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 …

economic crisis. Spain is also a country which is characterised by a very high percentage of homeownership, with more than 83 …

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