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Eva Benages
La economía intangible en España: Evolución y distribución por territorios y sectores (1995-2014)
La presente investigación tiene como objetivo estimar la inversión en activos intangibles más allá del PIB —es decir, aquellos que todavía no han sido incluidos por los sistemas de cuentas nacionales— para las comunidades autónomas españolas. De esta forma, España se convierte en el primer país de la Unión Europea para el que existe esta información a nivel regional. Las estimaciones presentan también un elevado grado de desagregación sectorial con la finalidad de completar las informaciones que ya están disponibles sobre las fuentes de crecimiento de las regiones españolas durante el periodo 1995-2014. Con el fin de proporcionar una visión lo más completa posible, tanto la base de datos co…
The Role of Capital Accumulation in the Evolution of Total Factor Productivity in Spain
GDP growth in Spain was strong for much of the last half century, whereas the country’s productivity performance during these years has been mediocre. The reasons for this situation have frequently been analysed with the focus on labour productivity. But, as this article highlights, the evolution of capital productivity should also be taken into account when looking for explanations for poor productivity performance. This article analyses the sources of growth in the Spanish economy, in comparison with major economies, and takes into account the effects that the improvements in the measurement of inputs (labour and capital) have on TFP estimates. Once problems are identified and the role pl…
Economic valuation of knowledge-based capital: an International comparison
Abstract This chapter uses an alternative approach to measuring the knowledge intensity of economies to those commonly uses that are based on the aggregation of industries according to selected indicators such as R&D expenditure or labor force skills. We follow an economic approach rooted in growth accounting methodology, determining the contribution of each individual factor (capital and labor) according to the prices of the services it provides. This methodology is applied to six American countries (the United States, Canada, and four Latin-American countries, namely Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico) and five European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom). T…