Content with the tag: economía
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Why are there fewer women in manual occupations?
January 2020
Two out of every three workers in manual occupations are men, and women continue to be a minority in occupations such as construction, and industry. What factors influence segregation by gender in the labour market?
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What is the value of domestic work in Spain?
December 2019
Caring for children and dependent elderly people, cooking, cleaning the house… what economic value can we attribute to unpaid domestic tasks? We calculate what this invisible work would represent for Spain’s GDP.
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The evolution of the economy and the rejection of immigration in Europe
July 2019
Behind rejection of the other, and xenophobia, lie factors such as the country’s macroeconomic evolution, individual economic vulnerability and worker exposure to job competition.
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Are immigrants more ambitious than their non-migrant compatriots?
April 2019
Does emigration always bring with it a dose of ambition? We analyse whether immigrants are more oriented toward success, risk, and money than their non-migrant compatriots.