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The politics of renewable power in Spain
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2020)[Abstract] Government support for renewable power in Spain has varied over time. After fostering a boom in the first decade of the 2000s, public support dried up in the early 2010s before making a reappearance in the last ... -
The profile of leisure time sports people and their reason for doing sport in Spanish sports facilities
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2020)[Abstract] In Spanish sports habits, there exists a clear increase of the institutionalised sports practice and a distinct trend of leisure and recreational sport. This motivates the current work as it is necessary to go ... -
The Relationship Between Corporate Tax Rate and Economic Growth During the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from a Panel VAR
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)[Abstract] This paper compares dynamic relationship between economic growth and corporate tax rate during the recent financial crisis and the non–crisis period using a panel VAR for 29 OECD countries over the period ... -
The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Business Cycle: The Case of Indonesia
(Universidade da Coruña, 2021-12-01)[Abstract] The use of large fiscal stimulus packages to dampen the impact of Covid-19 recently has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the discretionary fiscal policy. This paper aims at analysing the feasibility ... -
The role of confidence in the evolution of the Spanish economy: empirical evidence from an ARDL model
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2014)[Abstract] The aim of this paper is to verify the existence and to determine the nature of long-term relationships between economic agents’ confidence, measured by the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI), with some of the ... -
The role of market power in economic growth: an analysis of the differences between EU and US competition policy theory, practice and outcomes
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2016)[Abstract The European Union has experienced weak economic performance over the past 15 years, compared to the United States. In order to restore investment, innovation, and therefore growth, the European Commission seeks ... -
The role of political competition in the link between electoral systems and corruption: an extension
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2015)[Abstract] This work provides an extension to an international context of the analysis made by Alfano, Baraldi and Cantabene (2013) on the role of political competition as a channel through which electoral systems affect ... -
The scope of public organisations with productive functions: insights from the inefficiency of Italian local public transport
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2015)[Abstract] It is a well-known fact that reforms necessary to enhance competition and make the economy more attractive play a major role in the Government activity in Europe. Considering the Italian state of affairs, this ... -
The Short Selling Regulation in the EU: Assessing the Authorization Granted for ESMA to Prohibit Short Selling
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2017)[Abstract] This paper discusses the renewed short selling regulation (Regulation (EU) No 236/2012) in the European Union. The focus is on the provisions that deal with prohibiting short selling in exceptional market ... -
Transparency and local government corruption: what does lack of transparency hide?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2018)[Abstract] This paper empirically investigates the causal relationship between local government transparency and political corruption in a sample of Spain's 110 largest municipalities. After implementing a two-stage probit ... -
Unleashing entrepreneurial potential in transition economies: a comparative analysis of the impact of macro and micro policies
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2023-12-05)[Abstract] This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic and microeconomic policies and entrepreneurial dynamics in two economies transitioning from planned economies to free markets, comparing them to a ... -
Urban population and economic growth: South Asia perspective
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2016)[Abstract] Previously economic growth was generally discussed in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI), educational growth, savings, investments, inflation as well as trade openness of a nation. Very recently it has ... -
Value Added Tax and price stability in Nigeria: A partial equilibrium analysis
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)[Abstract] The economic impact of Value Added Tax (VAT) that was implemented in Nigeria in 1994 has generated much debate in recent times, especially with respect to its effect on the level of aggregate prices. This study ... -
Varieties of Capitalism and Labour Market Opportunities for the Youth: A Comparison of Attitudes Towards Skill Formation
(Universidade da Coruña, 2020-12-18)[Abstract] In this study, we examine the extent to which socio-economic institutions shape young people’s perceptions of labour market opportunity structures and their employment attitudes (i.e. skills and retraining). ... -
Vertical externalities with lump-sum taxes: how much difference does unemployment make?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2014)[Abstract] This paper analyses how the existence of unemployment affects the conventional approach to vertical externalities. We discuss the optimality rule for the provision of public inputs both in a unitary and in a ... -
Voting turnout in Greece: expressive or instrumental?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2020)[Abstract The study analyses the micro-level determinants of voting turnout rates in Greece. In particular, we test for the effects of citizens’ socio-economic features, political participation, activism and trust as ... -
Wagner’s hypothesis in Europe: a causality analysis with disaggregated data
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2023-06-14)[Abstract] This paper examines Wagner hypothesis of the growth of public expenditure alongside the growth of economic activity for a panel of 28 European economies during the 1995-2018 period. The hypothesis is verified ... -
What drives sub-national bioenergy development? Exploring cross-level implications of environmental policy integration in EU and Swedish bioenergy policy
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2014)[Abstract] What are the sub-national implications, in policy and practice, of environmental policy integration (EPI) in EU and Swedish bioenergy policy? Focusing on the exceptional bioenergy expansion within the Biofuel ... -
Why regions fail (or succeed). The Role of Government Institutions in the Long-Run
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)[Abstract] This paper represents an attempt to reconcile some general intuitions provided by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in the book “Why Nations Fail” with the case of the deep regional disparities in the economic ... -
Why the current Peak in Populism in the US and Europe? Populism as a Deviation in the Median Voter Theorem
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2018)[Abstract] The current surge of populism in Europe and the United States calls for further analysis using public choice tools. In this article, populism is modelled as a deviation from the normal state of the median voter ...