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How do we pay when the power goes out? Spain’s blackout experience

27/04/2026 Carlos González Constán

In critical situations, when the alternatives stop working, cash becomes even more valuable and helps us carry on. Coins and banknotes have proved their worth as an independent, widely accepted and reliable means of payment that enables us to continue making our daily purchases even in extreme circumstances like last year’s blackout.

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20/06/2024

What is the economic impact of climate change and environmental degradation? The case of house prices in the Mar Menor area

Gabriel Pérez Quirós and Matías Lamas

A combination of extreme weather events and environmental degradation in the Mar Menor has resulted in real estate losses of more than €4 billion in the area. This figure is ten times the amount earned over the last 20 years from converting the surrounding land into irrigated farmland (one of the main drivers of the environmental degradation).

Housing and real estate market

30/04/2024

Housing and real estate market