The IV Workshop on Public Policy Evaluation will be held on Thursday and Friday 2 and 3 February, with the aim of presenting research related to public evaluation applied to different fields, as well as generating debate around it.
The presentation day will start on Thursday 2 February at 16:00 in the Ignasi Villalonga Villalba Room of the Faculty of Economics (first floor). The workshop will begin with an opening ceremony. This will be followed by a first methodological panel, moderated by Teresa Savall (UV) and formed by Raúl Ramos, from the University of Barcelona, Marina Romaguera, from UNED and Amadeo Fuenmayor, from the University of Valencia. This will be followed by a second panel on education, moderated by Mauro Mediavilla (UV) and made up of Álvaro Ferrer, from Save the Children, Nerea Gómez, from the University of Valencia, and Lucas Cortázar, from ESADE.
The second day of the workshop will consist of two more panels. At 9:30 am, the public policy panel will take place, moderated by Rafael Granell (UV) and made up of Chrysa Leventi, from the Joint Research Centre, Jennifer Graves, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Juan José Arnadillo, from the Universidad de Valencia. Secondly, the tax panel will be formed by Javier García, from the University of the Basque Country, Ignacio Moral and Miguel Gómez, from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, and Rubén Amo, from the University of Valencia. Finally, the workshop will be brought to a close.
This meeting is part of the series of workshops organised by the EvalPub research group and the Chair of Regional Taxation of the University of Valencia, the Department of Applied Economics of the Faculty of Economics (UV) and the Department of Finance and Economic Model (GVA).
THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY
16:00 OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP
16:30 METHODOLOGICAL PANEL. MODERATOR: TERESA SAVALL
Raúl Ramos, AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona:
“The synthetic control method: a revision and a look into the future”
Marina Romaguera, UNED:
“Broadening Wellbeing Indicators for Developed Countries: A New Proposal Based on Key Social Needs”
Amadeo Fuenmayor, EvalPub, Universidad de Valencia:
“Regional EUROMOD Project”
18:00 COFFEE BREAK
18:30 EDUCATION PANEL. MODERATOR: MAURO MEDIAVILLA
Álvaro Ferrer, Save the Children:
“School meal allowances and child poverty in Spain: A comparison of regional schemes”
Nerea Gómez, EvalPub, Universitat de València:
“How does the Digital Divide at schools affect students’ cognitive and non-cognitive skills? A quasi-experimental approach for Spain”
José J. Garcia, Universidad de Murcia:
“The effect of parental enthusiasm for reading: an unconditional quantile regression analysis using PISA 2018”
FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY
9:30 PUBLIC POLICIES PANEL. MODERATOR: RAFAEL GRANELL
Chrysa Leventi, Joint Research Centre:
“Indexing wages to inflation in the EU: fiscal drag and benefit erosion effects”
Jennifer Graves, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid:
“Unintended Consequences of Policy Interventions”
Juan José Arnadillo, EvalPub, Universitat de València:
“Minimum wage and employment. Evidence from Spain in 2019”
11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 TAX PANEL. MODERATOR: ÁNGELES PLA
Javier García, Universidad del País Vasco:
“Pavimentando el camino hacia la predistribución: un estudio sobre la introducción de un impuesto sobre el valor de situación de la tierra”
Ignacio Moral y Miguel Gómez, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales:
“Evaluación del impacto de un incremento del IVA reducido sobre el gasto de los hogares en España”
Rubén Amo, EvalPub, Universitat de València:
“Microsimulación del nuevo Impuesto de Solidaridad de las Grandes Fortunas”
13:00 CLOSURE OF THE WORKSHOP