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Structural components of income growth: an application to the evolution of the Spanish economy, 1980–2014

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  • Julio Sánchez Chóliz
  • Rosa Duarte
  • Sofía Jiménez

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This paper analyses the structural and technical changes in Spain since the 1980s, using annual input–output tables. Specifically, a differential structural decomposition analysis (SDA) is applied to shifts in value-added, revealing eight different components and allowing the estimation of the impacts of technical change on the process of economic transformation on a sector-by-sector basis. We conclude that growth in the Spanish economy in recent decades was a mix of technological modernization and general economic expansion, although with some heterogeneity among sectors over time. High-technology services played a key role in modernization in the late 1980s and 1990s. In fact, the growth of High-technology, Medium-high-technology, Energy and Construction sectors accelerated through the 2008 crisis. Labour compensation and returns from capital followed different trends both during expansions and recessions, intensifying income inequality in Spain.

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  • Julio Sánchez Chóliz & Rosa Duarte & Sofía Jiménez, 2022. "Structural components of income growth: an application to the evolution of the Spanish economy, 1980–2014," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 151-166, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecsysr:v:34:y:2022:i:2:p:151-166
    DOI: 10.1080/09535314.2021.1974353
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