The paper uses the theoretical framework of the Spatial Economics to analyze (1) the regional unemployment disparities …). Furthermore (2), we connect this distribution with the efficient (or inefficient) location of Employment Offices in Spain. Due to … existence of asymmetric information between job seekers and firms we think that an Employment Offices increase the employment …

significant increase in both investment and employment, with implied elasticities with respect to capital costs of 2.8 and 1 ….1, respectively. Local spillovers between firms generate an additional positive effect. The employment effect is due to the increased … hiring of new employees rather than a decrease in separations, with direct flows out of unemployment constituting about half …

The impact of robots on employment and trade is a highly discussed topic in the academic and public debates … advantage. We provide evidence on the effects of robots on worldwide employment, including emerging economies. To instrument the …. Robots turn out to have a significantly negative impact on worldwide employment. While it is small in developed countries …