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Pablo Delgado-Cubillo y Ángel L. Martín-Román (Universidad de Valladolid)   Este contenido es íntegramente reproducido del blog Nada es Gratis: https://nadaesgratis.es/admin/consiguio-la-ley-de-prevencion-de-riesgos-laborales-su-objetivo-posibles-efectos-indirectos-de-su-aprobacion   Introducción Los problemas de información imperfecta en los mercados es un tema que ha atraído la atención de los economistas. Sin ir más lejos, los términos riesgo moral y selección adversa han aparecido frecuentemente en las entradas de este blog. Simplemente a modo ilustrativo, y sin ser exhaustivos, se […]

Juan Carlos Campaña, UNED José Ignacio Giménez-Nadal, Universidad de Zaragoza José Alberto Molina, Universidad de Zaragoza Jorge Velilla, Universidad de Zaragoza Este documento se basa en el trabajo: Campaña, J. C., Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2023). The shifters of intrahousehold decision-making in European countries. Empirical Economics, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02494-8. Desde la obra seminal del Premio Nobel de Economía Gary Becker sobre los comportamientos económicos familiares en los hogares […]

Porras-Arena, M. S., & Martín-Román, Á. L. (2023). The heterogeneity of Okun’s law: A metaregression analysis. Economic Modelling, 106490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106490 Resumen: Okun’s law, a significant parameter in empirical research and policy analysis, faces considerable heterogeneity. This stems from its dual interpretation in the literature, with one implying unemployment’s effects on output and the other suggesting output’s effects on unemployment. Consequently, comparing results from these approaches is not straightforward. Even within each […]

Campaña, J. C., Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2023). The shifters of intrahousehold decision-making in European countries. Empirical Economics, 1-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02494-8 Resumen: This paper studies spouses’ intrahousehold decision-making, using unique information from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions special module on Intrahousehold Sharing of Resources. We build an index to measure the bargaining power of the wife in household decision-making in European countries and […]

Campaña, J. C., Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2023). The shifters of intrahousehold decision-making in European countries. Empirical Economics, 1-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02494-8 Resumen: This paper studies spouses’ intrahousehold decision-making, using unique information from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions special module on Intrahousehold Sharing of Resources. We build an index to measure the bargaining power of the wife in household decision-making in European countries […]

Di Paolo, A., & Mallén, B. (2023). Does geographical exposure to language learning centres affect language skills and labour market outcomes in a bilingual city?. Economic Analysis and Policy, 80, 429-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2023.08.001 Resumen:  In this paper, we investigate the effects of geographical exposure to local language training centres in a bilingual urban labour market, the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, exploiting the implementation of a language policy that provided publicly subsidized language […]

Mussida, C., Parisi, M. L., & Pontarollo, N. (2023). Severity of material deprivation in Spanish regions and the role of the European Structural Funds. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 88, 101651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2023.101651 Resumen: Material deprivation has recently affected households with worrying pressure. In order to evaluate the degree of this affliction, we build categories of deprivation with increasing intensity, using the 2014–2018 EU-SILC cross-sectional data for households in Spanish regions. We explore […]

Porras-Arena, M. S., & Martín-Román, Á. L. (2023). The heterogeneity of Okun’s law: A metaregression analysis. Economic Modelling, 106490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106490 Resumen:  Okun’s law, a significant parameter in empirical research and policy analysis, faces considerable heterogeneity. This stems from its dual interpretation in the literature, with one implying unemployment’s effects on output and the other suggesting output’s effects on unemployment. Consequently, comparing results from these approaches is not straightforward. Even within […]

Casado-Díaz, J. M., Simón-Albert, R., & Simón, H. (2023). Gender Differences in Commuting: New Evidence from Spain. Social Indicators Research, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-023-03183-w Resumen: This article examines the origins of the shorter commutes typically observed for women, a phenomenon that contributes to the poorer work outcomes they typically suffer. The analysis extends previous research on the gender gap in commuting by using econometric decomposition techniques that are novel in this field […]

Blázquez, M., Herrarte, A., & Moro-Egido, A. I. (2023). Gender differences in the effect of teleworking on job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Economics & Human Biology, 101299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101299 Resumen:  This paper analyzes gender differences regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the likelihood of job loss, differentiating between employment transitions towards unemployment, inactivity and furlough schemes, and the role that teleworking may have had as a protector of job loss […]