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Projects, agreements, conferences and news from EconLabGalicia.

  • The European Parliament Selects EconLabGalicia to Assess the Economic Impact of Cross-Border Cooperation (2026-07-02) – EconLabGalicia, based at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), has been selected by the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development (REGI) to carry out a study on the economic impact of cross-border cooperation in the European Union. The study will examine how the joint management of public services, infrastructure and facilities across border regions can help improve the efficiency of public spending and enhance...
  • EconLabGalicia presents Galicia’s experience at the OECD as a benchmark in fiscal risk management. (2026-04-24) – Santiago Lago-Peñas took part at the OECD headquarters in Paris in the presentation of Galicia as the only Spanish regional case study included in the analysis of subnational fiscal risk management. The director of EconLabGalicia presented the results of the study prepared for the Organization together with María Cadaval Sampedro, Xoaquín Fernández Leiceaga, and Alejandro Domínguez Lamela. The Autonomous Community of Galicia is the only Spanish case included in the OECD report, a recognition...
  • EconLabGalicia Extends Its Collaboration with the Regional Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration  (2026-02-20) – EconLabGalicia and the Regional Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration have renewed their collaboration agreement for the development of public policy evaluation activities in the fields of employment and training throughout 2026. The main objective of this agreement is to promote the preparation of research studies and technical reports aimed at accurately assessing the effects of the employment and training policies implemented by the Government of Galicia. This collaboration will...
  • EconLabGalicia collaborates with IVIE in the analysis of Mercadona’s economic impact in Galicia (2025-06-23) – EconLabGalicia, a research unit of the University of Santiago de Compostela, is collaborating with the Valencian Institute of Economic...
  • EconLabGalicia and IGAPE launch a collaboration to evaluate Galicia’s economic promotion instruments (2025-06-10) – EconLabGalicia and the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (IGAPE) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop, throughout...
  • EconLabGalicia launches a project with the OECD to assess fiscal risks in subnational governments (2025-06-03) – EconLabGalicia has launched a project in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to analyze fiscal risks and the tools subnational governments use to face these challenges. The objective is to increase the understanding of events and unforeseen circumstances that can cause significant deviations in revenues or expenditures from budgeted amounts, affecting local financial stability. These risks include unexpected macroeconomic shocks, such as...
  • Collaboration Agreement with the Regional Ministry of Finance – EGAP (2025-05-28) – Santiago de Compostela, May 27, 2025 – The Regional Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Miguel Corgos, and the Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Antonio López Díaz, signed today an institutional cooperation agreement aimed at promoting study, research, and dissemination activities in the field of economic and financial analysis of public policies. This agreement, implemented through EconLab Galicia, represents a significant step forward in strengthening...
  • Successful Conclusion of the XII RIFDE Conference on Regional Finance, sponsored by EconLabGalicia (2025-05-28) – On May 20 and 21, Santiago de Compostela hosted the XII Conference of the Network of Researchers on Regional Financing and Fiscal Decentralization in Spain (RIFDE) under the theme “Awaiting Reforms”. Held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Santiago de Compostela, the event brought together leading academics, regional authorities, and experts to discuss the major challenges facing Spain’s regional financing system. The opening session featured the Rector of the...
  • EconLabGalicia to Evaluate Active Employment and Training Policies Promoted by the Xunta (2025-02-14) – USC and Xunta signed a collaboration agreement to finance EconLabGalicia
  • EconLabGalicia is born (2025-01-01) – EconLabGalicia is born with the objective of evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of public policies and designing innovative alterna

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