This paper analyzes the dynamics of temporary jobs in a labor market characterized by worker heterogeneity and employment protection. We argue that segmentation in the labor market arises endogenously from the heterogeneity of workers. In this sense, we show the existence of two opposite...

This work presents a clearer way of solving the optimisation problem addressed by Selden and Song (1995)in order to derive the J curve for abatement. The proposed framework is also extended to a two-country model.Results are consistent, also for the two country case, with empirical evidence that...

The Spanish pattern of economic growth during the last two centuries is quite unique. In the nineteenth century, Spain remained outside the process of industrialization, but during the twentieth century it has joined the small group of developed economies. This article checks the possible...

This paper contains an analysis of the economic effects of human capital onproduction, measured as Gross Value Added per full-time equivalent worker. To thisend, a Cobb-Douglas type production function has been used, with Gross Value Added(GVA) a function of human capital and private and public...

In this paper we explore the relationship between the spatial agglomeration of economic activity and regional economic growth in Spain during the period 1870-1930. The study allows us to revisit the existence of a trade-off between economic growth and territorial cohesion and also to examine...

In this paper the Spanish export-led growth hypothesis is re-examined from the trade liberalisation process initiated four decades ago. For this purpose it is taken under consideration both the export expansion and the progression from "traditional" exports to manufactured and semi-manufactured...