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Working Papers
2023
- Disentangling the separate and combined effects of privatization and cooperation on local government service delivery
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Paying for Protection: Bilateral Trade with an Alliance Leader and Defense Spending of Minor Partners
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article Paying for protection: bilateral trade with an alliance leader and defense spending of minor partners, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
- Remunicipalization of Local Public Services: Policy Drivers and Changing Prices
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2022
- When the Time is Right: Testing for Dynamic Effects in Collaborative Performance
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article When the time is right: testing for dynamic effects in collaborative performance, Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)
2020
- An analysis on the success of privately-led job search assistance programs against social exclusion
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Ensuring Stability, Accuracy and Meaningfulness in Synthetic Control Methods: The Regularized SHAP-Distance Method
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (1)
- Geography and Regional Economic Growth: The high cost of deviating from nature
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article Geography and regional economic growth: The high cost of deviating from nature, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2022) (2022)
- Introducing and enhancing competition to improve solid waste management in Barcelona
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- The effect of health and economic costs on governments' policy responses to COVID-19 crisis, under incomplete information
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2019
- Easier said than done: Understanding the implementation of re-municipalization decisions and associated delays
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Tax me, but don’t drown me in regulations: Understanding differences in corruption across the countries of Europe
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- The Political Economy of the Paris Agreement. Income Inequality and Climate Policy
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2018
- Do public-private partnership enabling laws increase private investment in infrastructure?
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Does inter-municipal cooperation really reduce delivery costs? An empirical evaluation of the role of scale economies, transaction costs, and governance arrangements
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (2)
- Is Private Production of Hospital Services Cheaper than Public Production? A Meta-Regression of Public vs Private Costs and Efficiency for Hospitals
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- The benefits of PSM: an oasis or a mirage?
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- When politics and lobbyism combine to promote white elephants by using PPPs
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2016
- A two-Sided coin: Disentangling the economic effects of the 'War on drugs' in Mexico
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Climate Change Mitigation and the Role of Technologic Change: Impact on selected headline targets of Europe’s 2020 climate and energy package
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article Climate change mitigation and the role of technological change: Impact on selected headline targets of Europe's 2020 climate and energy package, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier (2018) View citations (24) (2018)
2015
- Certificate Oversupply in the European Union Emission Trading System and its Impact on Technological Change
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Evaluation of the Impact of Bus Rapid Transit on Air Pollution
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (2)
- Factors Explaining Inter-municipal Cooperation in Service Delivery: A Meta-Regression Analysis
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Factors explaining inter-municipal cooperation in service delivery: a meta-regression analysis, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals (2016) View citations (27) (2016)
- La experiencia internacional en alta velocidad ferroviaria
Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (3)
- Political connections, corruption, and privatization of public services: Evidence from contracting out water services in Spain
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (1)
- Strong versus Weak Vertical Integration: Contractual Choice and PPPs in the United States
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
2014
- Effects of unit-based pricing on the waste collection demand: a meta-regression analysis
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (5)
- Industrial Emissions Abatement: Untangling the Impacts of the EU ETS and the Economic Crisis
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Public and Private Production in a Mixed Delivery System: Regulation, Competition and Costs
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article Public and Private Production in a Mixed Delivery System: Regulation, Competition and Costs, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2016) View citations (13) (2016)
- The environmental effects of changing speed limits: a quantile regression approach
Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP)
- When supply travels far beyond demand: Causes of oversupply in Spain’s transport infrastructure
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics 
See also Journal Article When supply travels far beyond demand: Causes of oversupply in Spain's transport infrastructure, Transport Policy, Elsevier (2015) View citations (20) (2015)
2013
- When supply travels far beyond demand: Institutional and regulatory causes of oversupply in Spain’s transport infrastructure
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (1)
2012
- Beyond pure public and pure private management models: Mixed firms in the European Airport Industry
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- Local Government Size and Efficiency in Capital Intensive Services: What Evidence is There of Economies of Scale, Density and Scope?
International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (5)
See also Chapter Local government size and efficiency in capital-intensive services: what evidence is there of economies of scale, density and scope?, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013) (2013)
- Recovery Risk and Labor Costs in Public-Private-Partnerships: Contractual Choice in the U.S. Water industry
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics
- The determinants of contractual choice for private involvement in infrastructure projects in the United States
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (2)
2011
- Privatization and PPPS in transportation infrastructure: Network effects of increasing user fees
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (29)
- Privatization, cooperation and costs of solid waste services in small towns
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (31)
- Why do municipalities cooperate to provide local public services? An empirical analysis
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (3)
2010
- Does privatization spur regulation?Evidence from the regulatory reform of European airports
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (5)
- From public to private: Fascist privatization in 1920s Italyç
Working Papers, Economic History Society
- High-Speed Rail:Lessons for Policy Makers from Experiences Abroad
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (6)
- Infrastructure and nation building: The regulation and financing of network transportation infrastructures in Spain (1720-2010)
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (22)
See also Journal Article Infrastructure and nation building: The regulation and financing of network transportation infrastructures in Spain (1720--2010), Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (54) (2011)
- Is it Redistribution or Centralization? On the Determinants of Government Investment in Infrastructure
Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations (37)
- Speed limit laws in America: Economics, politics and geography
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (6)
- Urban transport governance reform in Barcelona
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (13)
2009
- Empirical analysis of solid management waste costs: Some evidence from Galicia, Spain
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Empirical analysis of solid management waste costs: Some evidence from Galicia, Spain, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
- Factors Explaining Charges in European Airports: Competition, Market Size, Private Ownership and Regulation
Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (3)
- Factors explaining urban transport systems in large European cities: A cross-sectional approach
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (34)
- From Public to Private: Privatization in 1920's Fascist Italy
RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute
- INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGTHS FROM EUROPEAN AIRPORTS: TOWARDS HUB CONCENTRATION OR NOT?
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (6)
See also Journal Article INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS FROM EUROPEAN AIRPORTS: TOWARDS HUB CONCENTRATION OR NOT?, Articles, International Journal of Transport Economics (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
- Institutional Determinants of Military Spending
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Institutional determinants of military spending, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (55) (2012)
- 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 View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Is private production of public services cheaper than public production? A meta-regression analysis of solid waste and water services, Public administration issues, Higher School of Economics (2014) (2014)
- PRIVATIZATION, REGULATION AND AIRPORT PRICING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS FOR EUROPE
RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (8)
- Servicios locales, infraestructura y transporte: dimensión, escala, redes e instituciones de gobernanza
Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (1)
- 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 View citations (2)
- THE FIRST PRIVATIZATION: SELLING SOEs AND PRIVATIZING PUBLIC MONOPOLIES IN FASCIST ITALY (1922-1925)
Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia 
See also Journal Article The first privatisation: selling SOEs and privatising public monopolies in Fascist Italy (1922--1925), Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
- What shapes local public transportation in Europe? Economics, Mobility, Institutions, and Geography
RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (1)
See also Journal Article What shapes local public transportation in Europe? Economics, mobility, institutions, and geography, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
- ¿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 View citations (6)
See also Journal Article ¿Por qué se privatizan servicios en los municipios (pequeños)? Evidencia empírica sobre residuos sólidos y agua, Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, IEF (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
2008
- Choosing hybrid organizations for local servicesdelivery: An empirical analysis of partial privatization
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (6)
- Intermunicipal cooperation and privatization of solid waste services among small municipalities in Spain
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (1)
- Local privatization, intermunicipal cooperation,transaction costs and political interests: Evidence from Spain
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (10)
- Motorways, tolls and road safety.Evidence from European Panel Data
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (19)
- 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) View citations (45)
- Shaping urban traffic patterns through congestion charging: What factors drive success or failure?
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (24)
- 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 (45)
- Tourism and urban transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints
Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations (8)
2007
- Against the mainstream: Nazi privatization in 1930s Germany
Working Papers, Economic History Society 
Also in Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia (2006)  IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics (2006) View citations (2)
- Comparison of Recent Toll Road Concession Transactions in the United States and France
Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations (6)
- Privatization and regulation of toll motorways in europe
IREA Working Papers, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics View citations (23)
- 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 View citations (13)
See also Journal Article Regulating concessions of toll motorways: An empirical study on fixed vs. variable term contracts, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier (2009) View citations (20) (2009)
2006
- Factors explaining local privatization: A meta-regression analysis
Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis, Public Choice, Springer (2009) View citations (53) (2009)
2005
- Getting there fast: Globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters
Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Getting there fast: globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2008) View citations (94) (2008)
- Preventing competition because of “solidarity”: Rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain
Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Preventing competition because of 'solidarity': rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (15) (2009)
2004
- Do public sector reforms get rusty? An empirical analysis on privatization of solid waste collection
Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
- Machiavellian Taxation? The political economy of public service financing
Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
- Privatization, Corporate Control and Regulatory Reform: The case of Telefonica
Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Privatization, corporate control and regulatory reform: the case of Telefonica, Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier (2005) View citations (16) (2005)
2003
- Una exploracion completa de los costes de servicio de residuos solidos
Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
2002
- 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 (14)
2000
- Privatización y posprivatización de servicios públicos: riesgos regulatorios e impuestos ocultos: el caso de España
Seminarios y Conferencias, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
1999
- Share issue privatization and political objectives: do governments make a difference?
Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia View citations (1)
1997
- 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
- 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
2024
- Changing prices after the reform of local public services: remunicipalization versus privatization
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2024, 65, (1), 1-26
- Extent and dynamics of the remunicipalisation of public services
Local Government Studies, 2024, 50, (4), 663-676
- Local government reform beyond privatization and amalgamation: advances in the analysis of inter-municipal cooperation
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2024, 27, (2), 125-139
- Paying for protection: bilateral trade with an alliance leader and defense spending of minor partners
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 223, (C), 234-247 
See also Working Paper Paying for Protection: Bilateral Trade with an Alliance Leader and Defense Spending of Minor Partners, IREA Working Papers (2023) (2023)
- Re-organizing the service-delivery machine in a “post-NPM” era: a shopping-basket approach?
Public Management Review, 2024, 26, (9), 2561-2585
- When the time is right: testing for dynamic effects in collaborative performance
Public Management Review, 2024, 26, (12), 3429-3455 
See also Working Paper When the Time is Right: Testing for Dynamic Effects in Collaborative Performance, IREA Working Papers (2022) (2022)
2023
- Does inter-municipal collaboration improve public service resilience? Evidence from local authorities in England
Public Management Review, 2023, 25, (4), 734-761 View citations (2)
- Ideology, political polarisation and agility of policy responses: was weak executive federalism a curse or a blessing for COVID-19 management in the USA?
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2023, 16, (1), 151-166
- Styles of inter-municipal cooperation and the multiple principal problem: a comparative analysis of European Economic Area countries
Local Government Studies, 2023, 49, (2), 422-445
2022
- Are we there yet? Understanding the implementation of re-municipalization decisions and their duration
Public Management Review, 2022, 24, (6), 951-974
- Beyond government size: Types of government intervention and corruption
Regulation & Governance, 2022, 16, (4), 1174-1196 View citations (2)
- Geography and regional economic growth: The high cost of deviating from nature
Journal of Regional Science, 2022, 62, (2), 360-388 
See also Working Paper Geography and Regional Economic Growth: The high cost of deviating from nature, IREA Working Papers (2020) (2020)
- Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain
Utilities Policy, 2022, 74, (C) View citations (1)
- Mobility, environment and inequalities in the post-COVID city
(Trade-offs between short-term mortality attributable to NO2 and O3 changes during the COVID-19 lockdown across major Spanish cities)
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2022, 15, (3), 459-475 View citations (1)
- Provision and production reform of urban fire services: privatization, cooperation and costs
Public Management Review, 2022, 24, (9), 1331-1354 View citations (1)
- Resilient managed competition during pandemics: lessons from the Italian experience
Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2022, 17, (2), 220-223
- The effects of moratoriums on hotel building: an anti-tourism measure, or rather protection for local incumbents?
Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 29, (14), 1319-1324
2021
- Decoupling synthetic control methods to ensure stability, accuracy and meaningfulness
SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2021, 12, (4), 549-584 View citations (2)
- Politicians, bureaucrats and the public–private choice in public service delivery: anybody there pushing for remunicipalization?
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2021, 24, (3), 361-379 View citations (3)
- Re-municipalization of public services: trend or hype?
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2021, 24, (3), 293-304 View citations (2)
2020
- Do Public-Private-Partnership-Enabling Laws Increase Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure?
Journal of Law and Economics, 2020, 63, (1), 43 - 70 View citations (5)
- Public versus private water delivery, remunicipalization and water tariffs
Utilities Policy, 2020, 62, (C) View citations (12)
2019
- Crisis? What crisis? Economic recovery and support for independence in Catalonia
Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2019, 11, (5), 833-848 View citations (3)
- Politics, risk, and white elephants in infrastructure PPPs
Utilities Policy, 2019, 58, (C), 158-165 View citations (6)
2018
- Assessing the effects of the Mexican Drug War on economic growth: An empirical analysis
Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 85, (1), 276-303 View citations (2)
- Beyond privatisation and cost savings: alternatives for local government reform
Local Government Studies, 2018, 44, (2), 173-182 View citations (10)
- Climate change mitigation and the role of technological change: Impact on selected headline targets of Europe's 2020 climate and energy package
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, 82, (P3), 3798-3807 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Climate Change Mitigation and the Role of Technologic Change: Impact on selected headline targets of Europe’s 2020 climate and energy package, IREA Working Papers (2016) (2016)
- Delusions of success: Costs and demand of high-speed rail in Italy and Spain
Transport Policy, 2018, 68, (C), 63-79 View citations (20)
- Evaluation of the impact of Bus Rapid Transit on air pollution in Mexico City
Transport Policy, 2018, 63, (C), 209-220 View citations (29)
- Policy stringency under the European Union Emission trading system and its impact on technological change in the energy sector
Energy Policy, 2018, 117, (C), 434-444 View citations (30)
- Privatisation, contracting-out and inter-municipal cooperation: new developments in local public service delivery
Local Government Studies, 2018, 44, (1), 11-21 View citations (12)
- These rules are made for spending: testing and extending the law of 1/n
Public Choice, 2018, 174, (1), 41-60 View citations (7)
2017
- How Much Vertical Integration? Contractual Choice and Public–Private Partnerships in the United States
Review of Industrial Organization, 2017, 51, (1), 25-42 View citations (5)
- Myopic PPPs: Risk allocation and hidden liabilities for taxpayers and users
Utilities Policy, 2017, 48, (C), 147-156 View citations (10)
- The impact of socioeconomic characteristics on CO2 emissions associated with urban mobility: Inequality across individuals
Energy Economics, 2017, 64, (C), 251-261 View citations (10)
- Weakening political connections by means of regulatory reform: Evidence from contracting out water services in Spain
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2017, 52, (2), 211-235 View citations (4)
- What have we learned from the last three decades of empirical studies on factors driving local privatisation?
Local Government Studies, 2017, 43, (4), 503-511 View citations (15)
2016
- Cost-benefit analysis of various California renewable portfolio standard targets: Is a 33% RPS optimal?
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, 62, (C), 1122-1132 View citations (14)
- Effects of unit-based pricing on household waste collection demand: A meta-regression analysis
Resource and Energy Economics, 2016, 44, (C), 169-182 View citations (20)
- Factors explaining inter-municipal cooperation in service delivery: a meta-regression analysis
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2016, 19, (2), 91-115 View citations (27)
See also Working Paper Factors Explaining Inter-municipal Cooperation in Service Delivery: A Meta-Regression Analysis, IREA Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
- Public and Private Production in a Mixed Delivery System: Regulation, Competition and Costs
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (3), 533-558 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Public and Private Production in a Mixed Delivery System: Regulation, Competition and Costs, IREA Working Papers (2014) (2014)
- Social welfare analysis of investment public–private partnership approaches for transportation projects
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2016, 88, (C), 86-103 View citations (17)
2015
- Does market concentration affect prices in the urban water industry?
Environment and Planning C, 2015, 33, (6), 1546-1565 View citations (8)
- Emission abatement: Untangling the impacts of the EU ETS and the economic crisis
Energy Economics, 2015, 49, (C), 531-539 View citations (106)
- The determinants of contractual choice for private involvement in infrastructure projects
Public Money & Management, 2015, 35, (1), 87-94 View citations (19)
- When supply travels far beyond demand: Causes of oversupply in Spain's transport infrastructure
Transport Policy, 2015, 41, (C), 80-89 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper When supply travels far beyond demand: Causes of oversupply in Spain’s transport infrastructure, IREA Working Papers (2014) (2014)
2014
- Is private production of public services cheaper than public production? A meta-regression analysis of solid waste and water services
Public administration issues, 2014, (3), 103-140
Also in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29, (3), 553-577 (2010) View citations (120)
See also Working Paper Is Private Production of Public Services Cheaper than Public Production? A meta-regression analysis of solid waste and water services, IREA Working Papers (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
2013
- Market power, competition and post-privatization regulation: Evidence from changes in regulation of European airports
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2013, 16, (2), 123-141 View citations (5)
- The dynamics of privatization and regulation of water services: a comparative study of two Spanish regions
International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2013, 29, (3), 373-384 View citations (5)
2012
- Beyond the efficiency-equity dilemma: Centralization as a determinant of government investment in infrastructure
Papers in Regional Science, 2012, 91, (3), 599-615 View citations (21)
- Governance and regulation of urban bus transportation: Using partial privatization to achieve the better of two worlds
Regulation & Governance, 2012, 6, (1), 83-100 View citations (7)
- Institutional determinants of military spending
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (2), 279-290 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper Institutional Determinants of Military Spending, IREA Working Papers (2009) View citations (14) (2009)
- Motorways, tolls and road safety: evidence from Europe
SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2012, 3, (4), 457-473 View citations (15)
- Speed limit laws in America: The role of geography, mobility and ideology
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2012, 46, (2), 337-347 View citations (5)
2011
- CUANDO LA ECONOMÍA NO IMPORTA: AUGE Y ESPLENDOR DE LA ALTA VELOCIDAD EN ESPAÑA
Revista de Economia Aplicada, 2011, 19, (1), 171-190 View citations (13)
- Infrastructure and nation building: The regulation and financing of network transportation infrastructures in Spain (1720--2010)
Business History, 2011, 53, (5), 688-705 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper Infrastructure and nation building: The regulation and financing of network transportation infrastructures in Spain (1720-2010), IREA Working Papers (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
- La reforma del modelo de gestión de aeropuertos en España: ¿Gestión conjunta o individual?
Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2011, 196, (1), 109-130 View citations (6)
- The first privatisation policy in Latin America: selling state-owned enterprises in 1948-1950 Puerto Rico*
Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2011, 29, (2), 157-182
- The first privatisation: selling SOEs and privatising public monopolies in Fascist Italy (1922--1925)
Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2011, 35, (5), 937-956 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper THE FIRST PRIVATIZATION: SELLING SOEs AND PRIVATIZING PUBLIC MONOPOLIES IN FASCIST ITALY (1922-1925), Working Papers in Economics (2009) (2009)
2010
- Against the mainstream: Nazi privatization in 1930s Germany1
Economic History Review, 2010, 63, (1), 34-55 View citations (9)
- Choosing between Service Fees and Budget Funding to Pay for Local Services: Empirical Evidence from Spain
Environment and Planning C, 2010, 28, (1), 54-71 View citations (10)
- Empirical analysis of solid management waste costs: Some evidence from Galicia, Spain
Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2010, 54, (3), 187-193 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Empirical analysis of solid management waste costs: Some evidence from Galicia, Spain, IREA Working Papers (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
- INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS FROM EUROPEAN AIRPORTS: TOWARDS HUB CONCENTRATION OR NOT?
Articles, 2010, 37, (2) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGTHS FROM EUROPEAN AIRPORTS: TOWARDS HUB CONCENTRATION OR NOT?, IREA Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
- Tourism and urban public transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints
Tourism Management, 2010, 31, (3), 425-433 View citations (40)
- What shapes local public transportation in Europe? Economics, mobility, institutions, and geography
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2010, 46, (5), 775-790 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper What shapes local public transportation in Europe? Economics, Mobility, Institutions, and Geography, RSCAS Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
- ¿Por qué se privatizan servicios en los municipios (pequeños)? Evidencia empírica sobre residuos sólidos y agua
Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2010, 192, (1), 33-58 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper ¿Por qué se privatizan servicios en los municipios (pequeños)?Evidencia empírica sobre residuos sólidos y agua, IREA Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
2009
- Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis
Public Choice, 2009, 139, (1), 105-119 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper Factors explaining local privatization: A meta-regression analysis, Working Papers (2006) View citations (26) (2006)
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- Privatization and Universal Service Obligations
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- What Influences Advertising Price in Television Channels?: An Empirical Analysis on the Spanish Market
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2008
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- Getting there fast: globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters
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- Reforming the local public sector: economics and politics in privatization of water and solid waste
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- Tolls, Terms and Public Interest in Road Concessions Privatization: A Comparative Analysis of Recent Transactions in the USA and France
Transport Reviews, 2008, 29, (3), 397-413
2007
- Access Pricing to a Digital Broadcasting Platform
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2006
- Retrospectives: The Coining of "Privatization" and Germany's National Socialist Party
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2005
- Is a Mixed Funding Model for the Highway Network Sustainable Over Time The Spanish Case
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- Privatization, corporate control and regulatory reform: the case of Telefonica
Telecommunications Policy, 2005, 29, (1), 25-51 View citations (16)
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2003
- Confidence building and politics in privatization: some evidence from Spain
Economics Letters, 2003, 78, (1), 9-16 View citations (8)
- Factors Influencing the Privatisation of Urban Solid Waste Collection in Spain
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2002
- Privatization: public offerings and political objectives
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1998
- Privatization on the stock market: Sale at one go or sale in tranches?
Economics Letters, 1998, 58, (1), 113-117 View citations (5)
1997
- Changes in travel time across modes and its impact on the demand for inter-urban rail travel
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Chapters
2024
- Provision and production of public services by local governments
Chapter 4 in Handbook on Subnational Governments and Governance, 2024, pp 42-55
2022
- Evaluation of the safety performance of PPPs versus publicly funded and managed motorways in Spain
Chapter 8 in Assessing the Performance Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships, 2022, pp 184-205
2013
- Local government size and efficiency in capital-intensive services: what evidence is there of economies of scale, density and scope?
Chapter 6 in The Challenge of Local Government Size, 2013, pp 148-170 
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2008
- Refuse Collection in Spain: Privatization, Intermunicipal Cooperation, and Concentration
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2007
- Airport Management and Airline Competition in OECD Markets
Springer
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