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Great Depression and the Rise of Female Employment : A New Hypothesis

Bellou, Andriana - 2019

The cohorts of women born at the turn of the 20th century increased markedly their participation in the labor market when older. These are the first cohorts who worked after their childbearing years. In this paper, we document a link between their work behavior and the Great Depression. We show...

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Baby-Boom, Baby-Bust and the Great Depression

Bellou, Andriana - 2014

The baby-boom and subsequent baby-bust have shaped much of the history of the second half of the 20th century; yet it is still largely unclear what caused them. This paper presents a new unified explanation of the fertility Boom-Bust that links the latter to the Great Depression and the...

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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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High-School Dropouts and Transitory Labor Market Shocks : The Case of the Spanish Housing Boom

Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa - 2010

This paper addresses the implications of transitory changes in labor market conditions for low versus high educated workers on the decision to acquire education. To identify this effect, I use the improvement in the labor market prospects of low educated workers motivated by the increases in...

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Employment Polarization in Spain Along the Cycle 1997-2012

Anghel, Brindusa - 2013

This article analyzes changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way … explain the polarization process in Spain during the years of expansion (1997-2007) but it is a minor factor during the …

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Wage Differentials by Bargaining Regime in Spain (2002-2014) : An Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

Ramos, Raul - 2019

This research examines wage differentials associated to different collective bargaining regimes in Spain and their …

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The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship : Hysteresis, Business Cycles and Government Policy

Congregado, Emilio - 2009

This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics of entrepreneurship in Spain and the … fluctuations have persistent effects on the natural rate of entrepreneurship. We find evidence of hysteresis in Spain, but not the …

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The Impact of Family Friendly Policies in Spain and Their Use Throughout the Business Cycle

de la Rica, Sara - 2016

The aim of this paper is to evaluate various aspects of a family friendly law (Act 39/99) approved in Spain in 1999 …

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New Job Matches and Their Stability Before and During the Crisis

Nagore Garcia, Amparo - 2015

Using administrative records data from the Spanish Social Security Administration, we analyse the nature and stability of job matches starting in two different years: during the economic boom in 2005, and during the recession in 2009. We compare the individual and job and firm characteristics in...

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Gender Differentials in Unemployment Ins and Outs During the Great Recession in Spain

de la Rica, Sara - 2015

of a whole business cycle, i.e. 2000‐2013. We focus on Spain – a country hit hard by unemployment increases in downturns …. Our results indicate that unemployment outs are crucial in understanding changes in unemployment rates in Spain …

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