Empleo verde en España y AndalucíaAnálisis descriptivo, una aproximación con modelación multisectorial

Abstract

International organizations and the European Union’s latest reports emphasize that the economic model of the 21st century must revolve around green economy. This doctoral thesis deals with the labor market in relation to the mentioned green economy, which combines respect for the environment and the fight against social inequalities. It is noteworthy that if the current model of market economy respected the environment, included environmental impact among its costs and was always in favor of more social welfare, the present study would not be necessary. However, the reality shows that the environmental deterioration has grown decade after decade to the present, and that there is a trend towards loss of purchasing power in the economic situation of many families. The present work aims to shed some light on the results that would produce a greater interest in environmental and social matters while planning the economic policies, especially in the labor market. Given that Spain, as a nation, and Andalusia, as a region, endure the highest unemployment rates in the European Union, our main objective is to use multisectorial modeling matrices to analyze what the situation of the labor market would be if priority were given to sectors that have high possibilities of becoming “greener”. In this way, this doctoral thesis aspires to value the contributions of international organizations that bet on green economy through the analysis of job creation in the Spanish and the Andalusian territories.