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Employment polarization in Spain along the cycle 1997 - 2012
Anghel, Brindusa; Rica, Sara de la; Lacuesta, Aitor - 2013
This article analyzes changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way … explain the polarization process in Spain during the years of expansion (1997-2007) but it is a minor factor during the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226824
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Labor market integration of new immigrants in Spain
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Nollenberger, Natalia - 2014
This paper assesses how new immigrants to Spain fare in the country's labor market, evaluating the conditions under … immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2000 and 2007 were able to find work and eventually move out of the low-skilled positions … shed low- and middle-skilled jobs in sectors dominated by immigrants. In the long term, Spain will likely need immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010459102
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The impact of family friendly policies in Spain and their use throughout the business cycle
Rica, Sara de la; Gorjón, Lucía - 2015
The aim of this paper is to evaluate various aspects of a family friendly law (Act 39/99) approved in Spain in 1999 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407738
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Productivity in the Spanish regions during the recent economic cycles
Sosvilla-Rivero, Simón - 2011 - Very preliminary version, June 2011
The Spanish regions are facing a severe recession caused by the international financial crisis that has overlapped with the correction that had been recorded in the property market, which has led to a sharp drop in economic activity and a rapid destruction process employment. In these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555811
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The dynamics of entrepreneurship : hysteresis, business cycles and government policy
Congregado, Emilio; Golpe, Antonio A.; Parker, Simon C. - 2009
This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics of entrepreneurship in Spain and the … fluctuations have persistent effects on the natural rate of entrepreneurship. We find evidence of hysteresis in Spain, but not the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003830249
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High-school dropouts and transitory labor market shocks : the case of the spanish housing boom
Aparicio, Ainhoa - 2010
shocks in the labor market that make dropping out more attractive. -- high-school dropout ; housing boom ; Spain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810536
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Labor market polarization over the business cycle
Foote, Christopher L.; Ryan, Richard W. - 2014 - This version: December 26, 2014
One of the most important long-run trends in the U.S. labor market is polarization, defined as the relative growth of employment in high-skill jobs (such as management and technical positions) and low-skill jobs (such as food-service and janitorial work) amid the concurrent decline in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493670
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The persistence and nature of the labor reallocation shock during the COVID-19 crisis
Steijn, Mathieu P. A. - 2024
The COVID-19 crisis may have widely and permanently altered the labor market through the demand for skills. Crises tend to accelerate technological change. Previous recent crises were characterized by an acceleration of automation, which generally led to a decrease in middle-income jobs with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577919
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Structural transformation in the OECD : digitalisation, deindustrialisation and the future of work
Berger, Thor; Frey, Carl Benedikt - 2016
In tandem with the diffusion of computer technologies, labour markets across the OECD have undergone rapid structural transformation. In this paper, we examine i) the impact of technological change on labour market outcomes since the computer revolution of the 1980s, and ii) recent developments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011579746
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Automation technologies and employment at risk : the case of Mexico
Cebreros, Alfonso; Heffner-Rodríguez, Aldo; Livas, René; … - 2020
Based on the methodology proposed by Frey and Osborne (2017), we use their estimates for the probability of automation of occupations together with household survey data on the occupational distribution of employment to provide a risk assessment for the threat that automation may pose to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224000