• openAccess   Criteria for Bayesian model choice with application to variable selection 

      Forte Deltell, Anabel; Bayarri, M. Jesús; Berger, James O.; García-Donato Layrón, Gonzalo Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2012-09)
      In objective Bayesian model selection, no single criterion has emerged as dominant in defining objective prior distributions. Indeed, many criteria have been separately proposed and utilized to propose differing prior ...
    • closedAccess   Determinants of between-hospital variations in outcomes for patients admitted with COPD exacerbations: findings from a nationwide clinical audit (AUDIPOC) in Spain 

      Pozo Rodríguez, F.; Castro Acosta, A.; Alvarez, C. J.; Lopez-Campos, Jose Luis; Forte Deltell, Anabel; López Quilez, A.; Agustí, A.; Abraira, V. Wiley (2015-02)
      Background Previous studies have demonstrated significant variability in the processes of care and outcomes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. The AUDIPOC is a Spanish nationwide clinical ...
    • 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   Local governments' re-election and its determinants: New evidence based on a Bayesian approach 

      Balaguer-Coll, Maria Teresa; Brun Martos, María Isabel; Forte Deltell, Anabel; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili Elsevier (2015)
      We analyzed the effect of public spending on the probability of re-election of Spanish local governments during the 2000–2007 period using Bayesian techniques. Although the literature on political budget cycles is now ...
    • closedAccess   The geography of Spanish bank branches 

      Alamá Sabater, Luisa; Conesa, David; Forte Deltell, Anabel; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili © 2015 Taylor & Francis (2014-12)
      This article analyzes the determinants of bank branch location in Spain taking the role of geography explicitly into account. After a long period of intense territorial expansion, especially by savings banks, many of these ...
    • openAccess   Variable selection in the analysis of energy consumption-growth nexus 

      Camarero, Mariam; Forte Deltell, Anabel; García-Donato Layrón, Gonzalo; Mendoza, Yurena; Ordóñez, Javier Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V (2015-10-30)
      There is abundant empirical literature that focuses on whether energy consumption is a critical driver of economic growth. The evolution of this literature has largely consisted of attempts to solve the problems and answer ...