The regional distribution of Spanish unemployment: A spatial analysis

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 365-389

  López Bazo, Enrique ^a   Del Barrio, Tomás ^a   Artis, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geography of unemployment; Spain; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 20644437933     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101100200128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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