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El papel del mecanismo de determinación salarial en la explicación de los patrones de empleo en Galicia

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  • Roberto Bande
  • Melchor Fernández

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RESUMEN El empleo en Galicia ha mostrado una evolución completamente opuesta a la media nacional en las últimas décadas, lo cual ha supuesto una reducción sustancial en el número de ocupados. Esta dinámica del empleo se ha agravado desde que España se incorpora la Comunidad Económica Europea en 1985, llevando al mercado de trabajo gallego hacia la media española, especialmente en lo relacionado con la tasa de paro. El objetivo de este trabajo es proporcionar una explicación a este fenómeno a partir del análisis del mecanismo de determinación salarial. Nuestros resultados confirman una clara diferencia en dicho mecanismo respecto al resto de la economía española, especialmente en el sector industrial, que podría explicar, al menos parcialmente, la incapacidad de la economía gallega de crear suficiente empleo. ABSTRACT Employment in Galicia has shown a completely opposite evolution than the Spanish average in the last decades, which has implied a substantial reduction in the number of employed workers. This employment dynamics has been aggravated since Spain joins the EC in 1985, leading the Galician Labour market towards the Spanish average, specially concerning the unemployment rate. The aim of this paper is to provide an explanation to this fact, departing from the analysis of the wage setting mechanism. Our results show a clear difference in the wage setting process with respect to the national standards, specially in the manufacturing industries, which could explain, at least partially, the relative inability of the Galician economy to create enough employment.

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  • Roberto Bande & Melchor Fernández, 2003. "El papel del mecanismo de determinación salarial en la explicación de los patrones de empleo en Galicia," Revista de Estudios Regionales, Universidades Públicas de Andalucía, vol. 3, pages 87-105.
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