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A generalized NEG wage-type equation
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015-10-01)
[Abstract]: This chapter discusses several controversial issues of the New Economic Geography (NEG) theory, focusing on some problems of interpretation regarding the estimation results of a wage equation. In order to do ...
Mil obxectivos a desenvolver
(Instituto Galego de Analise e Documentación Internacional (IGADI), 2003-07)
[Abstract] Global outlook on economic development, erradication of poverty and the Millennium Goals
Market potential and the curse of distance in European regions
(University Library of Munich, 2014-06)
[Abstract] In the context of the New Economic Geography (NEG) wage equation, the ‘curse of distance’ is the tendency of peripheral regions to have lower income because of being far from the main markets, as captured by a ...
Effective Disclosure in the Fast-Fashion Industry: from Sustainability Reporting to Action
(2017)
[Abstract]: This work, set in the context of the apparel industry, proposes an action-oriented disclosure
tool to help solve the sustainability challenges of complex fast-fashion supply chains (SCs). In a search
for ...
An Enhanced Techno-Economic Analysis of LCOE: Public Incentives vs Private Investment
(2021)
[Abstract] This paper offers a new approach for the estimation of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) by considering the shareholder internal rate of return (IRR) as an unexplored measure in this kind of analysis. The study ...
Approximating the Distribution of the Product of Two Normally Distributed Random Variables
(2020)
[Abstract]: The distribution of the product of two normally distributed random variables has been an
open problem from the early years in the XXth century. First approaches tried to determinate the
mathematical and ...
Skewness into the Product of Two Normally Distributed Variables and the Risk Consequences
(2016)
[Abstract:]The analysis of skewness is an essential tool for decision-making since it can be used
as an indicator on risk assessment. It is well known that negative skewed distributions
lead to negative outcomes, while ...
Data Augmentation Approaches Using Cycle-Consistent Adversarial Networks for Improving COVID-19 Screening in Portable Chest X-Ray Images
(Elsevier, 2021)
[Abstract] The current COVID-19 pandemic, that has caused more than 100 million cases as well as more than two million deaths worldwide, demands the development of fast and accurate diagnostic methods despite the lack of ...
The Influence of Celebrity Endorsement on Food Consumption Behavior
(MDPI, 2021)
[Abstract]: “Is consumer food behavior influenced by celebrity endorsement?”. This question remains
unsolved despite celebrities constantly recommending different products in their social media
networks. Much of the ...