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Which estimator to measure local governments’ costefficiency? The case of Spanish municipalities
(Springer Verlag, 2019)
WeanalyseoverallcostefficiencyinSpanishlocalgovernmentsduringthecrisisperiod(2008–2015). To this end, we first consider some of the most popular nonparametricmethods to evaluate local government efficiency, data envelopment ...
The relationship between cultural tourist behaviour and destination sustainability
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Tourism based on cultural issues is growing fast in recent years. This type of tourism promotes the diversification of demand and supply at destinations, while keeping and valuing the local culture. Improving our knowledge ...
Industrial districts and migrant enclaves: a model of interaction
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-29)
So far,
the relationship between Industrial Districts (IDs
;
clusters of
interconnected
local industries
) and
migrant enclaves
(
areas with a
high concentration of
international migrants from a ...
Comparing the Performance of National Educational Systems: Inequality Versus Achievement?
(Springer Netherlands, 2018)
We measure performance change for the educational systems of 28 countries which participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study in years 2007 and 2011 for eighth grade basic education students. ...
Risk information disclosure and its impact on analyst forecast accuracy
(ProQuest, 2020-07)
This paper aims to analyse the influence of risk information disclosure on the accuracy of financial analysts’ earnings forecasts for the
Spanish stock market. To do this, we performed a regression analysis with panel ...
Evaluation of an Age-Friendly City and Its Effect on Life Satisfaction: A Two-Stage Study
(MDPI, 2019-12-12)
Due to the ageing of the world’s population, age-friendly cities are emerging to promote active ageing by optimising opportunities for health, participation and safety, in order to improve the quality of life of older ...
Energy Rehabilitation of Social Housing in Vulnerable Areas Case study: a 1950s Building in a Medium-sized Mediterranean City
(Ierek Press, 2019-03)
In the urban context, buildings play a key role as they are energy consumers. In well-established cities with a
high percentage of aged building stock, the focus should lie on sensitive urban areas where the weakest ...
Disruptive technology adoption, particularities of clustered firms
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
This article explores to what extent the internal attributes of a clustered firm influence its capacity to adopt disruptive innovations. A multidimensional approach to the absorptive capacity (ACAP) model is used to ...
Contribution of Roof Refurbishment to Urban Sustainability
(MDPI, 2020)
Achieving sustainable urban environments is a challenging goal—especially in existing
cities with high percentages of old and obsolete buildings. This work analyzes the contribution of roof
refurbishment to sustainability, ...
Inclusion of Gender Views for the Evaluation and Mitigation of Urban Vulnerability: A Case Study in Castellón
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-09-02)
The inclusion of gender views in every field and, especially, in urbanism, has become crucial
for urban planning. Considering both men’s and women’s interests in an integrated gender equality
perspective provides better ...