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Firm heterogeneity and the market scope of European multinational activity
(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 ...
Monetary incentives and self-chosen goals in academic performance: An experimental study
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
This paper analyzes the effect of incentive-compatible self-chosen goals on academic performance by means of a randomized field experiment. We use two alternative payment mechanisms, a piece-rate and a rank-order tournament, ...
Efficient coordination in the lab
(Springer-Verlag, 2017-12)
We follow the example of Gossner et al. (Econometrica 74(6):1603–1636, 2006) in the design of a finitely repeated 2-player coordination game with asymmetric information. Player 1 and Player 2 and Nature simultaneously ...
Protecting health or protecting imports? Evidence from EU non-tariff measures
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
Non-tariff measures such as food safety standards are aimed at protecting consumers' health but may also be used as protectionism tool to limit imports. This study investigates the protectionist intent of EU food safety ...
Las apelaciones al pasado durante la Guerra Civil o la imposibilidad de una historia neutra
(Centre d'Estudis Històrics Internacionals (CEHI), 2020)
La guerra de 1936-1939 no significó simplemente una orientación propagandística de la historia. La observación del pasado sirvió para estimular de distintas formas el espíritu de combate, resistencia y colaboración interna, ...
On rational forward-looking behavior in economic geography: An experimental analysis
(Elsevier, 2021)
This paper adapts the canonical New Economic Geography model for experimental testing of the model's behavioral assumptions by developing a finite-player, finite-horizon dynamic game of migration. Our analysis gives ...
The complete gaussian kernel in the multifactor Heston model: option pricing and implied volatility applications
(Elsevier, 2020-12-05)
In this paper, we propose two new representation formulas for the conditional marginal probability density of the multi-factor Heston model. The two formulas express the marginal density as a convolution with suitable ...
The Effect of the Launch of Bitcoin Futures on the Cryptocurrency Market: An Economic Efficiency Approach
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-02-02)
We analyze the economic efficiency of the cryptocurrency market after the launch of Bitcoin
futures by means of the Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Indexes. Our results show that
the introduction of Bitcoin futures ...
Effects of Foreign Aid on Income through International Trade
(Cogitatio Press, 2019)
This article presents a review of recent studies that estimate the trade effects of foreign aid. It also provides new results
obtained using panel data techniques to estimate the direct effects of aid on international ...
When will the lockdown end? Confinement duration forecasts and self-reported life satisfaction in Spain: A longitudinal study
(Frontiers Media, 2021-03-24)
This paper reports results from a longitudinal study on the impact of the lockdown
on daily self-reported life satisfaction levels during the first wave of the COVID-19
pandemic in Spain. A stable panel (N = 1,131) of ...