Competitiveness and regional growth in the European Union: Disparities in unit labour costs

This paper aims at analysing the relation between competitiveness and economic growth for the period 1995-2000 (2002 for some variables). To this aim we analyse the evolution of the unit labour cost by sector (‘traded’ and ‘non-traded’ sector) and decomposition between the unit labour requirement and the unit price of labour. Results show the existence of high regional disparities, varying with the sector. We also find diverse combinations in productivity and unit price of labour terms, leading to the existence of different competitive strategies. Finally, we can find some evidence of a particular relation between the different patterns of competitiveness and regional economic growth.unit labour cost, productivity, wages, competitiveness, economic growth, European regions

Competitiveness and regional growth in the European Union: Disparities in unit labour costs

This paper aims at analysing the relation between competitiveness and economic growth for the period 1995-2000 (2002 for some variables). To this aim we analyse the evolution of the unit labour cost by sector (‘traded’ and ‘non-traded’ sector) and decomposition between the unit labour requirement and the unit price of labour. Results show the existence of high regional disparities, varying with the sector. We also find diverse combinations in productivity and unit price of labour terms, leading to the existence of different competitive strategies. Finally, we can find some evidence of a particular relation between the different patterns of competitiveness and regional economic growth.unit labour cost, productivity, wages, competitiveness, economic growth, European regions

Competitiveness and regional growth in the European Union: unit labour costs disparities

This paper analyses the wage cost and labour productivity differentials in the European Union for period 1995-2000, from a regional and sectorial perspective. To this end we analyse the evolution of the unit labour cost by sector and its decomposition between the unit labour requirement and the unit price of labour. Results show the existence of high regional disparities, that differ with the sector. Also, we find diverse combinations in terms of productivity and unit price of labour, driving to the existence of different competitive strategies. Finally, we try to find the existence of relation between the different patterns of competitiveness and regional economic growth.

The gap between potential entrepreneurship and actual entrepreneurship: an inter-continental comparative analysis

The aim of this paper is to analyze the difference between the rates of potential entrepreneurship and actual entrepreneurship in European and American context, trying to identify some of the explanatory factors. For this purpose an institutional approach is used, which includes the role of various formal and informal factors related with the potential and emerging entrepreneurial activity. From an empirical point of view, the paper takes into account twenty countries from the European and American continent, covering the last decade. The results show, in general, the influence of the institutional framework on the gap between the nascent entrepreneurship and potential entrepreneurship, through formal and informal factors. We use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), which measures the entrepreneurial intention and nascent entrepreneurial activity, the World Bank and the Index of Economic Freedom (The Heritage Foundation)

Perspectiva dialógica e intertextualidad literaria en una propuesta de programación didáctica para 4º de ESO

Buena parte de las teorías actuales en torno a la didáctica de la literatura y de las primeras lenguas plantea la necesidad de adoptar metodologías centradas en la acción del alumnado. Con ello, se busca contribuir al desarrollo integral del alumnado comenzando por el de las competencias clave reflejado en las habilidades para el ejercicio autónomo de la comprensión y la expresión tanto orales como escritas, así como la conformación de un gusto personal hacia la literatura y el resto de las artes. Este trabajo se inicia con una reflexión crítica de la formación del profesorado ofrecida por la Universidad de Oviedo y su contribución al conocimiento de estas perspectivas didácticas. A continuación, se hace una propuesta de programación didáctica para el curso de 4º de ESO. Esta trata de incorporar las metodologías antes señaladas a la organización de un curso académico en un centro de educación secundaria en el medio urbano del Principado de Asturias. Finalmente, se presenta una propuesta de innovación docente que integra la educación literaria y el enfoque comunicativo de la enseñanza de la lengua castellana como lengua materna. Para ello, se propone la dinamización del espacio de la biblioteca como ambiente de reflexión crítica y cooperación

Competitiveness and regional growth in the European Union: unit labour costs disparities

This paper analyses the wage cost and labour productivity differentials in the European Union for period 1995-2000, from a regional and sectorial perspective. To this end we analyse the evolution of the unit labour cost by sector and its decomposition between the unit labour requirement and the unit price of labour. Results show the existence of high regional disparities, that differ with the sector. Also, we find diverse combinations in terms of productivity and unit price of labour, driving to the existence of different competitive strategies. Finally, we try to find the existence of relation between the different patterns of competitiveness and regional economic growth