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Why is Spanish Unemployment so High?
Dolado, Juan J.; Jimeno, Juan F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
In this paper we analyse the underlying causes behind Spanish unemployment which is now at 24%. We interpret this … labour market institutions. Our aim is to explain the main sources of shocks to unemployment, and the most relevant features …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667046
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Spain's International Position, 1850-1913
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
Spain's financial position during the late 19th and early 20th century has usually been presented as one of persistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458296
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Growth and Macroeconomic Performance in Spain, 1939-93
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
institutional and macroeconomic features as the ultimate explanations of Spain's post-war growth performance. The following main … relative stagnation of the transition from Franco's dictatorship to democracy (1975-85), which ended with Spain's membership of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666440
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Is the Allocation of Public Capital Across the Spanish Regions too Redistributive?
de la Fuente, Angel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper compares the observed distribution of the stock of infrastructures across the Spanish regions with the optimal allocation derived from a planning problem in which the observed degree of ex-post redistribution is taken as given. The results suggest that Spanish public investment policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792256
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Regional Convergence in Spain, 1965-95
de la Fuente, Angel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper explores the sources of convergence in income per capita across the Spanish regions using a decomposition of this variable into employment and productivity factors and an estimate of a regional production function.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792411
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Competition in Spanish Banking
Caminal, Ramon; Gual, Jordi; Vives, Xavier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1989
financial market. Banking in Spain has undergone a strong liberalization process in the last fifteen years, which has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792462
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The Spanish Crisis: Background and Policy Challenges
Suarez, Javier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
describes the strengths and weaknesses of Spain’s recent long growth cycle, the real and financial imbalances accumulated … pressure, partly initiated by unjustified catastrophic expectations about Spain, provides an opportunity for accelerating the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008554220
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Stabilization and Growth under Dictatorship: The Experience of Franco's Spain
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro; Rosés, Joan R.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
-market allocation of resources and allowed Spain to accelerating growth and catching up with Western Europe. Without the 1959 Plan, per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468511
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'Actual' versus 'Virtual' Employment in Europe: Is Spain Different?
Marimon, Ramon; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
employment. We pay special attention to Spain, a country that has experienced a high persistent unemployment rate, and show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124383
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The Sources of Long-run Growth in Spain 1850-2000
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro; Rosés, Joan R. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Between 1850 and 2000, Spain’s real income increased by about 40-fold, at an average rate of 2.5 percent. The sources … European Union Spain has experienced a dramatic productivity slowdown. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124439