Research Areas

This report is an update of some of the data included in the report Madrid: capitalidad, economía del conocimiento y competencia fiscal de 2020 (Madrid: capital city, knowledge economy and fiscal competition in 2020). It analyzes the trajectory of Madrid as Spain’s capital city and how this status has influenced its economic dynamism. The research carried out shows how, in the 21st century, the State public sector and the Madrid regional government have contributed with their policies to the continuous increase of Madrid’s population, income and wealth, strengthening the powerful mechanisms of agglomeration generated by private activity.