In this paper we analyze the incidence of the distribution of price changes on the inflation rate of Spanish regions (1994-2001).Especially,we pay attention to the role of variability and skewness.The methodology applied is based on the menu cost models developed by Ball and Mankiw.In general,we...

In this article we offer new evidence on the problem of Andalusian unemployment differential. We use a SVAR model with unemployment, vacancies and labor force as variables, considering three types of shocks: reallocation, aggregate activity and labor force. Due to the theoretical structure...

<b>Resumen:</b> <br> <br> Este trabajo consiste en la aplicación de una metodología de formación de grupos o “clusters” a la información disponible sobre las colocaciones registradas en las oficinas públicas de empleo andaluzas entre enero de 2007 y diciembre de 2010. Dicha metodología permite...

This paper explores the relationship between the inequality of income distribution and the economic growth of 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries during the 1980-2010 period. The study shows that the features of this relationship depend on the income level. In general, inequality is...

This paper analyses the relationship between inflation and relative price variability, in the direction of the latter, in two countries with very different inflationary experiences: Argentina and Spain. To address this objective, using disaggregated price indexes (the Wholesale Price Index for...

This article proposes empirical tools to account for the role of heterogeneities in the labour matching process, and shows an application to the Andalusian labour market which relies on individual microdata. Firstly, by considering that the labour market is segmented when workers of a specific...