it the Great Recession), but the Australian economy appears to be powering ahead. It is a miracle economy! Unlike most of … economy compared to some of the OECD countries and see that, in fact, Australia has a "miracle economy". The comparisons are …

The economic and financial crisis has hit Spain harder than practically any other country in Europe. Even if there are … occasional reports that the Spanish economy is improving slightly, the unemployment rate remains at 25 per cent and is as high as … 54 per cent among Spain's young people. The data presented in this article, which were obtained via a representative …

shocks in the labor market that make dropping out more attractive. -- high-school dropout ; housing boom ; Spain …

This paper analyses the labour markets of Spain and Ireland, which have experienced a severe downturn in the recent … global crisis as reflected by the largest increases in their unemployment rates among other developed economies. Spain and …

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 …

We use a unique dataset to estimate the impact of a large credit supply shock on employment in Spain. We exploit marked …

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 …