Empirical assessments of the forecasting power of spatial panel data econometric models are still scarcely available. Moreover, several methodological contributions rely on simulated data to showcase the potential of proposed methods. While simulations may be useful to evaluate the properties of...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the accessibility of public employment services (PES) offices and unemployment rates in large urban areas of Spain. In total, there are 85 large urban areas in Spain encompassing 747 municipalities or 9.2% of all Spanish...