The regional distribution of Spanish unemployment: A spatial analysis

Enrique Lopez-Bazo (), Tomás del Barrio Castro () and Manuel Artís ()

Papers in Regional Science, 2002, vol. 81, issue 3, pages 365-389

Abstract: In this article we propose a set of tools for analysing the regional distribution of unemployment. As we are interested in the characteristics of the distribution as a whole, results from a traditional regression analysis are complemented with those obtained by estimating its external shape before and after being conditioned to factors underlying regional unemployment. In addition, we specifically consider the spatial characteristics of the distribution, and the empirical model we develop to determine explanatory factors includes spatial effects. This framework is applied to the study of the provincial distribution of unemployment rates in Spain. Results point to increasing spatial dependence in the distribution of regional unemployment rates, and a change in the factors causing regional differentials over the last decade.

Keywords: Geography of unemployment; spatial analysis; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 E24 R12 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002 Written
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