Applied Economic Analysis , Open Access

The Catalan commercial integration with early modern Europe, 1630–1778

Carles Manera, Jose Perez-Montiel, Oguzhan Ozcelebi, Andreu Seguí

This study aims to analyze whether the Barcelona markets integrated with Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Childcare restrictions and gender gap in labor outcomes

María Cervini-Plá, José I. Silva

This study aims to contribute to the literature by examining the gender gap effects of childcare restrictions. Specifically, not using professional childcare services due to…

Economic growth and deviations from the equilibrium exchange rate: a panel ARDL and panel NARDL approach

Maria Del Carmen Ramos-Herrera

The purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the impact of deviations from the long-run sustainable real exchange rate (RER) equilibrium on real economic growth…

Gender wage gap by university major: an empirical assessment using Spanish data

Francisco Jose Callado Muñoz, Natalia Utrero-González

This paper aims to analyse gender wage gaps by university majors along the entire wage distribution in Spain before and after the 2008 financial crisis.

Consumer and business confidence connectedness in the euro area: a tale of two crises

Adrian Fernandez-Perez, Marta Gómez-Puig, Simon Sosvilla-Rivero

The purpose of this study is to examine the propagation of consumer and business confidence in the euro area with a particular focus on the global financial crisis (GFC), the…