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13/05/2026

La Facultad de Comercio y Administración Tampico (FCAT), a través de su División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, llevó a cabo la conferencia “Apoyos de la Comisión Europea a proyectos de investigación para América Latina”, impartida por el Dr. Raúl Lorente Campos.

Esta actividad, realizada el pasado 9 de mayo, se enmarca en un esfuerzo más amplio de fortalecimiento de la colaboración internacional y el impulso a proyectos de investigación conjuntos. En este sentido, destaca también la participación del Dr. Lorente en iniciativas vinculadas a INSEAI, orientadas al análisis de la informalidad y la precariedad laboral en contextos globales.

Puedes conocer más sobre estas acciones y su impacto en el siguiente enlace:
https://www.inseai.eu/en/post/news/12504/professor-raul-lorente-advances-inseai-objectives-during-mexico-secondment

Este tipo de encuentros refuerzan los lazos académicos y abren nuevas oportunidades para el desarrollo de investigación colaborativa entre Europa y América Latina.

12/05/2026

🎙️✨ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 #𝟲 | 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

In this episode, Marta Cebollada, professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), speaks with María Ángeles Durán, one of Spain’s leading sociologists and an international reference in the study of unpaid work and the care economy 🌍📚

Throughout her academic career, María Ángeles Durán has played a pioneering role in making visible the economic and social value of domestic and care work, incorporating a gender perspective into contemporary social and economic analysis 👩‍🏫💜

During the conversation, they reflect on:

🏠 Unpaid work and care as forms of structural informality
📊 The limits of traditional economic indicators in measuring care and well-being
👩‍👩‍👧 Gender inequalities in the distribution of unpaid work
🌍 Care systems in Europe and Latin America
🏛️ Future challenges for the care economy and public policy

An essential discussion on the social and economic importance of care and its central role in contemporary societies.

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06/05/2026

📬 INSEAI Newsletter - April 2026 now available!

Discover key updates from our International Network:

✅ 🎓 Prof. Raúl Lorente's seminars on growth & employment in Mexico
✅ 👩‍🏫 INSEAI Lecture: Gender & Latin American informality by Prof. Wanderley
✅ 🎥 New testimony episodes on YouTube featuring Costa Rica & Colombia
✅ 📅 Upcoming workshops & calls for papers

Stay connected with INSEAI's EU-LATAM research on labor informality.

🔗 Read full April 2026 Newsletter: https://www.inseai.eu/es/post/newsletter/12505/inseai-newsletter-abril-2026

30/04/2026

🎥✨ 𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙄 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 #12: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝘼𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚

We are pleased to share a new episode of the INSEAI Testimony Collection 🎙️

In this edition, Leonela Artavia Jiménez , professor and researcher at Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica 🇨🇷, offers her perspective on labor informality in her country, with a particular focus on domestic work 🧹 and the care economy 💜—key sectors for understanding structural inequalities in labor markets.

Her testimony provides valuable insights into the dynamics, challenges, and realities of informality from a territorial and gender-sensitive perspective 🌍👩‍🏫

▶️ Watch the full video (with English subtitles):
https://youtu.be/r8VJUA7tqXE

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This is the YouTube channel of the INSEAI Network, project funded by the European Commission and led by Santos Ruega, Professor of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Under the title "International Network for Knowledge and Comparative Socioeconomic Analysis of Informality and the Policies to...

15/04/2026

📖 New INSEAI publication: 'Labor Informality in Economic Thought'

This blog post traces the evolution of economic thinking on labor informality, from classical foundations through structuralist, institutional, and contemporary perspectives.

Key insights:

How major economic schools have conceptualized informal work

Evolution from marginal phenomenon to structural reality

Theoretical foundations for current policy debates in Europe & Latin America

A valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and academics working on labor markets and development economics.

🔗 Read the full analysis: https://www.inseai.eu/en/post/blog/12472/labor-informality-in-economic-thought

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08/04/2026

"📬 Latest INSEAI Newsletter - March 2026 is now available!

Discover key updates from the International Network for Socio-Economic Analysis of Informality:

✅ Mid-Term Meeting highlights and 2026 budget approval
✅ New collaborations with academic & non-academic partners
✅ Latest blog: Informal economy dynamics in Brazil
✅ Open calls, workshops, and research opportunities

Stay connected with INSEAI's work on labor informality across Europe & Latin America.

🔗 Read the full March 2026 Newsletter: https://www.inseai.eu/en/post/newsletter/12469/inseai-newsletter-march-2026

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March marked a key moment for the consolidation of the project’s second year, combining intense academic activity with an important milestone in coordination: the Mid-Term Meeting , held on 11 March in hybrid format (Madrid/online).

25/03/2026

🎙️ New episode of INFORMAL TALKS

We are pleased to share a new episode of INFORMAL TALKS, the INSEAI podcast dedicated to exploring the multiple dimensions of informality.

In this conversation, researchers Guillermina Comas and Juan Ignacio Bonfiglio (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷) analyse the country’s current socioeconomic context, marked by a slowdown in inflation and a reduction in income-based poverty.

However, this raises an important question:

👉 Do these improvements actually reflect better living conditions for households?

This episode offers valuable insights into the complex relationship between poverty, inequality, and labour informality in a changing economic landscape.

🎧 Watch and listen on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9O9mWb3Wis&feature=youtu.be

INFORMAL TALKS is part of the INSEAI Project, funded by the European Union and coordinated by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

16/03/2026

🎥 INSEAI Testimony Collection | Informality in Colombia

A new episode of the INSEAI Testimony Collection is now available. In this edition, Cristian Dario Castillo, Director of Research at DESH Consultores and professor, shares his perspective on the dynamics and challenges of labour informality in Colombia.

Through his testimony, the discussion highlights key insights on the structural drivers of informality and its implications for labour markets in the region.

▶️ Watch the video (English subtitles available):
https://youtu.be/8VsBBJTTsUQ

📺 Don’t forget to subscribe to the INSEAI YouTube channel to stay updated with new releases:
https://www.youtube.com/-PROJECT

New INSEAI Testimony in which we gather the experience and knowledge of Cristian Castillo, director of research at DESH Consultores and full-time faculty mem...

16/02/2026

🌍✈️ Academic mobility under the INSEAI Project

From January 26 to February 24, 2026, Jolanta Słoniec and Monika Kulisz are undertaking a research mobility within the INSEAI Project (GA 101182756), funded by the EU under Horizon Europe – MSCA 🇪🇺, hosted by the Universidad Católica Argentina 🇦🇷.

On February 11, they delivered the lecture “Social perception of informal employment in Poland,” highlighting the social dimensions of informality and its policy implications.

The mobility strengthens international collaboration and research exchange within the INSEAI network.

10/02/2026

New episode | INFORMAL TALKS

We are pleased to share a new episode of INFORMAL TALKS, the INSEAI podcast that explores the multiple dimensions of labour informality.

In this episode, we speak with Shirley Benavides and María Leonela Artavia, professors and researchers at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, who bring their extensive experience in the study of labour markets, informal employment and job precariousness.

Together, they reflect on what it means to work in today’s digital economy, the role of trade unions and public policies, and the challenges of advancing towards a fairer and more inclusive technological transition.

🎧 The episode is available on YouTube and Spotify.
📌 INFORMAL TALKS is part of the INSEAI Project, funded by the European Union and coordinated by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

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In this episode of Informal Talks, we talk with Shirley Benavides and María Leonela Artavia, professors and researchers at the National University of Costa R...

27/01/2026

🔵 New release | INSEAI Testimony Collection

Today we are sharing a new episode of the INSEAI Testimony Collection, featuring the team from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania).

In this video, Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, together with Vasile Strat, Diana Marina Agafitei and Maria Bianca Bolboasa, discuss the phenomenon of labour informality in Romania, offering an academic perspective on its drivers and national specificities.

🎥 Watch the full video with English subtitles:

👉 https://youtu.be/FKDiWXrU2po
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https://www.youtube.com/-PROJECT
📰 The December INSEAI Newsletter is also available on our website.

In this new INSEIA testimony, we gather the knowledge and experience of a group of researchers from Bucharest University of Economic Studies (BUES, Romania),...