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Working Papers

2008

1. Decomposing Body Mass Index Gaps Between Mediterranean Countries: A Counterfactual Quantile Regression Analysis
   Working Papers, FEDEA
   Also in
   Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2008)
2. Exploring the Pathways of Inequality in Health, Access and Financing in Decentralised Spain
   Working Papers, FEDEA
3. Re-visiting the Health Care Luxury Good Hypothesis: Aggregation, Precision, and Publication Biases?
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

2007

4. Biased Risk Perceptions of Longevity and Disability in Old Age
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
5. Generational Effects on Adult Height in Contemporary Spain: Exploring Gender and Individual Heterogeneity
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

2006

6. Health Care Management Autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian Hospital Sector in a Decentralised Spain
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
7. National Identity and the Preference for State Opting-Out in the Basque Country
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

2005

8. Obesity and the Incidence of Chronic Diseases: a Seemingly Unrelated Probit Approach
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia View citations
9. Public Health Expenditure and Spatial Interactions in a Decentralized National Health System
   Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
   See Also Journal Article in Health Economics (2007)

2004

10. Diversity and Regional Inequalities: Assessing the Outcomes of the Spanish 'System of Health Care Services'
    Working Papers, Research Center on Health and Economics, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
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    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2004) View citations
11. Eliciting Preferences for Collectively Financed Health Programmes: the Willingness to Assign Approach
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
12. Health Care and Female Employment: A Potential Conflict?
    Occasional Papers, European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes
13. Is the impact of public investment neutral across the regional income distribution? Evidence from Mexico
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
14. Regulatory Ambivalence and the Limitations of Pharmaceutical Policy in Spain
    Working Papers, Research Center on Health and Economics, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
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    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2004) View citations
15. Willigness to Pay for Long-Term Care Coverage: the Role of Private Information and Self-Insurance
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia

2001

16. Demand for Private Health Insurance: Is there a Quality Gap?
    Working Papers, Research Center on Health and Economics, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
    Also in
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2001) View citations

Undated

17. How Does Demography affect Long-Term Care Expenditures Projections?
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
18. Relative mortality ris and the decision to smoke
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
19. Simultaneous Elections and Economic Turnout in Spanish Regional Elections
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
20. Social interactions and the contemporaneous determinants of individuals’ weight
    Working Papers, FEDEA View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2004)
21. Spanish Regions and the Macroeconomic Benefits of European Monetary Union (EMU)
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA View citations
22. The limits on the Design of Long-Term Care Insurance Schemes in Spain stas
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA

Journal Articles

2008

1. Competition in off-patent drug markets: Issues, regulation and evidence
   Economic Policy, 2008, 23, 499-544
2. Compulsory Language Educational Policies and Identity Formation
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 434-444 View citations
3. IS THERE A 'SECESSION OF THE WEALTHY'? PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE UPTAKE AND NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORT
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2008, 60, (3), 265-287
4. The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure
   Empirical Economics, 2008, 34, (1), 167-184
5. What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain A decomposition approach
   Food Policy, 2008, 33, (1), 61-73

2007

6. Determinants of out-of-pocket pharmaceutical expenditure and access to drugs in Catalonia
   Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (5), 541-551
7. In search of a corrected prescription drug Elasticity estimate: a meta-regression approach
   Health Economics, 2007, 16, (6), 627-643
8. Product differentiation, competition and regulation of new drugs: the case of statins in four European countries
   Health Economics, 2007, 28, (4-5), 455-465
   Also in
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2007, 28, (4-5), 455-465 (2007)
9. Public health expenditure and spatial interactions in a decentralized national health system
   Health Economics, 2007, 16, (3), 291-306 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2005)

2006

10. A note on the feasibility of a monetary area in the East Asia
    Asia Europe Journal, 2006, 4, (1), 53-58
11. Are Private Health Insurance Subscribers Unsatisfied with the Spanish National Health System?
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2006, 31, (4), 650-668
12. Devolution and the Interregional Inequalities in Health and Healthcare in Spain
    Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (8), 875-887 View citations
13. Insurance Coverage and the Heterogeneity of Health and Drug Spending in the United States
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2006, 31, (4), 669-691
14. On Health, Ageing and Insurance
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2006, 31, (4), 551-556
15. The Public as a Limit to Technology Transfer: The Influence of Knowledge and Beliefs in Attitudes towards Biotechnology in the UK
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2006, 31, (6), 629-645
16. Vertical Competition in the Spanish National Health System (NHS)
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 477-498 View citations

2005

17. Diversity and regional inequalities in the Spanish 'system of health care services'
    Health Economics, 2005, 14, (S1), S221-S235 View citations
18. Eliciting preferences for collectively financed health programmes: the 'willingness to assign’ approach
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (14), 1571-1583
19. Is dread of Genetically Modified food associated with the consumers’ demand for information?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (14), 859-863
20. Is there 'patient selection' in the demand for private maternity care in Greece?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (1), 7-12 View citations
21. Obesity and the incidence of chronic diseases in Spain: A seemingly unrelated probit approach
    Economics and Human Biology, 2005, 3, (2), 188-214 View citations
22. Pharmaceutical parallel trade in Europe: stakeholder and competition effects
    Economic Policy, 2005, 20, (44), 751-798
23. Trade and the Effect of Public Investment on Regional Inequalities in Heterogeneously Integrated Areas
    The World Economy, 2005, 28, (6), 873-891
24. When do smokers 'underestimate’ smoking related mortality risks?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (13), 789-794

2004

25. Preference for National Health Service Use and the Demand for Private Health Insurance in Spain
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2004, 29, (4), 705-718
    Also in
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, 2004, 29, (4), 705-718 (2004)
26. Social interactions and the contemporaneous determinants of individuals' weight
    Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (20), 2253-2263 View citations
    See Also Working Paper
27. The Intergenerational Impact of Long-term Care Financing Alternatives in Spain
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, 2004, 29, (4), 599-619 View citations
    Also in
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2004, 29, (4), 599-619 (2004) View citations

2003

28. Demand for private health insurance: how important is the quality gap?
    Health Economics, 2003, 12, (7), 587-599 View citations
29. Political Competition and Pork-Barrel Politics in the Allocation of Public Investment in Mexico
    Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 185-204 View citations
30. Spanish Regions and the Macroeconomic Benefits of the European Monetary Union
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (3), 217-226 View citations

2000

31. Smoking Risks in Spain: Part II--Perceptions of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Externalities
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 21, (2-3), 187-212 View citations