This paper presents new evidence on the role of gender segregation and pay structure in explaining gender wage differentials of full-time salaried workers in Spain. Data from the 1995 and 2002 Wage Structure Surveys reveal that raw gender wage gaps decreased from 0.24 to 0.14 over the seven-year...

In many European countries, sectoral bargaining agreements are automatically extended to cover all firms in an industry. Employers and employees can also negotiate firm-specific contracts. The authors of this paper use a large matched employer-employee data set from a 1995 survey in Spain to...

La provisión de formación, subsidios salariales y asistencia en la búsqueda de empleo para los desempleados han sido actividades que han formado parte de las políticas públicas de los Estados Modernos de Bienestar durante las últimas tres décadas. Estas políticas públicas no son...

This paper studies the adjusted gender wage gap in Colombia at different points of the distribution of wages and the effect of sample selection. We compare 1994 with 2010. A glass ceiling pattern is observed after controlling for observed characteristics in both years. In addition, the sample...

This highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets.

This article analyzes changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way particular sociodemographic groups adapt to those changes. There seems to be clear evidence of employment polarization between 1997 and 2012 that accelerates over the recession....

This article analyses changes in the occupational employment share in Spain for the period 1997-2012 and the way particular sociodemographics adapt to those changes. There seems to be clear evidence of employment polarisation between 1997 and 2012, which accelerates over the recession. Changes...

El colectivo de parados de larga duración supera la mitad del total de desempleados en nuestro país – alrededor de 3,5 millones de individuos. En este artículo se caracteriza al colectivo por características demográficas así como tipo de empleo anterior y se estiman los factores que más...