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

  • 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. First, we apply the club convergence methodology and identify the […]

  • 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 communities in Spain over the period 1982–2012. Results evidence greater […]

  • Do individuals’ attitudes toward immigrants affect their own health? Analysis of 15 European countries

    Pinillos-Franco, S., & Kawachi, I. (2021). Do individuals’ attitudes toward immigrants affect their own health? Analysis of 15 European countries. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab212 Resumen: Background Hostility toward others is related to negative emotions, which is hypothesized to have negative health consequences. In this article, we sought to test the relationship between individuals’ attitudes toward immigrants and their self-rated health (SRH) across time in large dataset of 15 […]

  • Two-way commuting: Asymmetries from time use surveys

    Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2021). Two-way commuting: Asymmetries from time use surveys. Journal of Transport Geography, 95, 103146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103146 Resumen: Daily commuting of workers is a complex phenomenon that has long attracted research attention and, despite the significant literature acknowledging differences between morning and evening commuting, commuting trips to and from work are considered symmetric in much of the prior research. We explore the asymmetries […]

  • Testing urban efficiency wages in France and Spain

    Giménez-Nadal, J. I., Molina, J. A., & Velilla, J. (2021). Testing urban efficiency wages in France and Spain. Empirical Economics, 61(4), 2205-2236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-020-01928-x Resumen: This paper analyzes the existence of efficiency wages in the French and Spanish labor markets, within an urban efficiency wage theoretical framework. Using data from the French and Spanish time use surveys for the year 2009–2010, results support the main hypothesis of urban efficiency wage models. […]

  • Educational mismatch in recent university graduates. The role of labour mobility.

    Albert, C., Davia, M. A., & Legazpe, N. (2021). Educational mismatch in recent university graduates. The role of labour mobility. Journal of Youth Studies, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.1981840 Resumen:  This article analyses patterns of persistence in both vertical and horizontal educational mismatch in the early career of university graduates in Spain, with particular emphasis on the mediating role of job mobility. We explore whether educational mismatch is a stepping stone towards better-matched […]

  • The Reverse Gender Gap in Volunteer Activities: Does Culture Matter?

    Bellido, H., Marcén, M., and Morales, M (2021). The Reverse Gender Gap in Volunteer Activities: Does Culture Matter?. Sustainability, 13 (12), 6957. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126957 Resumen: Women take on 57% (men: 43%) of all volunteering globally (UN 2018). In this paper, we follow an epidemiological approach to explore the possible role of culture in determining this reverse gender gap in the time devoted to volunteer activities. To that end, we merge data […]

  • Gender division of household labor: How does culture operate?

    Marcén, M., & Morales, M. (2021). Gender division of household labor: How does culture operate?. Feminist Economics, forthcoming. Resumen: In this paper, we examine whether culture plays a role in the gender division of household labor. To explore this issue, we use data on early-arrival first and second generation immigrants living in the United States. Since all these individuals have grown up under the same laws, institutions, and economic conditions, […]

  • Culture and the cross-country differences in the gender commuting gap

    Marcén, M., & Morales, M. (2021). Culture and the cross-country differences in the gender commuting gap. Journal of Transport Geography, 96, 103184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103184   Resumen:  This paper explores the role of the gender equality culture in cross-country gender commuting gap differences. To avoid inter-relationships between culture, institutions, and economic conditions in a simple cross-country analysis, we adopt the epidemiological approach. We merge data from the American Time Use Survey for the years […]