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May 30, 2006 · Since the 19th century, the obsession of Spanish reformists has been to bridge the gap between Spain and modernised countries. This paper examines Spain’s integration experience in the European Union in order to study how integration has affected its economic structures and economic performance.
Feb 23, 2021 · Spain joined with enthusiasm and internal consensus the EMU. The economic cycle of adopting the euro opened the way to unbridled indebtedness. A long credit, real estate and immigration boom, followed. Spanish big business went multinational for first time in modern history.
- Albert Carreras, Xavier Tafunell
- 2021
Roughly 55 percent of unemployed people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Spain in 2023. This problem is particularly acute in the case of migrants from outside the EU and...
However, the pandemic had a significant impact on the country's economy, causing a contraction in GDP in 2020. Recovery efforts were underway in 2021. Unemployment: Spain has historically struggled with high unemployment rates, particularly among its youth.
- The Fiscal Crisis
- The Loss of Competitiveness
- The Financial Crises
One of the most common misinterpretations regarding the crisis in Southern Europe was attributing it to mismanaged public finances. Many policy-makers across Europe, especially in the creditor countries (crucially Germany), still insist today (2019) that the crisis was caused by irresponsible public borrowing, and this, in turn, led to misguided so...
There is another way to look at the crisis. Many economists argue that the underlying problem in the euro area was the exchange rate system itself, namely, the fact that European countries locked themselves into an initial exchange rate. This decision meant, in fact, that they believed that their economies would converge in productivity (which woul...
A third problem had to do with the banks. As we will see in much greater detail later in the book, this problem was slow to develop. Between 2008 and 2010, the Spanish financial system, despite all its problems, was still one of the least affected by the crisis in Europe. During that period, of the 40 financial institutions that received direct ass...
- Sebastián Royo
- sroyo@suffolk.edu
- 2020
Oct 22, 2021 · Some of the economic failings of Spain are so well-known, particularly the stubbornly high unemployment rate, that it is rare for observers to implicitly associate Spain with economic success. Worse still, the experience of Spain’s rise to high-income status is often misunderstood.
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Mar 10, 2020 · According to FSG figures, 92% of the community are at risk of extreme poverty, while 52% are unemployed, compared with an unemployment rate of 14% nationwide.
