The paper uses the theoretical framework of the Spatial Economics to analyze (1) the regional unemployment disparities in Spain for males and females in three different age categories and for economic sector. We use administrative regional aggregate data to explore the distribution of the...

There are interesting differences in self-employment rates among countries and also among regions within the same country. There is a multiplicity of reasons to explain the evolution of self-employment and the differences among countries and/or regions. However, unemployment and the distribution...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine immigrant self-employment in Spain. The study aims to determine the likelihood of immigrants being self-employed, the differences between Spaniards and immigrants in terms of self-employment and differences among immigrants from different...

En este artículo se estiman las diferencias salariales por discapacidad, atendiendo especialmente a las diferencias salariales existentes en los Centros Especiales de Empleo (CEE). Se encuentra que los trabajadores con discapacidad en un CEE ganan en torno a un 93% de lo que ganan en una...

Las reformas laborales de los últimos años han afectado al sistema de despido, entre otros aspectos, clarificando las causas del mismo y tratando de reducir su coste efectivo. Entre sus efectos, cabe señalar la posibilidad de reducir los incentivos para despedir a los trabajadores con menor...