RT Journal Article T1 Skill‐Relatedness and Regional Economic Development in Spain during the International Crisis and the Post‐Crisis Period A1 Sánchez Moral, Simón Guillermo A1 Vale, Mário A1 Arellano Espinar, Francisco Alfonso AB The aim of this research was to study the influence of related variety on the economic performance of Spanish provinces during the international crisis (2009–2013) and the post-crisis period (2014–2018), with the goal of contributing to assess the validity of the skill-relatedness approach. The research is based on labor flows in a sample of more than one million affiliated workers. Our results confirmed the influence of related variety on the growth of GDP and employment in knowledge-based industries, in protecting against unemployment, as well as on the creation of new firms, although with marked differences according to the economic cycle. Robustness issues and possible lines of progress using this novel methodology are also discussed. PB Wiley SN 1056-8190 YR 2022 FD 2022-01-25 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71992 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71992 LA eng NO CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022) NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)/FEDER NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) DS Docta Complutense RD 28 abr 2025