IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jecomi/v12y2024i12p353-d1548913.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Spatial Dependence in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Labour Supply: An Analysis at the Regional Level in Ecuador

Author

Listed:
  • Ángel Maridueña-Larrea

    (Facultad de CC. Sociales, Educación Comercial y Derecho, Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Av. Principal vía al km 26 km 1.5, Milagro 091706, Ecuador
    Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Valladolid, Av. Valle de Esgueva, 6, 47011 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Ángel Martín-Román

    (Facultad de CC. Sociales, Jurídicas y de la Comunicación, Universidad de Valladolid, Plaza de la Universidad, 1, 40005 Segovia, Spain)

Abstract

The labour supply has historically been subject to influence from the economic cycle. On the other hand, there is a paucity of research in the Latin American region examining the impact of social factors on labour participation in diverse contexts. This study examines the spatial dependence of the cyclical sensitivity of labour supply in 23 provinces of Ecuador. A time series analysis was conducted to calculate the cyclical sensitivities of labour supply, and spatial econometric techniques were applied to assess spatial dependence using monthly data for the period 2021 to 2024. We found evidence of a positive and significant spatial dependence in the cyclical sensitivity of labour supply. Our findings suggest that labour decisions in one province are influenced by those in neighbouring provinces, thereby providing a framework for the design of public policies that take into account these interdependencies.

Suggested Citation

  • Ángel Maridueña-Larrea & Ángel Martín-Román, 2024. "Spatial Dependence in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Labour Supply: An Analysis at the Regional Level in Ecuador," Economies, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-28, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jecomi:v:12:y:2024:i:12:p:353-:d:1548913
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/12/12/353/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/12/12/353/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jecomi:v:12:y:2024:i:12:p:353-:d:1548913. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.