publications
Published book and recent reports.
A book co-authored with Álvaro Martín in 2022 against economic populism. Since then, reports with the Centro Ruth Richardson and the Instituto Juan de Mariana on housing, pensions, and fiscal policy.
2022 · book
¡Que no te engañen!
Un repaso a las grandes falacias económicas de los populismos a derecha e izquierda.
With Álvaro Martín. Deusto (Grupo Planeta), 2022. 424 pages.
With Álvaro Martín we go through the great economic fallacies of populism on the right and the left and respond to each one with empirical evidence. Minimum wage, immigration, price controls, taxation, automation, and climate change.
2026 · translation and preface
Lo pequeño es posible
Cómo el tamaño define el futuro de una nación.
Original by Miguel Anxo Bastos. Translation and preface by Santiago Calvo López. Deusto, 2026.
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media
Recent media appearances.
Interviews, podcasts, and quotes in press, radio, and television.
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El Margen Correcto is where I write, with less formality and more thinking-out-loud, about the economic questions that occupy me: housing, taxation, pensions, and regulation.
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services
Talks, reports, and tailored analysis.
I work with institutions, companies, law firms, associations, and media outlets that need rigorous, accessible, and decision-focused economic analysis.
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Talks and lectures
Interventions for companies, universities, professional forums, and industry events on housing, taxation, pensions, regulation, and the current state of the Spanish economy.
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Economic reports and studies
Custom reports with data analysis, modeling, and accessible writing. Applied research for sectors, associations, foundations, and public institutions.
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Analysis and consulting
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of public policy, regulation, and the macro environment. Project-based or ongoing advisory for public affairs and strategic management teams.
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In-company training
Training sessions for executive teams on applied economics, quantitative methods, and understanding the institutional economic environment.
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Academic research
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Cadaval, M., & Calvo, S. (2023). Indisciplina fiscal y mecanismos extraordinarios de liquidez. Papeles de Economía Española.
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Cadaval, M., Regueiro, R., & Calvo, S. (2022). The Role of the Public Sector in the Mitigation of Fuel Poverty in Spain (2008-2019). Energy.
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Calvo, S., & Cadaval, M. (2022). The Impact of Soft Budget Constraint on the Fiscal Co-responsibility of the Autonomous Communities in Spain: The Case of Extraordinary Liquidity Funds (2012-2019). Hacienda Pública Española.
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Calvo, S. (2020). Impacto del programa Next Generation EU en España. Administración y Ciudadanía.
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