Table 1

Definition of variables

Type of variableOriginal denominationUnit of measurementAcronym
Dependent variable(Yit) Jobs related to the Blue EconomyPercentage of individuals employed in the area of the Blue Economy (over the total of each country)BEJ
Independent variable(X1it) Jobs performed in the Living resources sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)LR
(X2it) Jobs performed in the Non-living resources sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)NLR
(X3it) Jobs performed in the Ocean energy sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)OE
(X4it) Jobs performed in the Port activities sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)PA
(X5it) Jobs performed in the Shipbuilding and repair sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)SAR
(X6it) Jobs performed in the Maritime transport sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)MT
(X17t) Jobs performed in the Coastal tourism sectorTotal number of individuals employed in this sector (in thousands)CT
Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration; data from EU Blue Indicators (Blue Indicators, 2020)

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