Published in:IMF Working Paper, Vol. , pp. 1-29, 1998
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (29 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.882362
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 1998 erstellt
Description:
Are there any differences in how workers of different skill levels respond to regional shocks? This paper addresses that question using the methodology of Blanchard and Katz (1992) and a unique data set on working-age population, labor force, and employment for five educational groups (ranging from the illiterate to the college-educated) over 1964-92 for the 50 Spanish provinces. The paper finds that the high-skilled migrate very promptly in response to a decline in regional labor demand, while the low-skilled drop out of the labor force or stay unemployed