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Migration in Spain: the role of cultural diversity revisited
(Cogitatio Press, 2021-10-28)
In this article, we analyze to what extent cultural diversity brought about by immigrants affects economic activity of the Spanish provinces. To do that, we use panel data techniques that treat cultural diversity as an ...
Metaphor can influence meta-thinking and affective levels in guided meditation
(Springer, 2021-04-13)
Inducing a state of meditation through conceptual metaphors used in the language of guided meditation instructions can have distinctive effects on well-being and meta-thinking. We hypothesized that the use of novel deliberate ...
Financial inclusion and exclusion across Mexican municipalities
(Wiley, 2021)
Although in recent years there has been a growth in banking services in Mexico, there is still a significant delay in terms of financial inclusion, which is also very uneven across municipalities. In this context, this ...
Measuring well-being in Colombian departments. The role of geography and demography
(Elsevier, 2021-12)
This paper provides a composite indicator of well-being for the 33 Colombian departments in the year 2016. The indicator is built by adapting the well-known OECD Better Life Index to the regional level, and includes the ...
Searching for the optimal territorial structure: the case of Spanish provincial councils
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)
Modern states are organized in multi-level governance structures with economic
and political authorities dispersed across them. However, although there is
relatively widespread consensus that this form of organization ...
The effects of the political environment on transparency: evidence from Spanish local governments
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)
This article analyzes the evolution of economic and financial transparency in Spanish local governments (LGs) and their determining factors. The main results show that the level of financial disclosure seems to be the ...
Drivers of depopulation and spatial interdependence in a regional context
(Elsevier, 2021)
There is a growing consensus on the need to propose specific policies to tackle the ongoing population decline in extensive rural areas of Southern Europe. Developing policies to target this issue requires assessment of ...
Evaluation and determinants of preschool effectiveness in Chile
(Elsevier, 2022-07-01)
Early intervention in quality education is a way to equalize opportunities, a premise assumed
by several countries that has increased interest in preschool education, which is now a relevant area
of public policy. However, ...
The Export Strategy and SMEs Employment Resilience During Slump Periods
(De Gruyter, 2021-12-31)
The Spanish economy was the most hit by the Great Recession. It suffered a greater decrease in the gross domestic product (GDP) (affecting especially internal demand). However, it suffered a greater increase in exports ...
Spatio-sectoral heterogeneity and population–employment dynamics: some implications for territorial development
(Taylor and Francis GroupRoutledge, 2022)
Grounded in the general equilibrium framework of regional adjustment models, this paper studies how the spatial distribution of sectoral employment can affect the intra-regional spatial location of a population, and so ...