Browsing by UPNA Author "Ezcurra Orayen, Roberto"
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Convergencia y cambio estructural en la Unión Europea
Este trabajo estudia el papel desempeñado por el cambio estructural en el proceso de convergencia en productividad experimentado por las regiones europeas entre 1977 y 1990. Para ello se va a proceder a la estimación de ... -
Disparidades espaciales en productividad y estructura sectorial de las regiones europeas
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar cuál ha sido la contribución regional y sectorial a la convergencia en productividad en la Unión Europea entre 1977 y 1999. Para ello se combina la metodología propuesta por Esteban ... -
Do wealth levels affect the contribution to negative externalities?
This paper experimentally explores the link between poverty and decisions that lead environmental degradation. In the experiment, individuals with different wealth levels play a game that describes environmental degradation ... -
Does ethnic segregation matter for spatial inequality?
The article examines the link between ethnic segregation and spatial inequality in 71 countries with different levels of economic development. The results reveal that ethnic segregation is associated with significantly ... -
Does globalization promote civil war? An empirical research
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between globalization and in-trastate conflict in a sample of 160 countries over the period 1970-2009. To that end, we use a measure of globalization that distinguishes ... -
Essays in decentralization: efficiency, shadow economy and regional resilience
Fiscal decentralization, that is, the allocation of tax and spending powers to lower levels of government, is now an established policy objective in many developed and developing countries. This trend towards decentralization ... -
Essays in spatial econometrics
This thesis is an attempt to obtain further insight into the role of spatial and dynamic linkages in the field of Economics given the crucial need for a better understanding of the fundamental processes behind the spatial ... -
Essays on globalization and conflict: the impact of income and environmental shocks in Africa
El objetivo de esta tesis es abordar las causas y las consecuencias de los conflictos en un mundo globalizado. Para ello se considera la importancia de los patrones espaciales y el uso de datos geolocalizados, a la hora ... -
Fiscal decentralization and internal conflict: an empirical investigation
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization and internal conflict in 77 countries during the period 1972-2000. The results show that the devolution of scal power to subnational tiers of government ... -
Geografía y dinámica de la desigualdad regional en la Unión Europea
¿Son permanentes o temporales los desequilibrios de renta entre regiones? El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la evolución de la desigualdad regional en renta por habitante en la Unión Europea en el período 1977-1999. ... -
Group concentration and violence: does ethnic segregation affect domestic terrorism?
This paper examines the link between ethnic segregation and domestic terrorism. The results show that ethnic segregation has a positive and significant effect on the incidence of domestic terrorism, which indicates that ... -
Inequality, polarisation and regional mobility in the European Union
This paper examines the distribution dynamics of regional per capita income in the European Union between 1977 and 1999. To achieve this aim, we combine a non-parametric approach with the information provided by various ... -
International capital flows
This thesis uses modern macroeconomic modeling techniques and panel data econometrics to quantitatively measure the determinants of financial globalization and its e↵ects on advanced and developing economies. The first ... -
Is there a link between globalisation and civil conflict?
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between globalisation and civil conflict in a sample of 159 countries over the period 1972–2009. To that end, we use a measure of globalisation that distinguishes the ... -
Movilidad y desigualdad regional en la Unión Europea
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la movilidad de la distribución de la renta por habitante a escala regional en la Unión Europea durante el período 1977-1996, con el fin de aportar elementos complementarios sobre ... -
Negative externalities in cropping decisions: private versus common land
This paper analyzes to what extent the definition of property rights affects cropping decisions when these decisions generate negative externalities. To that end, we implement an experimental study where agents make cropping ... -
Political equality and quality of government
This paper examines the relationship between political equality and quality of government. Our hypothesis is that political equality fosters access to inclusive education and ultimately promotes good governance. We empirically ... -
Quality of government and regional resilience in the European Union. Evidence from the Great Recession
This paper examines the relationship between quality of government and regional resilience in the European Union during the Great Recession. The results show that the quality of government is an important factor when shaping ... -
Regional disparities and within-country inequality in the European Union
Este trabajo examina las disparidades espaciales en términos de desarrollo en el interior de los Estados miembros de la UE. Para ello se utilizan datos correspondientes a 272 regiones pertenecientes a 28 países a lo largo ... -
Regional specializacion in the European Union
This paper examines productive specialization in the regions of the European Union over the period 1977 to 1999 using the information provided by various methodological instruments. The results obtained reveal a process ...