Abstract. Promotion is a key reward in academic science normatively associated with performance. Women are underrepresented in science across most countries, particularly in senior roles. Our study investigates the role of merit and several other factors in the promotion to full professor and senior researcher in public scientific institutes, and whether differences between women and men exist.

Abstract. This paper develops an economic decision model to identify areas of economic opportunity for woodland expansion on land currently used for livestock farming in Scotland, assessing its potential contribution to achieving net-zero targets. Using high-resolution data, the model accounts for spatial variability in soil carbon stocks, timber yield classes, livestock stocking rates, and the projected impact of climate change on tree growth.

Abstract. Recent science and technology studies (STS) debates on valuation mechanisms have highlighted how social, ethical, and political values are embedded in scientific and technological practices—particularly through regulation and market design. In this context, scholars working on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have examined how bodies, tissues, and reproductive labor are integrated into market economies structured by transnational inequalities and postcolonial legacies.

Abstract. This thematic review offers a conceptual and analytical framework to assess, identify, and explain the processes of dualization in labor markets and social protection systems in 21st-century welfare states. After a brief historical examination of the concept's origins, we review the primary definitions, theories, and typologies developed to explore and measure dualization, connecting the fields of social policy and political economy. Our systematic review reveals that dualization varies significantly across welfare regimes.

Resumen. En esta entrevista, Ignacio Álvarez Peralta, profesor titular de Economía Aplicada en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y exsecretario de Estado de Derechos Sociales (2020-2023), reflexiona sobre la intersección entre su trayectoria académica y su experiencia política. El diálogo explora cómo su investigación sobre economía política, distribución de la renta y relaciones laborales informó su gestión durante la pandemia, especialmente en la implementación del escudo social y la reforma del Sistema de Dependencia.