Juan Francisco Canal Domínguez

Wage differences among Ph.D.s by area of knowledge: are science areas better paid than humanities and social ones? The Spanish case

This paper analyses wage differences among workers with doctoral studies depending on their specialised area of knowledge (humanities and social studies or science) and on their type of job (university teacher or other professional activity). Traditionally, science-related activities have been associated with higher wages than humanities and social studies ones due to the fact that the market tends to value higher the productivity of disciplines considered to be sciences. By estimating an endogenous switching model and applying the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, we have observed the existence of a positive wage difference in favour of Ph.D.s of humanities or social studies for university teachers, and for the Ph.D.s of science in other professions.This paper analyses wage differences among workers with doctoral studies depending on their specialised area of knowledge (humanities and social studies or science) and on their type of job (university teacher or other professional activity). Traditionally, science-related activities have been associated with higher wages than humanities and social studies ones due to the fact that the market tends to value higher the productivity of disciplines considered to be sciences. By estimating an endogenous switching model and applying the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, we have observed the existence of a positive wage difference in favour of Ph.D.s of humanities or social studies for university teachers, and for the Ph.D.s of science in other professions.

The economic impact of football on the regional economy.

In this study we measure the economic impact of sports on the regional economy. In particular, we focus on the effects generated by the activity of the two most important football clubs in the region. From the different tools traditionally used in macro-economic studies of sports, we have chosen the input-output analysis. The data, on the economic results of both the teams and the regional input-output tables (years 1995 and 2000) have been analysed using a Leontieff demand model, which has been modified in order to adapt it to the peculiarities of the study. As far as the measurement of the economic impact is concerned, this model permits a multiplier, which is to be obtained for each branch of activity, and the computation not only of the direct effects but also of the indirect and induced effects. Moreover, the economic impact on tourism has been analysed.

Collective bargaining, wage dispersion and the economic cycle: Spanish evidence

This research analyses the effect of a ‘two-tier’ system of collective bargaining (firm bargaining and multi-employer bargaining levels) on wage dispersion in Spain. The effect of collective bargaining on the two main concepts that make up wages (the contractual or basic-bargained wage, and the wage cushion) are analysed during the last period of the upward cycle (2002–2006) and the beginning of the global financial crisis (2006–2010). The wage cushion is defined as the difference between the earned wage and the basic-bargained wage. The results show that workers covered by firm bargaining experienced greater wage dispersion than workers covered by multi-employer bargaining. On the other hand, wage dispersion for all workers decreased during the analysis period, mainly during the first stage of the current economic crisis, and particularly among workers covered by multi-employer bargaining. Both the decreasing relevance of the wage cushion in actual wage formation and its reduced dispersion make it possible to explain this wage compression.