Essays on Labour Markets and Institutions
Resumen Esta tesis estudia dos temas muy relevantes para el mercado de trabajo: (i) la movilidad de los trabajadores, y (ii) la eficiencia de los procesos de selección. Relacionado con la movilidad de los trabajadores, el primer capítulo investiga el efecto de las prestaciones por desempleo en la movilidadgeográfica de los trabajadores en paro. La identificación se basa en una [...]
Occupational Prestige and Fathers’ Influence on Sons and Daughters
García-Mainar, I., & Montuenga, V. M. (2020). Occupational Prestige and Fathers’ Influence on Sons and Daughters. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-020-09677-w Abstract This article aims to provide insights into the intergenerational social mobility of Spanish workers, comparing the occupational prestige of sons and daughters to that of their fathers when the offspring were aged sixteen. We used a pooled-sample [...]
Efficiency in the transformation of schooling into competences: A cross‐country analysis using PIAAC data
Calero, J., Murillo Huertas, I. P., & Raymond, J. L. (2020). Efficiency in the transformation of schooling into competences: A cross‐country analysis using PIAAC data. Bulletin of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12249 Abstract This study (i) compares the competence levels of the adult population in a set of OECD countries; (ii) assesses the comparative efficiency with which the education system in each [...]
Over-Qualification and the Dimensions of Job Satisfaction
García-Mainar, I., & Montuenga-Gómez, V. M. (2020). Over-Qualification and the Dimensions of Job Satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, 147(2), 591-620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-019-02167-z Resumen: The spread of over-qualification is a consequence of individuals having acquired more credentials than required at the workplace. In some cases, it may be that this mismatch plays a role in allowing workers to compensate for the lack of [...]
Asymmetry and Non-linearity in Discouraged and Added Worker Effects
Congregado, Emilio, Galecka-Burdziak, Ewa, Golpe, A. y Pater, Robert (2020):"Asymmetry and Non-linearity in Discouraged and Added Worker Effects." Eastern European Economics 58.3 (2020): 221-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/00128775.2019.1710215" Resumen: We examine whether discouraged and added worker effects are state-dependent, business cycle phase-dependent, or change stochastically. We use quarterly LFS data for the 1995–2016 period for Poland. Labor force participation rate behaves non-linearly. [...]
Dos economistas laborales examinando los efectos espaciales en la difusión del COVID-19 en Castilla y León
Ángel L. Martín-Román (Universidad de Valladolid)Alfonso Moral (Universidad de Valladolid) Introducción Como economistas laborales, una de nuestras líneas de investigación más activas es el estudio de los mercados de trabajo regionales (ver por ejemplo este trabajo, o este otro). En esta literatura se definen algunos efectos espaciales de desborde entre áreas territoriales vecinas. Utilizando esa misma lógica y algunas de [...]
