Determinants of regional labour productivity growth: A study for the hospitality sector in Spain

Bienvenido Ortega

INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2013, issue 25, 89-110

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the determinants of labour productivity growth in the hospitality industry in Spain using regional data over the period 1996-2004. The results obtained suggest that the increase in the number of 3-star hotels and the reduction process in the stock of physical capital per worker are factors which may have contributed to the fall in productivity growth. However, increased regional tourism intensity has a positive impact on the growth of labour productivity. Nonetheless, changes in demand-related factors, such as average length of stay and the seasonality of demand, have not had a significant aggregate impact on labour productivity growth during this period.

Keywords: labour productivity; regional analysis; hospitality; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 O47 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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