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Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession : France vs. Spain

Bentolila, Samuel - 2010

This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their … France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, whereas in Spain it has shot up to 19% by the end of 2009. We … contracts and the less restrictive rules regarding the use of the latter contracts in Spain. Using a calibrated search and …

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Reforming an Insider-Outsider Labor Market : The Spanish Experience

Bentolila, Samuel - 2011

This paper presents a case study on reforming a very dysfunctional labor market with a deep insider-outsider divide, namely the Spanish case. We show how a dual market, with permanent and temporary employees makes real reform much harder, and leads to purely marginal changes that do not alter...

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Dual Labour Markets and (Lack of) On-the-Job Training : PIAAC Evidence from Spain and Other EU Countries

Cabrales, Antonio - 2014

Using the Spanish micro data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), we first document how the excessive gap in employment protection between indefinite and temporary workers leads to large differentials in on-the-job training (OTJ) against the latter....

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Which Factors Determine the Grades of Undergraduate Students in Economics? Some Evidence from Spain

Dolado, Juan Jose; Morales, Eduardo - 2021

This paper analyses the determinants of grades achieved in three core subjects by first-year Economics undergraduate students at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, over the period 2001-2005. Gender, nationality, type of school, specialization track at high school and the grades at the university...

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The Spanish Labour Market at the Crossroads : Covid-19 Meets the Megatrends

Dolado, Juan Jose; Felgueroso, Florentino; Jimeno, Juan F. - 2021

This paper reviews the experience so far of the Spanish labour market during the Covid-19 crisis in the light of current institutions, past performance during recessions, and the policy measures adopted during the pandemic. Emphasis is placed on the role of worldwide trends in labour markets...

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A Positive Analysis of Targeted Employment Protection Legislation

Dolado, Juan Jose; Jansen, Marcel; Jimeno, Juan F. - 2007

In many countries, Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) establishes less strict dismissal procedures for specific groups of workers. This paper builds a simple matching model with heterogeneous workers in order to analyze this feature of EPL. We use the model to analyze the effects of reforms...

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Differential Patterns between Private and Public Sector Wages in Spain

de León, Alba; Dolado, Juan Jose - 2022

This paper studies the wage differentials between the public and private sectors in Spain, as well as its distribution …

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Labour Market Reallocation Effects of COVID-19 Policies in Spain : A Tale of Two Recessions

Diaz, Antonia; Dolado, Juan Jose; Jáñez, Álvaro; … - 2023

This paper studies short-time work arrangements (ERTEs) when aggregate risk is partially sector-specific. In Spain, the …

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Performance Pay and the Gender Wage Gap : Evidence from Spain

de la Rica, Sara - 2010

-pay (PP) component of total hourly wages and its contribution to the overall gender gap in Spain. Under the assumption that PP …

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Do Temporary Contracts Affect TFP? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms

Dolado, Juan Jose; Stucchi, Rodolfo - 2021

This paper evaluates the impact of the widespread use of fixed-term contracts in Spain on firms' TFP, via its effect on …

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