Impact of the Great Recession in the Social Welfare Indicators Related to the Labour Market in Andalusia

Unemployment, economic deprivation and poverty are social welfare indicators. All form a cycle of chained factors which begins with the loss of employ. The objectives of this study were to describe the trend of unemployment, economic deprivation, poverty and self-employment in men and women in Andal...

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Published in:Estudios de economía aplicada 2019-05, Vol.35 (1), p.245-262
Main Authors: Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo, Martín-Olmedo, Piedad, Maroto-Navarro, Gracia, García-Calvente, María del Mar, Mayoral-Cortés, José María, Ruiz-Fernández, Josefa, Sánchez-Cruz, José Juan
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Language:English
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Summary:Unemployment, economic deprivation and poverty are social welfare indicators. All form a cycle of chained factors which begins with the loss of employ. The objectives of this study were to describe the trend of unemployment, economic deprivation, poverty and self-employment in men and women in Andalusia during the period 2000-2013, as well as evaluating possible significant changes in trend after the beginning of the Great Recession. The results showed a significant worsening of the indicators of unemployment, economic deprivation and risk of poverty in Andalusia since 2008. On the other hand, an improvement of self-employment was observed in both sexes.
ISSN:1133-3197
1697-5731
DOI:10.25115/eea.v35i1.2446