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From the periphery to the core: direct and indirect effects of the migration of labour
Viñuela, Ana; Vázquez, Esteban Fernández - In: Review of Regional Research 32 (2012) 1, pp. 1-18
In den vergangenen 20 Jahren erlebte Spanien einen bedeutenden Anstieg der Binnenmobilität, insbesondere eine …
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Geographical distribution of unemployment in Spain
Lopez-Bazo, Enrique; Barrio, Tomas Del; Artis, Manuel - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 3, pp. 305-318
Lopez-Bazo E., Del Barrio T. and Artis M. (2005) Geographical distribution of unemployment in Spain, Regional Studies … intradistribution dynamics to analyse the extent of regional inequalities in unemployment rates in Spain over the last decades. It also …
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The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Competitiveness in the European Cement Industry - Results of a Matched Plant Comparison between Germany, Spain and the UK
Triebswetter, Ursula; Hitchens, D. - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 3, pp. 38-49
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Two-tier Employment Protection Reforms: The Spanish Experience
Bentolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan Jose; Jimeno, Juan F. - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 4, pp. 49-56
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Evaluating the Regional Impact of a New Road on Tourism
Ferri, Javier - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 4, pp. 409-418
is to establish whether the opening of a motorway that extends along the east coast of Spain has significantly … contributed to expanding hotel tourism in the Valencia region. Some of the most important tourist destinations in Spain, both … gate to Europe, connecting with other motorways. Using monthly data on nights spent in hotels by residents in Spain and …
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Effects of process and product-oriented innovations on employee downsizing
Vicente-Lorente, José David; Zúñiga-Vicente, José Ángel - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) March, pp. 383-403
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by different types of firm innovation on employee downsizing. Drawing on economic and management views, the authors aims to assess the potential positive or negative effect of different types of processes (i.e. new technology...
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Effects of temporary hiring on the profits of Spanish manufacturing firms
Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, César - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) July, pp. 152-152
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of the proportion of temporary workers on the profit-to-sales ratio (or price-cost margin) of Spanish manufacturing firms in the 1990s. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the proportion of temporary workers and the...
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Kuntze, Oscar-Erich - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 44 (1991) 10, pp. 17-26
Kräftige Konjunkturabkühlung 1990 und 1991. Leichte Erholung 1992. Allmähliche Lockerung der Wirtschaftspolitik. Kaum gebremster Preisanstieg. Steigende Arbeitslosigkeit. Hohes Defizit der Leistungsbilanz. Weiter lebhaftes Engagement ausländischer Investoren.
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Bank Competition and Firm Creation
Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between competition in the financial sector and the creation of firms in the non-financial sector. It finds that bank competition has an overall positive effect on firm creation. However, consistent with theories of banking arguing that...
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Competition in the Financial Sector; Overview of Competition Policies
Claessens, Stijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and describe how to assess the degree of competition in...
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