This enlightening and significant volume focuses on the nature, causes and features of economic growth across a wide range of countries and regions. Covering a variety of growth related topics – from theoretical analyses of economic growth in general to empirical analyses of growth in the...

L<sc>ópez</sc>-B<sc>azo</sc> E. and M<sc>oreno</sc> R. Profitability of investments in education: evidence from Spanish regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The objective of this paper is to furnish new evidence concerning the aggregate profitability of the accumulation of educational human capital. In addition to the traditional...

L<sc>ópez</sc>-B<sc>azo</sc> E. and M<sc>otellón</sc> E. Human capital and regional wage gaps, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper uses micro-level data to analyse the effect of human capital on regional wage differentials. The results for the set of Spanish regions confirm that they differ in the endowment of human capital,...

In this paper, we explore the connection between labor market segmentation in two sectors, a modern protected formal sector and a traditional- unprotected-informal sector, and overeducation in a developing country. Informality is thought to have negative consequences, primarily through poorer...

In this paper, we explore the connection between labor market segmentation in two sectors, amodern protected formal sector and a traditional- unprotected-informal sector, and overeducation in adeveloping country. Informality is thought to have negative consequences, primarily through poorer...

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 native, immigrant...

Este trabajo describe la diversidad regional que presentan las brechas de desempleo entre hombres y mujeres en Colombia y evalúa en qué medida dichas brechas se deben a diferencias en los patrones de demanda laboral de las distintas ciudades. Los resultados muestran que, en efecto, las brechas...

Several unit root tests in panel data have recently been proposed. The test developed by Harris and Tzavalis (1999 JoE) performs particularly well when the time dimension is moderate in relation to the cross-section dimension. However, in common with the traditional tests designed for the...