• Entrepreneur: Do social capital and culture matter? 

      Neira Gómez, Isabel; Calvo, Nuria; Fernández, Loreto; Portela, Marta (2017)
      [Abstract]: This paper analyzes the effect of the individual perceptions of social capital and culture in entrepreneurial aspirations before and after the economic crisis in Western Europe. Following the approach of the ...
    • Horizontal and Vertical Contexts on Europeans' Well-Being 

      Bruna, Fernando; Neira Gómez, Isabel; Portela, Marta (Euro-American Association of Economic Development Studies, 2019)
      [Abstract] This paper analyzes the economic and social contextual determinants of individual life satisfaction and happiness across Europe. We provide new theoretical and empirical ar-guments about the consequences of ...
    • Individual Well-Being, Geographical Heterogeneity and Social Capital 

      Neira Gómez, Isabel; Bruna, Fernando; Portela, Marta; García-Aracil, Adela (Springer, 2018)
      [Abstract] This paper argues the relevance of analysing the origins of contextual effects to explain subjective well-being (SWB). Using the 2012 European Social Survey, the study applies social capital indicators to ...
    • Social and human capital as determining factors of entrepreneurship in the Spanish Regions 

      Neira Gómez, Isabel; Portela, Marta; Cancelo, Maite; Calvo, Nuria (2013)
      [Abstract]: Entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity are considered key factors of the economic growth because they usually bring on behaviors aligned with the market development, productivity and social cohesion. ...