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Why did Spanish Regions not Converge before the Civil War? Agglomeration Economies and (Regional) Growth Revisited
2015
In this paper we explore the relationship between the presence of agglomeration economies and regional economic growth in Spain during the period 1870-1930. The study allows us to revisit the existence of a trade-off between economic growth and territorial cohesion, and also to examine whether the existence of agglomeration economies could explain the upswing in regional income inequality during the early stages of development. In doing so, we present alternative indicators for agglomeration economies and estimate conditional growth regressions at province (NUTS3) level. In line with new economic geography models, agglomeration economies in a context of market integration widened regional i…
Strategic sharing of a costly network
2012
We study minimum cost spanning tree problems for a set of users connected to a source. Prim’s algorithm provides a way of finding the minimum cost tree mm. This has led to several definitions in the literature, regarding how to distribute the cost. These rules propose different cost allocations, which can be understood as compensations and/or payments between players, with respect to the status quo point: each user pays for the connection she uses to be linked to the source. In this paper we analyze the rationale behind a distribution of the minimum cost by defining an a priori transfer structure. Our first result states the existence of a transfer structure such that no user is willing to …
EU Refugee Policies and Politics in Times of Crisis: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives
2017
Phenomena such as civil war, protracted conflict, and deteriorating internal security, especially in the Middle East, Africa and Southern Asia, have triggered massive departures of civilian populations in recent years. The war in Syria alone has displaced over 5 million people (UNHCR, 2017a). While most of these forced migrants are either internally displaced or remain in Syria’s immediate neighbourhood, the numbers of those trying to come to Europe have steeply increased in 2015 and 2016. In each of these two years more than 1.2 million asylum-seekers submitted their asylum claims in the EU (Eurostat, 2017a), as compared to 625,000 in 2014 (Eurostat, 2015, p. 4). This represents the larges…
The criminal prosecution of illegal fishing and the jurisdiction of Spanish courts
2022
This paper examines the possibilities of criminally prosecuting illegal fishing in maritime zones based on crimes established in Spanish legislation. In order to carry out this analysis, a distinction has been made between prosecution based on the place in which acts of illegal fishing are committed (ratione loci), who is responsible for this illicit activity (ratione personae), and the criminal relevance of the incriminating conduct (ratione materiae). This reveals the scope of the criminal prosecution which Spanish courts can carry out and whether this is sufficient to guarantee marine biodiversity to the benefit of the international community.
Keep the faith in banking : New evidence for the effects of negative interest rates based on the case of Finnish cooperative banks
2021
This paper analyses the profitability of Finnish cooperative banks during the period of negative nominal interest rates. Contrary to expectations, the continuous decline in money market interest rates between 2009 and 2014, and the following negative rate era, did not have adverse effects on the profitability of banks at the beginning of negative interest rate period. Based on especially using a risk-adjusted measure for bank profitability, these results contrast with previous findings. In our findings, the increasing wholesale funding (WSF) ratio seems to be an important factor. However, after 2017 the banks have not been able to improve especially their risk-adjusted profitability so stro…
Exploring message themes in antismoking advertising targeted at teenagers
2008
PurposePrevious studies have indicated that antismoking advertising potentially prevents or reduces smoking among teenagers. However, not all message themes of antismoking advertising have proved effective. This study aims to explore the effects of different message themes on teenagers' intention to smoke. Attitude towards the advertisement and attitude towards the act (smoking) are proposed as mediating variables between the message theme and smoking intentions. The paper also aims to examine effect of three themes, namely health effects, mental effects and social effects on smoking/not smoking.Design/methodology/approachThe data consist of 325 Finnish high school students aged between 13 …
Muere Vidal-Beneyto, gran figura de la transición
2010
Spanish geographers works and the evolution of the geographical
2005
En este artículo se analiza la evolución y características de los trabajos de los geógrafos españoles difundidos desde 1975 hasta hoy en tres medios de comunicación interdisciplinares especializados en temas regionales, relacionando estos cambios con la evolución de la investigación geográfica en España. Los resultados muestran que desde principios de los años 80 ha ido aumentando el interés por los temas aplicados (políticas de desarrollo regional, planeamiento y políticas urbanas, planificación y ordenación del territorio) e incrementándose el uso de las técnicas cuantitativas. sin embargo, desde mediados de los años 90 hasta hoy la participación de los geógrafos, que fue muy importante e…
Flamenco flamingos and pelicans. From purist flamenco to quinqui fusion. Duende y misterio del flamenco (Edgar Neville, 1952) y Dame veneno (Pedro Ba…
2012
El cine musical español se ha servido en numerosas ocasiones de los elementos característicos de la españolada, como es el caso del flamenco. Sin embargo, muy pocas películas se han detenido a analizarlo en profundidad. Contraviniendo esa tendencia, ‘Duende y misterio del flamenco’ (Edgar Neville) y ‘Dame veneno’ (Pedro Barbadillo) se nos muestran como dos rarezas capaces de reflexionar en profundidad sobre ese género musical y su evolución a partir de los años setenta. Evocadores de dos momentos bien diferenciados de la sociedad española, la comparación entre ambos filmes evidencia la evolución de la pureza del género a su fusión con otras músicas, reflejando de paso la apertura a la cultu…