UB Economics (ERE): Recent submissions
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On the dimension of the core of the assignment game
The set of optimal matchings in the assignment matrix allows to define a reflexive and symmetric binary relation on each side of the market, the equal-partner binary relation. The number of equivalence classes of the ...
The Impact of EU Membership on the Economic Governance of Spain
[spa] España no fue admitida en la Comunidad Económica Europea durante el régimen de Franco por razones políticas. Integrarse a la Comunidad Europea en enero de 1986 fue el último peldaño hacia la consolidación definitiva ...
Deciding the sale of a life policy in the viatical market: Implications on individual welfare
[cat] En aquest article, es presenta un model econòmic que permet determinar la venda o no d'una pòlissa de vida (total o en part) per part d'un assegurat malalt terminal en el mercat dels viatical settlements. Aquest ...
The aggregate claims distribution of a life insurance portfolio with a pairwise positive dependence structure
The individual life model has always been considered as the one closest to the real situation of the total claims of a life insurance portfolio. It only makes the ¿nearly inevitable assumption¿ of independence of the ...
Una nova estimació retrospectiva del VAB regional industrial. Espanya, 1860-1930
[cat] En aquest treball, es realitza una nova estimació del VAB industrial espanyol a un nivell de desagregació territorial corresponent a les províncies (NUTSIII) i les Comunitats Autònomes (NUTS II). Per assolir aquest ...
En respuesta a la ONU : ¿Es el fútbol un indicador del progreso y desarrollo en la esfera internacional?
[spa] El objetivo de este trabajo es corroborar la afirmación de la ONU de que el deporte es una herramienta poderosa para el progreso y el desarrollo. En este contexto, examinamos si el fútbol puede considerarse un indicador ...
España y las organizaciones internacionales
Al llarg del segle XIX Espanya va ser un soci actiu per la creació de les primeres organitzacions mundials de caràcter tècnic. Durant el segle XX España va participar en l'establiment de la Societat de Nacions creada desprès ...
Drug price differentials caused by de-listing and price cap policies
This paper analyses the behaviour of pharmaceutical companies that face the threat of having their drugs excluded from reimbursement and the markets characterised also by price caps. We conclude that price elasticity of ...
Political Regime and Social Spending in Spain: A Time Series Analysis (1850-2000) [WP]
Over the past century and a half, Spain has had a tumultuous political history. What impact has this had on social policy? Democracy has had a positive effect on both the levels of social spending and its long-term growth ...
Trade globalization and social spending in Spain, 1850-2000
Between 1850 and 2005, Spain experienced major changes in its trade orientation, combining periods of intense trade protectionism with periods of high trade openness. What was the impact on social spending? The econometric ...
Graduate labor mismatch in Central and Eastern Europe [WP]
[cat] Utilitzant l’enquesta REFLEX/HEGESCO, aquest article explora la probabilitat de desajustament entre educació i treball a l’Europa de l’Est i Central. Classifiquem els països en dos grups segons la transparència dels ...
'Biased' Risk Perceptions of Longevity and Disability in Old Age
Rational learning theories postulate that information channels and cognitive biases such as individual optimism may influence an individual¿s assessment of the risk of undesired events, especially with regard to those that ...
Measuring the efficiency in Spanish municipal refuse collection services
The objective of this study is to analyse the technical or productive efficiency of the refuse collection services in 75 municipalities located in the Spanish region of Catalonia. The analysis has been carried out using ...
Driver costs in small firms: Empirical analysis for farms
The agricultural sector has always been characterized by a predominance of small firms. International competition and the consequent need for restraining costs are permanent challenges for farms. This paper performs an ...
Is the matching function Cobb-Douglas?
[cat] Estudiem les propietats teòriques que una funció d.emparellament ha de satisfer per tal de representar un mercat laboral amb friccions dins d'un model d'equilibri general amb emparellament aleatori. Analitzem el cas ...
The effects of tax deductibility on the mix of property taxes and use charges: an empirical analysis of the spanish case
This paper tests some hypothesis about the determinants of the local tax structure. In particular, we focus on the effects that the property tax deductibility in the national income tax has on the relative use of the ...
Socioeconomic burden of mental disorders in Spain 2006-2017
Mental health is not only the lack of mental disorders but is considered a crucial resource for overall health and well-being (including employment and productivity). The current paper tries to shed some light on the ...
Measuring conduct and cost parameters in the Spanish air transport market
This paper estimates a model of airline competition for the Spanish air transport market. I test the explanatory power of alternative oligopoly models with capacity constraints. In addition, I analyse the degree of density ...
Regular population monotonic allocation schemes and the core
A subclass of games with population monotonic allocation schemes is studied, namely games with regular population monotonic allocation schemes (rpmas). We focus on the properties of these games and we prove the coincidence ...
Eliciting preferences for collectively financed health programmes : the "willingness to assign" approach
Improving public involvement in health system decision making stands as a primary goal in health systems reform. However, still limited evidence is found on how best to elicit preferences for health care programs. This ...
