• openAccess   Innovation and R&D in Spanish firms 

      Rascón Mascarell, Melania Universitat Jaume I (2016-07-12)
      This study investigates the determinants of the Spanish firm in their innovation, looking for the effects of the different types of innovation that are produced by the firms. The analysis is based on a sample of more than ...
    • closedAccess   International trade in textiles: China and EU-15 

      Pla Gimeno, María Pilar Universitat Jaume I (2016-01-26)
      In recent years, the trade between China and the European Union has gained in significance because of the globalisation. The textile sector has assumed greater importance in the trade of these economic powers due to the ...
    • openAccess   Investing in health: the relationship between public health spending and health in the EU 

      González López, Jennifer Universitat Jaume I (2023-06-06)
      In the following study, I analyze the relationship between healthcare expenditure and life expectancy in 31 European Union member countries, excluding Norway and Iceland, from 2011 to 2020. Using time series and ...
    • closedAccess   Is Airbnb increasing housing rental prices? Empirical evidence from the city of Madrid, Spain 

      de Vega Navarro, Sergio Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-08)
      The continuous growth of the collaborative economy in the last decades has attracted the attention of researchers, social agents and policymakers on how this phenomenon affects the rental market. Although there have been ...
    • closedAccess   Is Airbnb increasing the housing prices? An empirical analysis for Palma de Mallorca 

      Alfaro Galera, Ana Universitat Jaume I (2019-07-16)
      Currently there is a strong concern about the cost of housing in tourist areas and large Spanish cities, especially rental. This work tries to measure the impact of Airbnb on the selling and rental prices of housing for ...
    • closedAccess   Is there a consensus for the environmental Kuznets curve? A literature survey 

      Martínez López, Irene Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-08)
      In this work we have qualitatively analyzed those investigations who take into account the relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions. This relationship is called Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). An exhaustive ...
    • closedAccess   Kyoto protocol: success or failure? 

      Miralles Molina, José Miguel Universitat Jaume I (2019-11-18)
      Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing the carbon dioxide emissions in order to prevent anthropogenic climate change. Since there is no consensus about the effectiveness of the Protocol, we will try to shed some light on this ...
    • closedAccess   Labour market. Factors that explain the wages earned 

      Fuente Sarró, Ignacio de la Universitat Jaume I (2016-11-25)
      This essay compare and prove how the different variables as years of education, work experience, and gender can affect the wages level taking as a basis the concept of human capital. There are different analysis and ...
    • openAccess   Learning-to-forecast experiment. A simulation approach with genetic algorithm 

      Safont Andreu, Anna Universitat Jaume I (2018-07-12)
      In this work, A Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to study the behavior in a Learning to Forecast Experiment in which short-term expectations have been elicited. In particular, by using the results from a previous experiment ...
    • openAccess   Lehman Brothers "crash": consequences on Iceland's economy and social welfare 

      Villarroya Gargallo, Clara Universitat Jaume I (2018-11-20)
    • closedAccess   Leverage and GDP volatility 

      Torregrosa Torrejón, Alejandro Universitat Jaume I (2016-01-26)
      The Descriptive evidence, classify the firms: in firms with Leverage over the average, firms with Leverage down the average and firms with Leverage between the mean and median (the most efficient group). This part also ...
    • openAccess   Life satisfaction determinants in OECD countries 

      Saura García, Carlos Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-19)
      The objective of this work is to analyse the main determinants that affect people's life satisfaction. In this paper, we review the main ways of measuring life satisfaction in recent times and we criticize the use of GDP ...
    • openAccess   Made In China 2025 

      Alamar Porter, Gabriel Universitat Jaume I (2022-06-08)
      In this paper, I will analyse the Made In China 2025 plan, a strategic plan launched by the Chinese government in 2015 with ten objectives aimed at having a decisive position in the world in ten productive sectors by 2025. ...
    • openAccess   Manufacturing in Spain: aftermath of the global financial crisis 

      Hernández Balfagó, Víctor Universitat Jaume I (2016-07-13)
      This study looked at different views on the role of manufacturing during and after the Global Financial Crisis, as well as on the consequences for the economy. Technological change and the increase in productivity are ...
    • closedAccess   Maritime Connectivity, maritime traffic of containers and international competitiveness 

      Dellá Lluch, Paula Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-15)
      Nowadays containerization in shipping is the most representative possibility for the maritime traffic of goods. But the container is not transported by itself; it needs the means of transport adapted to move it around ...
    • closedAccess   Mercosur-European Union trade flows : a gravity model approach 

      Llorens Gellida, Miguel Universitat Jaume I (2015)
      Nowadays, European Union and Mercosur are involved into a process of formal negotiations between their respective zones. Nevertheless, there are several previous trade agreements signed between both trade blocks since the ...
    • openAccess   MFA effects on the world trade of textiles. Analysis of chinese exports to USA and EU (1995-2017) 

      Sebastià Enrich, Iván Universitat Jaume I (2019-07-17)
      The opening of markets along with new technological advances has accelerated the process of globalization in recent decades. These changes have changed the structure of the textile industry. This document analyzes European ...
    • closedAccess   Migrations and climate change in MENA region 

      Requena Vicens, María Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-17)
      This paper explores the extent to which the number of migrations in the MENA region can be related to climatic variations caused by climate change. A model through which migration intensifies with increases in average ...
    • closedAccess   Mobiles phones and economic growth in the Maghreb 

      Gutierro Ruiz, Nadia Nereida Universitat Jaume I (2016-07-15)
      The importance of telecommunications in the global economy is increasing over the years. Economic growth is influenced by the use of mobile phones in both the developed and developing countries. In this study, we examine ...
    • closedAccess   Monday effect 

      Vicent Almela, Vicente Universitat Jaume I (2014-07-17)
      Monday effect consists of fuel price falling between Monday and Sunday, followed by price increases during the following days. It is coincidentally on Monday when the European Commission collects fuel prices data to be ...