The profound crisis that has affected the Spanish economy since mid-2008 has been characterized by significant job losses and a marked rise in the country’s unemployment rate. However, unemployment has had a differential impact on different population groups. Compared to natives, immigrant...

We inspect the relationship between quality of work and productivity. Using Spanish aggregate data for the period 2001–2006, we find that quality of work is an additional factor to explain productivity levels in sectors and regions. Consequently, quality of work is not only an objective per...