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Topologies for semicontinuous Richter–Peleg multi-utilities
Bosi, Gianni; Estevan Muguerza, Asier
; Raventós Pujol, Armajac (Springer, 2020)
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The present paper gives a topological solution to representability problems related to multi-utility, in the field of Decision Theory. Necessary and sufficient topologies for the existence of a semicontinuous and finite ... -
The role of small bettors in price formation in betting exchanges
Abinzano Guillén, María Isabel; Muga Caperos, Luis Fernando ; Santamaría Aquilué, Rafael (Routledge, 2020)
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The presence of small bettors in betting exchanges generates mispricing, which can lead to exploitation by informed traders or result in permanent price deviations. This paper shows that mispricing from this source is also ... -
Optimizing energy consumption in transportation: literature review, insights, and research opportunities
Corlu, Canan Gunes; Torre, Rocío de la; Serrano Hernández, Adrián ; Juan, Ángel Alejandro; Faulín Fajardo, Javier (MDPI, 2020)
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From airplanes to electric vehicles and trains, modern transportation systems require large quantities of energy. These vast amounts of energy have to be produced somewhere—ideally by using sustainable sources—and then ... -
On the use of biased-randomized algorithms for solving non-smooth optimization problems
Juan, Ángel Alejandro; Corlu, Canan Gunes; Tordecilla, Rafael David; Torre, Rocío de la; Ferrer, Albert (MDPI, 2020)
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Soft constraints are quite common in real-life applications. For example, in freight transportation, the fleet size can be enlarged by outsourcing part of the distribution service and some deliveries to customers can be ... -
Measuring and decomposing productivity change in the presence of mergers
Arocena Garro, Pablo; Saal, David S.; Urakami, Takuya; Zschille, Michael (Elsevier, 2020)
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Managers and policymakers often encourage mergers and acquisitions of companies with the aim of increasing the productivity of the involved firms. However, problems with the measurement of productivity change usually occur ... -
Decomposition and arrow-like aggregation of fuzzy preferences
Raventós Pujol, Armajac; Campión Arrastia, María Jesús ; Induráin Eraso, Esteban (MDPI, 2020)
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We analyze the concept of a fuzzy preference on a set of alternatives, and how it can be decomposed in a triplet of new fuzzy binary relations that represent strict preference, weak preference and indifference. In this ... -
The dynamic effects of non-performing loans on banks’ cost of capital and lending supply in the Eurozone
Chiesa, Gabriella; Mansilla Fernández, José Manuel (Springer, 2020)
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This paper analyses the transmission channel from non-performing loans to the cost of capital, credit provision and liquidity creation in the banks of the Eurozone. The empirical results suggest that holdings of non-performing ... -
The energy and gross domestic product causality nexus in Latin America 1900-2010
Leiva, Benjamín; Rubio Varas, María del Mar (EconJournals, 2020)
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A better understanding of the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is important for the less developed regions of the world such as Africa or Latin America, which future might be compromised by the ... -
The river’s light: water needs for thermoelectric power generation in the Ebro river basin, 1969–2015
Sesma Martín, Diego (MDPI, 2019)
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Water is essential for almost all energy processes. This paper analyses the evolution of the cooling water needs of thermal power plants in the Ebro River basin, the largest contributor to the Spanish electricity grid, ... -
Are football managers as efficient as coaches? Performance analysis with ex ante and ex post inputs in the Premier league
Zambom Ferraresi, Fabíola; Iraizoz Apezteguia, Belén ; Lera López, Fernando (Routledge, 2019)
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There is a controversy on sport performance literature about what type of inputs might explain more deeply the performance of sports clubs (inputs specification controversy). By one side, several papers have analysed sports ... -
The weak data on the water–energy nexus in Spain
Sesma Martín, Diego; Rubio Varas, María del Mar (IWA Publishing, 2019)
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This paper focuses on the fact that the water–energy nexus remains an irrelevant issue on the energy policy agenda and on the priorities of the energy leaders in Spain. This is a striking fact given that this takes place ... -
Quality of government and regional resilience in the European Union. Evidence from the Great Recession
Ezcurra Orayen, Roberto; Ríos Ibáñez, Vicente (Wiley, 2019)
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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 ... -
Entrepreneurs’ human capital and growth aspirations: the moderating role of regional entrepreneurial culture
Capelleras, Joan Lluís; Contín Pilart, Ignacio; Larraza Kintana, Martín ; Martín Sánchez, Víctor (Springer, 2019)
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This paper investigates the impact of entrepreneurs’ human capital on their growth aspirations and the moderating role of regional entrepreneurial culture in this relationship. Based on human capital theory, we argue that ... -
Long-term diversification paths and energy transitions in Europe
Rubio Varas, María del Mar; Muñoz Delgado, Beatriz (Elsevier B.V., 2019)
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The authors propose a synthetic indicator that allows one to compare and contrast the evolution of the composition of the primary energy baskets of eight European countries over the last two centuries, and quantitatively ... -
The role of sentiment and stock characteristics in the translation of analysts’ forecasts into recommendations
Corredor Casado, María Pilar; Ferrer Zubiate, Elena ; Santamaría Aquilué, Rafael (Elsevier, 2019)
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The purpose of this paper is to further understanding of the determinants of analysts’ translational effectiveness and, specifically, the role of stock characteristics in the impact of sentiment in the translation of ... -
When do women make a better table? Examining the influence of women directors on family firm's corporate social performance
Cruz, Cristina; Justo, Rachida; Larraza Kintana, Martín; Garcés Galdeano, Lucía (SAGE Publications, 2019)
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Our paper seeks to further understand the influence of gender board diversity on firms' corporate social performance (CPS) in the context of publicly held family firms. Grounded on corporate governance and family firm ... -
Profiting from collaborative innovation practices: identifying organizational success factors along the process
Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina ; García Marco, María Teresa (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
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Research on innovation management has pointed out that the capitalization of collaborative innovation practices is influenced by firms' internal context. This paper aims to answer the following question: which organizational ... -
The Energy Mix Concentration Index (EMCI): methodological considerations for implementation
Rubio Varas, María del Mar; Muñoz Delgado, Beatriz (Elsevier B.V., 2019)
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The Energy Mix Concentration Index (EMCI)is a quantitative indicator of concentration of the energy mix based upon the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. We use the EMCI to compare the evolution of the diversification (versus ... -
Product/process definition, technology adoption and workforce qualification: impact on performance
Bello Pintado, Alejandro; García Marco, María Teresa ; Zouaghi, Ferdaous (Taylor & Francis, 2019)
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This paper analyses the impact of manufacturing technologies (MTs) and workers' qualifications on labour productivity and flexibility, taking into account the product-process (P-P) strategy adopted by the company. This ... -
The effect of human capital on occupational health and safety investment: an empirical analysis of Spanish firms
Núñez Aldaz, Imanol; Prieto, Maite (Wiley, 2019)
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This paper analyses how firms' human capital influences their investments in occupational health and safety (OHS). We argue that the incentive to protect workers by investing in OHS is a function of the stock of human ...
