Unemployment determinantes for women in Spain
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Universitat de València
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Ano de publicación: 1995
Número: 15
Páxinas: 1-22
Tipo: Documento de traballo
Resumo
Spain is one of the OCDE countries where the unemployment rate is higher. Some explanations stress the important role played by unemployment spells in relation to entry rates to the unemployment pool. Long-term unemployment rates are particular& high for women in Spain. Xhe object of this paper is to investigate the determinants of unemployment duration for women. We will consider personal characteristics (education and age), fami& background socioeconomic variables (the number of household earners and household income) and the efSect of unemployment benefits, using data from the Household Expenditure Survey 1990-91.