Spain: A success story shadowed only by a poor productivity Performance

Matilde Mas and Javier Quesada
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Matilde Mas: Universitat de Valéncia and Lvie
Javier Quesada: Universitat de Valéncia and Lvie

National Institute Economic Review, 2007, vol. 200, issue 1, 87-95

Abstract: Since joining the European Union in 1986, the performance of the Spanish economy has been quite remarkable, acting as a good example for new entrants of what can be accomplished in twenty years. Its ability to generate employment has been astonishing. Departing from an environment of very high unemployment (close to 25 per cent), Spain has become the country of destination most preferred by immigrants. However, it has also had a scant productivity perfoormance. The main burden on productivity growth lies with the construction sector and almost all private service sectors with the unique exception of the financial sector. Most likely, over the next years, the continuity of the Spanish success will require a reversal of the sources of growth, shifting from labour creation to improvements in multifactor productivity.

Keywords: Growth; productivity; growth accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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