Spain, as other south-Mediterranean countries, is characterized for the predominance of split work schedules. Split work schedules typically consist of 5 hours of work in the morning (typically from 9 am to 2 pm), followed by a 2 hour break and another 3 hours of work in the afternoon/evening...

According to the economic approach to political transitions, transitory negative economic shocks can open a window of opportunity for democratic improvement. Testing the theory requires a source of transitory shocks to the aggregate economy. We use rainfall shocks in Sub-Saharan African...

To learn more about the effect of economic conditions on civil war, we examine whether Sub-Saharan civil wars are more likely to start following downturns in the international price of countries’ main export commodities. The data show a robust effect of commodity price downturns on the...

Sexually transmitted diseases pose an important public health problem around the world. Although many studies have explored the link between alcohol use and risky sexual practices, the unobserved differences among individuals make it difficult to assess whether the associations are casual in...

En este trabajo se presenta una estimación de los resultados financieros del nuevo modelo de financiación regional en su año base efectivo de 2009. Si mis previsiones se cumplen, algunas regiones experimentarán bruscos saltos a la baja entre 2007 y 2009 en términos de financiación por...

This article analyzes changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way particular sociodemographic groups adapt to those changes. There seems to be clear evidence of employment polarization between 1997 and 2012 that accelerates over the recession....

This report is a brief synopsis of the Spanish economy aiming a introducing a descriptive analysis that highlights recent developments in different aspects of the economy as well as summarizing stylized facts related to the demographic profile of the country. The report also presents an...

En esta nota se analiza la financiación definitiva de las comunidades autónomas de régimen común en el año 2012 a la luz de la liquidación del sistema correspondiente a dicho ejercicio, que ha sido hecha pública recientemente.

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los efectos provocados por la implantación de un modelo dual de gravamen sobre la renta de las personas físicas en España sobre la equidad horizontal. Para ello utilizaremos el Panel de Declarantes de IRPF IEF-AEAT para los ejercicios fiscales previo y...