Ramos, R.; Sanromá, E.; Simón, H. (2021), Collective bargaining levels, employment and wage inequality in Spain, Journal of Policy Modeling, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.09.006 Resumen: After the increase in inequalities following the Great Recession, studies on wage bargaining systems have increasingly focused on wage inequality. This research examines wage inequality associated with collective bargaining levels in Spain, based on matched employer–employee microdata and quantile regression methods. These methods are applied across the wage distribution, following the method proposed by Firpo […]

López-Tamayo, J.; Melguizo, C.; Ramos, R. (2021), Minimum wages, youth employment and spatial spillovers: New evidence for Spain, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-021-09428-w Resumen: The effect of minimum wages increases on youth employment level has been extensively analysed, but recent contributions have highlighted the potential bias in these studies due to neglected spatial autocorrelation in the considered relationship. This paper contributes to this scarce literature by providing novel evidence […]

Bellido, H., Marcén, M., and Morales, M (2021). Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0006 Resumen:  This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and insti-tutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities […]

Marcén, M., & Morales, M. (2021). The intensity of COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and labor market outcomes in the public sector.  Journal of Regional Science, 61, 775-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12535 Resumen: This paper examines whether the intensity of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has differentially impacted the public sector labor market outcomes. This extends the analysis of the already documented negative economic consequences of COVID-19 and their dissimilarities […]

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 provided by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). To calculate […]

Marcén M., & Morales M. (2021). The Relationship Between Cultural Differences and Migration: Does Cultural Dilemma Matter?. In: Kourtit K., Newbold B., Nijkamp P., Partridge M. (eds) The Economic Geography of Cross-Border Migration. Footprints of Regional Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48291-6_24 Resumen: This paper studies the role of cultural differences on the choice of migrants’ destination country. In order to examine this issue, we run two separate analyses using data on […]

Morales, M. (2021). Intergenerational transmission of fertility outcomes in Spain. The Manchester School, 89, 315-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12366 Resumen: The aim of this paper is to analyze whether parents’ fertility behavior may be an important determinant of the future fertility outcomes of their children in Spain. To address this issue, we use data from the Survey of Living Conditions. Our results confirm the intergenerational transmission of fertility behavior in Spain. The higher […]

Marcén, M., & Morales, M. (2021). The effect of same-sex marriage legalization on interstate migration in the United States, Journal of Population Economics, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-021-00842-5 Resumen: This paper analyzes the impact of marriage regulations on the migratory behavior of individuals using the history of the liberalization of same-sex marriage across the USA. The legalization of same-sex marriage allows homosexuals’ access to legal rights and social benefits, which can make marriage […]

Marcén, M., & Morales, M. (2019). Live together: Does culture matter?. Review of Economics of the Household, 17(2), 671-713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-018-9431-3 Resumen: This paper studies the role of culture in determining the decision to live together (as a married or unmarried couple). To examine this issue, we utilize data on first-generation immigrants who arrived in the United States at or before the age of 5. We follow the epidemiological approach, indicating […]

Marcén, M., Molina, J. A., & Morales, M. (2018). The effect of culture on the fertility decisions of immigrant women in the United States. Economic Modelling, 70, 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2017.10.006 Resumen: This paper examines whether culture plays a role in the number of children born. We use data on immigrant women who arrived in the United States when younger than age six. Since all these women grew up under the same […]