THE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE ATTRACTION COMPOSITE INDEX (BEACI). DESIGN AND APPLICATION TO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE BARCELONA PROVINCE

Joaquim Murillo (), Javier Romaní () and Jordi Suriñach
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Joaquim Murillo: Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona
Javier Romaní: Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona

No 201209, IREA Working Papers from University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

Abstract: The location of economic activity, in general, and of that of activities of business excellence (high-tech or knowledgeintensive businesses that have a low environmental impact), in particular, is not dependent on one single factor, but rather on a series of economic, geographical, social and political variables. Against this background, the aim of this paper is to design a composite index for assessing the capacity to attract this kind of economic activity. As a case study, we have calculated this index for 26 of the main municipalities in the province of Barcelona (Spain)..

Keywords: activities of business excellence; composite index; firm location. JEL classification: C43, R3, R11. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2012-05, Revised 2012-05
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