This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population in a sample of 21 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Domenech (2002).

In this paper we present a preliminary estimate of the financial impact of the recent reform of the Spanish pension system. After updating the projections of pension expenditure constructed in de la Fuente and Domenech (2010) for the period 2008-60, we analyze the impact on this variable of...

We survey a number of papers that have focused on the construction of cross-country data sets on average years of schooling. We discuss the construction of the different series, compare their profiles and construct indicators of their information content. The discussion focuses on a sample of...

En este trabajo se presenta una primera estimacion del impacto de la reforma del sistema de pensiones acordada por el Gobierno y los agentes sociales en enero de 2011. Tras actualizar las proyecciones de gasto en pensiones realizadas por de la Fuente y Domenech (2009) para el periodo 2008-60, se...

In this paper we present a preliminary estimate of the impact of the recent agreement between the Spanish government and the social partners to reform the public contributive pension system. After updating the projections of pension expenditure constructed in de la Fuente and Doménech (2010)...

Espana se enfrenta en las proximas decadas a dos grandes retos economicos y sociales: completar el proceso de convergencia en renta y bienestar con los paises de nuestro entorno y asegurar la sostenibilidad del Estado del bienestar en un contexto demografico desfavorable. La superacion de estos...

We use a small open economy general equilibrium model to analyse the effects of a fiscal devaluation in EMU. The model has been calibrated for the Spanish economy, that is a good example of the advantages of a change in the tax mix, given that its tax system shows a positive bias in the ratio of...

This paper shows that the variation in the world export share and the internationalisation process that the Spanish economy has experienced since the establishment of EMU have been determined by a broad set of factors that go beyond the evolution of international relative prices....

Tras el intento de recuperacion economica de 2010 y principios de 2011, la economia espanola ha vuelto a la recesion. La crisis de deuda soberana en Europa, la perdida de confianza y las elevadas tensiones financieras situan a la economía espanola al borde de una severa restriccion...

Using a broad number of indicators from an updated data set on human capital inequality for 146 countries from 1950 to 2010, this paper documents several facts regarding the evolution of income and human capital inequality. The main findings reveal that, in spite of a large reduction in human...