• openAccess   A multilevel decomposition of school performance using robust nonparametric frontier techniques 

      Thieme, Claudio; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2013)
      We propose a methodology for evaluating educational performance, from a multilevel perspective. We use partial frontier approaches to mitigate the influence of outliers and the curse of dimensionality. Our estimation ...
    • openAccess   A new interpretation of the distance puzzle based on geographic neutrality 

      Arribas, Iván; Pérez García, Francisco; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Clark University (2011-07)
      One of the most remarkable features of globalization is that advances in technology have contributed to reducing the costs of trade (e.g., transportation and communication costs) and thus have boosted international trade. ...
    • openAccess   Active Management and Mutual Fund Performance 

      Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Soler-Dominguez, Amparo; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (2018)
      This paper analyses the relationship between active management and performance in US equity mutual funds over the period 2001-2011 for both gross and net returns. Active management is measured by time-varying parameters, ...
    • closedAccess   An international comparison of educational systems: a temporal analysis in presence of bad outputs 

      Giménez, Víctor; Thieme, Claudio; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Springer Verlag (2017-02)
      This study uses the global non-radial Malmquist index to measure performance change in the educational systems of 29 countries/economies participating in PISA 2003 and 2012 for students at age 15 in the disciplines of ...
    • closedAccess   Bank Branch Geographic Location Patterns in Spain: Some Implications for Financial Exclusion 

      Alamá Sabater, Luisa; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Wiley (2012)
      Over the last 20 years, the Spanish banking industry has undergone a profound reshaping in several respects. One of the factors that has allowed this has been the geographic expansion of most savings banks into other regions ...
    • closedAccess   Bootstrapping profit change: An application to Spanish banks 

      Tortosa-Ausina, Emili; Armero, Carmen; Conesa, David; Grifell-Tatje, E. Elsevier (2012)
      The aim of this study is to provide a tool which enables us to conduct statistical analysis in the context of changes in productivity and profit. We build on previous initiatives to decompose profit change into mutually ...
    • openAccess   Can trust effects on development be generalized? A response by quantile 

      Peiró-Palomino, Jesús; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2013)
      While the beneficial effects of social trust on economic performance have been largely recognized, we analyze whether these effects can be generalized for economies at different stages of economic development. Contrary to ...
    • closedAccess   Comparing the Performance of National Educational Systems: Inequality Versus Achievement? 

      Giménez, Víctor; Thieme, Claudio; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili 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. ...
    • closedAccess   Constructing a financial inclusion index for Mexican municipalities 

      Dircio Palacios Macedo, María del Carmen; Cruz-García, Paula; Hernandez-Trillo, Fausto; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2023)
      Access to financial services varies sharply around the world among countries but also within regions and municipalities in the same country. To identify this important variation multivariate indices have been considered ...
    • openAccess   Cost and revenue efficiency in Spanish banking: What distributions show 

      Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili; García-Alcober, Mª Pilar; Illueca, Manuel Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas, AECA (2016)
      The literature analysing the efficiency of financial institutions has evolved rapidly over the last 20 years. Most research has focused on the input side, analysing either cost, input technical efficiency or input allocative ...
    • openAccess   Disentangling the European airlines efficiency puzzle: A network data envelopment analysis approach 

      Duygun, Meryem; Prior, Diego; Shaban, Mohamed; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2016)
      In recent years the European airline industry has undergone critical restructuring. It has evolved from a highly regulated market predominantly operated by national airlines to a dynamic, liberalized industry where airline ...
    • openAccess   Do political connections matter for bank efficiency in times of crisis? 

      Abdelsalam, Omneya; Mollah, Professor Sabur; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili; EL-MASRY, AHMED John Wiley and Sons Ltd (2024-01-23)
      Do political connections affect bank efficiency during crises? This study addresses this question by adopting a two-stage approach that performs a quantile regression analysis on a unique dataset of listed banks in a region ...
    • closedAccess   Does social capital matter for European regional growth? 

      Forte Deltell, Anabel; Peiró-Palomino, Jesús; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2015)
      This paper analyzes the role of different elements of social capital in economic growth for a sample of 85 European regions during the period 1995–2008. Despite the remarkable progress that social capital and European ...
    • closedAccess   Does socially responsible mutual fund performance vary over the business cycle? New insights on the effect of idiosyncratic SR features 

      Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Soler-Dominguez, Amparo; de Mingo-López, Diego Víctor; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Wiley (2018-09-26)
      This study analyses the performance and market timing of US socially responsible (SR) mutual funds in relation to business cycle regime shifts and different grouping criteria: Ethical strategy focus, SR attributes scores ...
    • closedAccess   Does university performance have an economic payoff for home regions? Evidence for the Spanish provinces 

      Crespo, Joan; Peiró-Palomino, Jesús; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Routledge (2021-12-12)
      This paper analyses the impact of the university system performance on labour productivity growth for Spanish provinces during the period 2009–2016, showing a general positive link. These results enrich the debate on the ...
    • openAccess   La eficiencia de los municipios españoles durante el período de crisis 

      Narbón-Perpiñá, Isabel; Balaguer-Coll, Maria Teresa; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (2016)
      En este trabajo se analiza la eficiencia en costes de los gobiernos locales españoles durante el período de la crisis económica (2008-2012). Los resultados indican una mejora general de la eficiencia a lo largo del ...
    • closedAccess   Energy efficiency in the European Union: What can be learned from the joint application of directional distance functions and slacks-based measures? 

      Gómez Calvet, Roberto; Conesa, David; Gómez Calvet, Ana Rosa; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2014-11-01)
      Over the last few years concerns have increased about the energy mix in many countries. These concerns have been of greater magnitude for countries with a common energy regulation such as European Union (EU) member states. ...
    • closedAccess   Evaluating local government performance in times of crisis 

      Narbón-Perpiñá, Isabel; Balaguer-Coll, Maria Teresa; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Taylor and Francis Group (2019)
      In recent years, Spanish local governments have come under increasing pressure to accommodate severe economic restrictions while maintaining their provision of local public services. We analyse overall cost efficiency in ...
    • openAccess   Evaluation and determinants of preschool effectiveness in Chile 

      Giménez, Víctor; Thieme, Claudio; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili 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, ...
    • closedAccess   Evaluation of efficiency in Colombian hospitals: An analysis for the post-reform period 

      Giménez, Víctor; Prieto, William; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2018)
      In this study we analyze the performance of 602 level 1 Colombian hospitals for the period 2009–2013. The analysis is carried out from both static and temporal perspectives in order to evaluate the evolution of total factor ...