The Spanish labor market: temporary employment, immigration and the construction boom

This thesis deals with different aspects of the Spanish Labor Market. The first chapter explores the impact of product market competition on job instability. Empirical results show that job instability rises with competition. The second chapter addresses the existence of network effects on immigrant...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/7427
Acceso en línea:http://www.tdx.cat/TDX-1008110-115631
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7427
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:high-school dropout
remittances
immigration
social networks
labor contracts
temporary employment
housing boom
product market competition
Spain
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Sumario:This thesis deals with different aspects of the Spanish Labor Market. The first chapter explores the impact of product market competition on job instability. Empirical results show that job instability rises with competition. The second chapter addresses the existence of network effects on immigrants' remitting behavior. Using a unique data base, I find positive network effects on the probability of remitting as well as on quantity remitted. The final chapter studies the role of the recent construction boom in explaining decisions to drop out of high-school. The construction boom is shown to increase the likelihood of dropping out of high-school.