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Common p-belief in rationality in centipede games
(2020)
Centipede Games represent a classic puzzle in game theory. In this work, we employ p-beliefs to show that almost any behavior is consistent with rationality and almost Common Belief in Rationality. However, Common p-Belief ...
Analyzing the beginning of the career path of young professionals from a gender perspective
(2020)
Young graduates are confronted with rough conditions when they want to enter the labor market. They face higher unemployment rates and are more often engaged in precarious employment, like part-time and/ or temporary ...
Analysis of volatility transmissions in integrated and interconnected markets: The case of the Iberian and French markets
(2012)
This paper models the mean and volatility spillovers of prices within the integrated Iberian and the interconnected Spanish and French electricity markets. Using the constant (CCC) and dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) ...
The impact of the great recession on employment polarization in Spain
(Springer International Publishing, 2014-08)
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 ...
The evolution of the gender wage gap in Colombia: 1994 and 2010
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2020-07)
This paper studies the evolution of the gender wage gap in Colombia at different points of wage distributions. Using DiNardo, Fortin, and Lemieux's (1996) decomposition, we find that the enormous increase in female workers' ...
Assesing the impact of public policies on labor market and poverty
(2017-12-19)
This PhD thesis evaluates the direct and indirect effects of two economic policies. The aim of the first chapter is to evaluate the family friendly law (Act 39/99) approved in Spain in 1999, which grants parents the right ...
Are Bar Associations Anticompetitive? An Empirical Analysis of Recommended Prices for Legal Services in Spain
(University of the Basque Country, Department of Foundations of Economic Analysis II, 2012)
The European Commission Report on Competition in Professional Services found that recommended prices by professional bodies have a significant negative effect on competition since they may facilitate the coordination of ...
Reform of Spain's profesional services market: Implementation of the EU Services Directive
(FUNCAS, 2014-07)
The implementation of the European Commission Services Directive initiated the modernization process of services markets within the European Union. The objective was to guarantee the creation of a single market by ensuring ...
Woman and mother: double employment penalty?
(2020)
This paper analyzes how females and males modify their labor situation after having a
child to reconcile work and family life in Spain. The analysis aims to examine whether the
heterogeneity in parents’ employment is ...
The effect of a newborn on Spanish households' expenditure
(2020)
This article aims to carry out an analysis of the effects of a newborn on Spanish households expenditure in 2014 and 2015. A standard difference-in-differences (DID) estimator would then compare the change in expenditure ...