Measuring local employment multipliers and informal employment: a stochastic frontier approach
Bashford-Fernández, J. M., & Rodríguez-Álvarez, A. (2024). Measuring local employment multipliers and informal employment: a stochastic frontier approach. Regional Studies, 58(1), 78–90. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2189014 Resumen: This paper offers policymakers a novel tool for calculating employment multipliers. A theoretical model incorporating a non-tradeable employment function is combined with a stochastic frontier methodology to estimate an accurate multiplier. The advantage of this [...]
Education, educational mismatch and occupational status: an analysis using PIAAC data
Murillo Huertas, I. P., & Raymond, J. L. (2024). Education, educational mismatch and occupational status: an analysis using PIAAC data. Economia Politica, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40888-024-00328-z Resumen: The aim of this paper is to estimate the effect of longer schooling on the probability of entering a high-skill job and analyse whether the size of this effect depends on the (mis)match between [...]
Labour supply responses to a negative income tax in Spain
Fuenmayor, A., Granell, R., & Savall, T. (2024). Labour supply responses to a negative income tax in Spain. Journal of Policy Modeling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2024.02.007 Resumen: One of the major drawbacks of a Basic Income proposal is that it could induce people to reduce their labour supply. The main aim of this paper is to put forward a financially viable alternative [...]
El techo de cristal en el mercado laboral y su relación con la brecha salarial de género
Título: El techo de cristal en el mercado laboral y su relación con la brecha salarial de género Autora: Lidia de Castro Romero Directores: Rosa Santero Sánchez y Víctor Martín Barroso Universidad: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Fecha de defensa: 15/03/2024 La tesis se presenta como compendio de artículos, y el texto se desarrolla a partir de una introducción que [...]
¿Por qué persisten las brechas de género en el trabajo? La respuesta de la última nobel de economía
Por Laura Hospido , Manuel Rojo Este contenido es íntegramente reproducido del Blog del Banco de España: https://www.bde.es/wbe/es/noticias-eventos/blog/por-que-persisten-las-brechas-de-genero-en-el-trabajo--la-respuesta-de-la-ultima-nobel-de-economia.html La brecha de género en el mercado laboral se cerró considerablemente durante los siglos XIX y XX. Sin embargo, en las últimas dos décadas este proceso de convergencia, tanto en participación laboral como en salarios, se ha frenado. Las investigaciones de [...]
Testing hysteresis for the US and UK involuntary part-time employment
Congregado, E., Garcia-Clemente, J., Rubino, N., & Vilchez, I. (2024). Testing hysteresis for the US and UK involuntary part-time employment. Applied Economics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2302931 Resumen: In this paper, we test the persistence of involuntary part-time employment, making use of large historical series for the US and UK. We adopted a comprehensive macro-econometric approach, based on a battery of panel and [...]
