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Working Papers

2009

1. Empirical analysis of solid management waste costs: Some evidence from Galicia, Spain
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2. Factors explaining urban transport systems in large European cities: A cross-sectional approach
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
3. INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGTHS FROM EUROPEAN AIRPORTS: TOWARDS HUB CONCENTRATION OR NOT?
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
4. Institutional Determinants of Military Spending
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
5. Is Private Production of Public Services Cheaper than Public Production? A meta-regression analysis of solid waste and water services
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
6. PRIVATIZATION, REGULATION AND AIRPORT PRICING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS FOR EUROPE
   RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute
7. THE FIRST PRIVATIZATION POLICY IN A DEMOCRACY: SELLING STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN 1948-1950 PUERTO RICO
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
8. ¿Por qué se privatizan servicios en los municipios (pequeños)?Evidencia empírica sobre residuos sólidos y agua
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

2008

9. Choosing hybrid organizations for local servicesdelivery: An empirical analysis of partial privatization
   IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
10. Intermunicipal cooperation and privatization of solid waste services among small municipalities in Spain
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
11. Local privatization, intermunicipal cooperation,transaction costs and political interests: Evidence from Spain
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
12. Motorways, tolls and road safety.Evidence from European Panel Data
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
13. Privatization and competition in the delivery of local services: An empirical examination of the dual market hypothesis
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP)
14. Shaping urban traffic patterns through congestion charging: What factors drive success or failure?
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
15. Similar problems, different solutions: Comparing refuse collection in the Netherlands and Spain
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations
16. Tourism and urban transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP)

2007

17. Comparison of Recent Toll Road Concession Transactions in the United States and France
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations
18. Privatization and regulation of toll motorways in europe
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations
19. Regulating Concessions of Toll Motorways, An Empirical Study on Fixed vs. Variable Term Contracts
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
    See also Journal Article in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (2009)

2006

20. Against the mainstream, nazi privatization in 1930s Germany
    IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia (2006)
21. Factors explaining local privatization: A meta-regression analysis
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2009)

2005

22. Getting there fast: Globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters
    Urban/Regional, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2008)
23. Preventing competition because of “solidarity”: Rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain
    Public Economics, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2009)

2004

24. Do public sector reforms get rusty? An empirical analysis on privatization of solid waste collection
    Public Economics, EconWPA
25. Machiavellian Taxation? The political economy of public service financing
    Public Economics, EconWPA
26. Privatization, Corporate Control and Regulatory Reform: The case of Telefonica
    Finance, EconWPA

2003

27. Una exploracion completa de los costes de servicio de residuos solidos
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

2002

28. Factors influencing privatization of urban solid waste collection: some evidence from Spain
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia View citations

1999

29. Share issue privatization and political objectives: do governments make a difference?
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

1997

30. Privatizacion y ofertas publicas de venta en Espana: costes indirectos y directos de la privatizacion
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

1996

31. Autovias y ferrocarriles: un modelo para evaluar efectos intermodales de la politica de infaestructuras
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

Journal Articles

2009

1. Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis
   Public Choice, 2009, 139, (1), 105-119
   See also Working Paper (2006)
2. Preventing competition because of 'solidarity': rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain
   Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (22), 2853-2865
   See also Working Paper (2005)
3. Privatization and Universal Service Obligations
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2009, 165, (4), 650-669
4. Regulating concessions of toll motorways: An empirical study on fixed vs. variable term contracts
   Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2009, 43, (2), 219-229
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

5. Challenging issues in local privatization
   Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2008, 26, (1), 104-109
6. Getting there fast: globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2008, 8, (4), 471-495 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
7. Reforming the local public sector: economics and politics in privatization of water and solid waste
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2008, 11, (1), 45-65 View citations

2006

8. Do Public Sector Reforms Get Rusty? Local Privatization in Spain
   Journal of Policy Reform, 2006, 9, (1), 1-24 View citations
9. Retrospectives: The Coining of “Privatization” and Germany’s National Socialist Party
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (3), 187-194

2005

10. Is a Mixed Funding Model for the Highway Network Sustainable Over Time The Spanish Case
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2005, 15, (1), 187-203

2004

11. Estado ¿versus? Mercado/State ¿Versus? Market
    Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 2004, 22, 231-249

2003

12. Confidence building and politics in privatization: some evidence from Spain
    Economics Letters, 2003, 78, (1), 9-16 View citations

2002

13. Privatization: Public Offerings and Political Objectives
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (11), 1421-32 View citations

1998

14. Privatization on the stock market: Sale at one go or sale in tranches?
    Economics Letters, 1998, 58, (1), 113-117