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On blockchains, cryptos, and media of exchange. Not there (yet)
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2021)
Ever since the inception of the blockchain technology and bitcoin (Nakamoto, 2009), the first and foremost of so-called cryptocurrencies, the prospect within the 'crypto' community has been one of growing ...
La deslocalització de serveis: una perspectiva global i local
(Generalitat de Catalunya: Departament d'Economia i Finances, 2008)
Globalization, welfare, and the attitudes toward higher education
(Elsevier, 2019)
In this paper we study how the attitudes toward higher education may affect labor market outcomes in the context of globalization. In particular, we show that different educational attitudes are responsible ...
The fading 1990s in Japan: driving forces behind the unemployment upsurge
(Elsevier, 2009)
This paper sheds new light on the causes of the unemployment upsurge in Japan during the “fading 1990s”, an unprecedented period of structural crisis. We estimate a labor market model and identify the ...
More alike than different: the Spanish and Irish labour markets before and after the crisis
(Springer Nature, 2012)
Spain and Ireland might seem at first to feature very different labour markets, which go from very tight to very flexible labour conditions. Our analysis, however, goes beyond this simplistic argument ...
Unemployment in Japan: a look at the lost decade
(Institute for Research into International Competitiveness; Curtin Business School, 2008)
The ‘lost decade’ in Japan was a period of steep surge in unemployment. It started in 1991 with the unemployment rate at 2.1%, and ended in 2002 when it reached a historical maximum of 5.5%. To assess ...
Bubble economics and structural change: the cases of Spain and France compared
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
This paper delves into the recent events that led to the formation of the housing bubble in Spain and the resulting structural change that is arguably needed to put the economy back into the right track. ...
Offshoring, Welfare, and Flexibility in the Context of US Protectionism
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)
We reexamine the effects of offshoring in the US economy in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. We use a matching model with endogenous adjustment of educational skills while distinguishing between ...
The driving forces behind the falling labour share and persistent unemployment in Japan
(John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
Like in most advanced countries, the labour income share in Japan has been falling since the mid-1970s. However, in contrast to other advanced economies, Japan experienced an exceptional recessive period ...
Low-skill offshoring and welfare compensation policies
(Elsevier, 2016)
We analyze the effects of low-skill offshoring on welfare. In the context of a matching model with different possible equilibria we discuss three alternative policies that could potentially outweigh the ...