• closedAccess   Sigma and beta convergence in three continents 

      Viñes Batalla, Tania Universitat Jaume I (2014-06-16)
      In this project we study sigma and beta convergence in terms of economic growth and productivity of some representative countries of three continents: Asia, Europe and America from 1960 to 2011. For this purpose we first ...
    • closedAccess   Social capital and corruption. 

      Robles Ros, Jorge Universitat Jaume I (2016-07-13)
      This final degree project focuses on the relationship between social capital and corruption. Although the vast majority of the studies carried out about social capital pay special attention on its economic benefits, is ...
    • openAccess   Social Media: User Profile Analysis 

      Serrano Corredor, Borja Universitat Jaume I (2020-07-14)
      There are many factors that affect the behavior of individual, group, and organizational decisions. In recent years, social media has affected this behavior. But how do social media affect user behavior? The answer to ...
    • openAccess   Spain versus Germany, the secret of the labour market 

      Moliner Blay, Joan Universitat Jaume I (2023-07-03)
      This research focuses on European labour markets, specifically Germany and Spain. Spain currently has one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe, while Germany has the lowest, so we are interested in a descriptive ...
    • closedAccess   Spanish bank development during the period 2005-2016 

      Sanchis Bernes, Andrea Celia Universitat Jaume I (2018-07-11)
      One of the main problems that the banking sector is currently facing is "how to become efficient". Analyzing this issue is especially important because of the difficulty in determining its production function. The objective ...
    • closedAccess   Spanish productivity evolution 

      Quesada Carrascosa, Pablo Universitat Jaume I (2017-07-12)
      The main objective of this paper is to study the evolution of labour productivity and variables that influence it. The Economic Growth is given by the power of each country to get labour and capital and the productivity ...
    • closedAccess   Statistical and econometric analysis of the demand of oenological tourism in Spain in 2015 

      Tormos Pascual, Patricia Universitat Jaume I (2017-11-22)
      The aim of this final degree project is to explain how the demand of oenological tourism changed in Spain among the different Wine Routes in the year 2015 based on variables such as the Gross Domestic Product, the number ...
    • closedAccess   Stochastic Implications of the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Hypothesis in Spain: Theory Vs. Evidence 

      Ruiz Fernández, Sheila Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-14)
      In 1978 Robert E. Hall published his work on the stochastic implications of the hypothesis of life-cycle and permanent income. The marginal utility of consumption evolves with a tendency to a random walk, this means ...
    • closedAccess   Subsidies or taxes? Promoting new technology adoption in a supply chain. 

      López-Romero Simón, Félix Andrés Universitat Jaume I (2017-11)
      This paper focuses on the adoption of new technologies in a chain supply. It does emphasis in the problem of the double marginalization. This work from a model of vertical monopoly chain answers to two important questions: ...
    • closedAccess   Sustainability of public debt in the Euro Area 

      Domínguez Eixarch, Carlos Universitat Jaume I (2020-07-14)
      Public solvency is a matter of concern for all economic agents. This work seeks the study of it for France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, from 1980 to 2019. For this purpose, we analyze the stationarity of public ...
    • closedAccess   Sustainable development and its evolution in Spain 

      Gallego Lozano, Daniel Universitat Jaume I (2014-07-16)
      This paper provides the necessary theoretical and methodological basis in order to analyze the evolution of sustainable development in Spain. From the treatment of the concept ‘Sustainable Development’, an appropriate ...
    • closedAccess   Technology diffussion under perfect and imperfect emission monitoring 

      García Gómez, David Universitat Jaume I (2017-07-12)
      This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on incentives to adopt advanced abatement technologies in the presence of perfect and imperfect monitoring. Our experimental design mimics an industry ...
    • openAccess   Testing Okun’s Law in Spain and the G7 countries 

      Gutiérrez Villate, Diego Universitat Jaume I (2022-06-08)
      This paper estimates Okun’s law in the G7 countries and Spain between 1971 and 2020. It employs different specifications of the model, focusing on the dynamic part of the relationship. I find that the negative relationship ...
    • openAccess   The adequacy of GDP as a measure of well-being 

      Núñez Domínguez, Rubén Universitat Jaume I (2016-07-14)
      The aim of this paper is to question the GDP as a measure of well-being. GDP has been used since its creation to measure the total economic activity. We critique its use by leading economists and politicians as a main ...
    • openAccess   The case of paper and corrugated board manufacturers 

      Taura Chaume, Vicente Universitat Jaume I (2023-07-04)
      The aim of this paper is to analyse the different anti-competitive practices that took place during the period between 2008 and 2014 in the case of paper and corrugated cardboard manufacturers, and to find out how these ...
    • closedAccess   The ceramic cluster of Castellón 

      García Fernández, Roberto Universitat Jaume I (2019-11-19)
      The ceramic and glaze industrial sector is considered one of the most important economic sectors within the Valencian Community and is the third in Spain (ASCER). With the arrival of the economic crisis in Spain during ...
    • openAccess   The ceramic industrial district: identification and innovation in the province of Castelló 

      Sales Saiz, Pau Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-17)
      This work studies the Ceramic Industrial District in the province of Castelló. Main theoretical concepts which characterize industrial districts are given, as the socioeconomic view, agglomeration, “industrial atmosphere”, ...
    • openAccess   The ceramic sector digitalization 

      Pitarch Monferrer, Lucía Universitat Jaume I (2017)
      The ceramic industry is the most important economic sector in the province of Castellón, and the third sector in Spain. The economic crisis, which began in 2007, had a major impact and repercussions on this sector than ...
    • openAccess   The combined cycle theory: an alternative analysis 

      Fernández Vidal, Edgar Universitat Jaume I (2015-07-15)
      The objective of this work is to present a possible “combined cycle theory” resulting from the merger of two different theories; in one side from the endogenous monetary cycle theory and on the other from Schumpeter’s ...
    • closedAccess   The determinants of housing prices: empirical evidence from Valencia 

      Varea Aguilella, Anna Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-08)
      Despite the fall in house prices in the recent financial crisis, house prices in Valencia are registering a growing trend again. The literature evidences that, in addition to the structural characteristics, the location ...