Does deregulation decrease unemployment? An empirical analysis of the Spanish labour market

Daniel Herrero, Luis Cardenas del Rey and Julián LÓPEZ Gallego

International Labour Review, 2020, vol. 159, issue 3, 367-396

Abstract: Spain underwent two major labour reforms in 2010 and 2012 under the assumption that deregulating the labour market and decentralizing collective bargaining would automatically reduce unemployment (deregulation hypothesis). This article highlights the impact of demand and the sectoral structure of the economy to explain the behaviour of this variable (structural hypothesis). Analysing subnational panel data, the authors assess the capacity of these two hypotheses to explain unemployment trends. Their results cast doubt on the deregulation hypothesis and indicate the importance of cyclical and structural factors.

Date: 2020
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