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1 online resource (29 pages) : illustrations |
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[IMF working paper ; WP/98/77] |
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IMF working paper ; WP/98/77.
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| Summary |
Spain's unemployment rate, at a staggering 21 percent in 1997, is the highest among industrial countries. Similarly striking is the variation of unemployment rates among its 17 regions, ranging from less than 14 percent in the Balearic Islands to more than 32 percent in Andalucia. Considering a finer level of geographical disaggregation, namely that of the 50 provinces (provinces are subsets of regions), unemployment rates vary even more widely, ranging from 8 percent in Lleida, Cataluña, to 36 percent in Jaen, Andalucia (Figure 1). In addition, these differences have persisted for several years and show no sign of abating. Are there any differences in how workers of different skill levels respond to regional shocks? This paper addresses that question using the methodology of Blanchard and Katz (1992) and a unique data set on working-age population, labor force, and employment for five educational groups (ranging from the illiterate to the college-educated) over 1964-92 for the 50 Spanish provinces. The paper finds that the high-skilled migrate very promptly in response to a decline in regional labor demand, while the low-skilled drop out of the labor force or stay unemployed |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 29) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Unemployment -- Spain
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Labor supply -- Spain
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Skilled labor -- Spain
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Unskilled labor -- Spain
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Labor supply
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Skilled labor
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Unemployment
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Unskilled labor
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Spain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Spilimbergo, Antonio, author
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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International Monetary Fund. European I Department.
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International Monetary Fund. Research Department.
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| ISBN |
1283568926 |
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9781283568920 |
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1451896204 |
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9781451896206 |
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1462388329 |
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9781462388325 |
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1452753288 |
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9781452753287 |
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9786613881373 |
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6613881376 |
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9781451956764 |
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1451956762 |
| ISSN |
2227-8885 |
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