship and employment.
Public sector efficiency.
Socioeconomic indicators.
Human development and international cooperation.

Scientific-Technical Services

Advice and consulting on public policies regarding inclusive growth and social and territorial cohesion.
Courses, workshops, conferences and seminars on inequality, poverty and social exclusion.
Technical reports on progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Studies and scientific dissemination applied to the well-being of vulnerable and unequal groups.
Evaluation of the socioeconomic reality and territorial disparities of the city and province of Malaga and other geographical areas.
Design and estimation of socioeconomic indicators.
Design of content for training and dissemination for development and international cooperation.
Analysis of data with different levels of aggregation (people, households, census sections, municipalities, regions, countries...).

Key areas

equity inequality poverty social exclusion social and territorial cohesion inclusive growth public service efficiency sustainable development goals (sdg) socioeconomic indicators analysis of data