The effect of mine closures on depopulation in the Principality of Asturias, Spain
The paper examines the impact of the mining sector's closure on population decline patterns in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It utilizes two distinct databases of own construction that provide disaggregated data on the region's 78 councils. The first database encompasses demographic information spanning from 1900 to the present day, while the second database contains socioeconomic d