Francisca Jesús Sánchez Sánchez, A. M. Sánchez Sánchez, N. Pulido, Diego Vicente Borrero Molina
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Abstract
This paper analyses the labour efficiency in Andalusia, and takes into account labour and demographic characteristics of the Andalusian municipalities. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is the methodology employed. The results obtained indicate differences at the municipal level that depend on the geographical arrangement, with the provincial capitals being the least efficient. An inverse relationship is established between the size of the municipality (in terms of number of inhabitants) and its labour efficiency: the smaller the size of the municipality, the greater the efficiency. The distance to the capital is also important in establishing the efficiency: the greater the distance to the capital, the greater the efficiency.
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La revista Investigaciones Regionales nace con el objeto de abrir un nuevo cauce a la publicación de los resultados de los estudios relativos a los temas regionales, tanto en España como en otros países europeos y latinoamericanos Se ha creado con el apoyo de la Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, cuya actual Junta Directiva incluyó este proyecto entre los compromisos a cumplir durante su mandato. La Revista tendrá, sin embargo, independencia en todo cuanto se refiere a sus contenidos y a su orientación científica, cuya responsabilidad recaerá plenamente en el Director y el Consejo de Redacción.