• openAccess   Energy intensity and investment ownership across Chinese provinces 

      Herrerías Talamantes, María Jesús; Cuadros, Ana; Orts, Vicente Elsevier (2013)
      The main objective of this paper is to investigate whether openness and investment ownership are key factors in explaining the diffusion of energy-saving technologies in China. Compared with previous studies, the novel ...
    • openAccess   Export Structure Upgrading and Economic Growth in the Western Balkan Countries 

      Shimbov, Bojan; Alguacil, Maite; Suárez-Burguet, Celestino Taylor & Francis (2019)
      In this paper, we seek to analyze the impact that the ability to produce more sophisticated goods has on the economic performance of the Western Balkan region and to determine the factors fostering this process. To do ...
    • openAccess   Firm heterogeneity and the market scope of European multinational activity 

      Alguacil, Maite; Martí Arnau, Josep; Orts, Vicente Elsevier (2017-09)
      This paper examines the relationship between the characteristics of European firms and the market scope of their international activity. We show, theoretically, that when markets can be served by exports or through foreign ...