• openAccess   Can trust effects on development be generalized? A response by quantile 

      Peiró-Palomino, Jesús; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2013)
      While the beneficial effects of social trust on economic performance have been largely recognized, we analyze whether these effects can be generalized for economies at different stages of economic development. Contrary to ...
    • closedAccess   Does Environmetal Policy Stringency Foster Innovation and Productivity in OECD Countries? 

      Morales-Lage, Rafael; Bengochea, Aurelia; Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2016)
      In this paper we use panel data models and quantile regressions to test the “weak” and “strong” versions of the Porter hypothesis, using data from 14 OECD countries over the period 1990-2011. A newly-released environmental ...
    • openAccess   On the comparative performance of socially responsible and islamic mutual funds 

      Abdelsalam, Omneya; Fethi, Meryem Duygun; Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2013-07)
      This is the first study to provide comprehensive analyses of the relative performance of both socially responsible investment (SRI) and Islamic mutual funds. The analysis proceeds in two stages. In the first, the performance ...
    • openAccess   On the determinants of local government debt: Does one size fit all? 

      Balaguer-Coll, Maria Teresa; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Taylor & Francis (2016)
      This paper analyzes the factors that directly influence levels of debt in Spanish local governments. Specifically, the main objective is to find out the extent to which indebtedness is originated by controllable factors ...
    • closedAccess   Rich regions, poor regions and bank branch deregulation in Spain 

      Pastor, José Manuel; Pavía, Jose M.; Serrano, Lorenzo; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Taylor & Francis (2016)
      Rich regions, poor regions and bank branch deregulation in Spain. Regional Studies. The links between financial deregulation and economic performance are evaluated in a European context. Specifically, the study analyses ...