In this paper we use the Spanish Living Conditions Survey (2005-2008) to investigate whether there is a socioeconomic gradient in health when alternative measures of socioeconomic status, apart from income, are considered. In particular we construct a material deprivation index that reflects...

Using administrative records from Public Employment Offices, this paper studies the main factors determining occupational matching between labour supply and demand. This is measured by matching the demanded occupation by job seekers and the occupation they finally secure. The results show that...

Taking into account the negative relationship between fertility and female labour participation due to the necessity of dedicating more time to childcare, in this paper we analyse, with a logit model and using microdata from the Spanish Labour Force Survey, the effect of having a newly born...

Dentro de las políticas activas de empleo, los programas de Orientación para el Empleo suponen actualmente -en términos de acciones- más de la mitad de las políticas puestas en marcha por los servicios públicos de empleo. Asimismo, los recursos económicos destinados a dichas medidas han...