Trends in commuting time of European workers: A cross-country analysis
Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2021). Trends in commuting time of European workers: A cross-country analysis. Transport Policy, 116, 327-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.12.016 Resumen: This paper examines the time spent commuting to/from work by workers in fifteen European countries, during the last three decades, with the aim of analyzing recent trends in commuting and the factors affecting commuting behavior. Using [...]
Father Parental Leave Use in Spain: The Role of the Female Partner Labour Situation
Moreno-Mínguez, A., Martín-Román, Á. L., & Moral, A. (2022). Father parental leave use in Spain: the role of the female partner labour situation. Work, Employment and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170211062808 Resumen: This article presents novel empirical evidence of fathers’ parental leave usage by introducing a family dimension in Spain. To test this hypothesis, a bivariate probit estimation was used to analyse [...]
Intergenerational correlation of self-employment in Western Europe
Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2021). Intergenerational correlation of self-employment in Western Europe. Economic Modelling, 108, 105741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105741 Resumen: Existing research has focused on factors explaining why individuals become self-employed. Self-employment may represent a significant proportion of total employment in many countries, and the intergenerational correlation of self-employment has been used as an explanatory factor, [...]
The effect of cultural environment on entrepreneurial decisions
Morales, M., & Velilla, J. (2021). The effect of cultural environment on entrepreneurial decisions. International Journal of Social Economics. 48(9), 1309-1330 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-02-2020-0113 Resumen: Purpose: This paper empirically examines whether the cultural environment plays a role in entrepreneurial decisions in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. Design/methodology/approach: To explore this issue, we use data from the Adult Population Survey of 2010–2015 [...]
Convergence and determinants of young people not in employment, education or training: An European regional analysis
Maynou, L., Ordóñez, J., & Silva, J. I. (2022). Convergence and determinants of young people not in employment, education or training: An European regional analysis. Economic Modelling, 105808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2022.105808 Resumen: In this paper, we study the convergence in the rates of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) across the 274 European regions from 2000 to 2019. [...]
Natural and cyclical unemployment: A stochastic frontier decomposition and economic policy implications
Martín‐Román, Á. L., Cuéllar‐Martín, J., & Moral, A. (2022). Natural and cyclical unemployment: A stochastic frontier decomposition and economic policy implications. Bulletin of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12335 Resumen: This work splits effective unemployment into two components: natural unemployment, and cyclical unemployment. For that purpose, an estimation of the stochastic cost frontier is performed. The study is focused on the 17 autonomous [...]
