Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/113299 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2015-55
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
In this paper we shed light on the relationship between labor market policy, entrepreneurship and youth unemployment prior to and in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in Spain. We discuss the situation, where labor market and macroeconomic policies were largely inefficient in reducing high levels of (youth) unemployment after 2007. We rise the question why in a situation of low inflation rates, an increase in (youth) unemployment had been observed although the labor market becomes more flexible due to the associated structural reform in 2010. We call this the Spanish Puzzle. The main reason for this observation can be found in the phenomena of downward nominal rigidity and the existence of a liquidity trap. Given the recovery of the Spanish economy in 2015, this development is grounded on (besides the increase in private consumption and a trade surplus) several policy measurements in order to strengthen entrepreneurial activity in 2013. The corresponding boost in private investment expenditure can be identified as the sustainable main driver for job creation in the long run.
Subjects: 
Spain
Labor Market Policy
Entrepreneurship
Youth Unemployment
Macroeconomic Policy
JEL: 
E24
E61
J13
L26
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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