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“INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL” AS A FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ‐ THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INSTITUTIONAL EQUILIBRIUM / INSTITUCINIS KAPITALAS KAIP DARNAUS…
2008
The main aim of this article is to provide a basis for changing the focus in New Institutional Economics (NIE) from the economic effects of institutions to the importance of “institutional capital” for sustainable development. First, a theoretical model of NIE is presented in the context of sustainable development. Then, the concept of an institutional equilibrium (where informal institutions support and strengthen formal institutions) is discussed as an important determinant of “institutional capital” stimulating or hampering sustainable development. Santrauka Šio straipsnio tikslas – pateikti naujos institucinės ekonomikos (NIE) pokyčius, kai pastebimas perėjimas nuo ekonominių institucij…
Revisión sistemática de la investigación sobre las relaciones entre el bienestar y desempeño laborales en Iberoamérica
2021
La psicología del trabajo y las organizaciones presta especial atención tanto al bienestar de los trabajadores, como a su eficacia y eficiencia. La presente revisión sistemática analiza un conjunto de estudios que se centran en la relación entre el bienestar y el desempeño laboral, en las organizaciones del ámbito iberoamericano. El análisis de los resultados obtenidos supone una aportación en varios ámbitos: 1) la riqueza en la operacionalización de dimensiones del bienestar y del desempeño en la disciplina; 2) la complejidad de las relaciones entre los dos constructos y la existencia de patrones que no se ajustan a lo establecido por la tesis del trabajador feliz y productivo;…
Educación y brecha digital en tiempos del COVID-19. Perfiles y problemáticas experimentadas por el alumnado juvenil para continuar sus estudios duran…
2021
En este artículo analizamos los principales perfiles y problemáticas experimentadas por el alumnado de secundaria (obligatoria y postobligatoria) y de estudios universitarios para afrontar el curso académico durante el confinamiento debido a la pandemia del COVID-19. A partir de un análisis cuantitativo bivariado y multivariable, basado en la reciente investigación De puertas adentro y pantallas afuera. Jóvenes en confinamiento (Sanmartín et al., 2020), mostramos cómo los grupos sociales más vulnerables han tenido más dificultades para continuar con la educación online. Además, elaboramos una tipología de dificultades experimentadas por el alumnado (Q1-sin problemas importantes, Q2-problema…
El recurso al derecho penal en el ordenamiento jurídico español para la consecución del principio de igualdad entre hombres y mujeres
2020
Los últimos años estamos asistiendo al uso y abuso del derecho penal en la protección de derechos fundamentales. En estas líneas reflexionamos sobre el uso del derecho penal en el ordenamiento jurídico español en la búsqueda del principio de igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. Estudiamos la LO 1/2004 y los motivos del mayor desvalor del golpe del hombre sobre la mujer, que es su pareja, así como la legitimidad de discriminación en las normas penales para igualar desigualando.
Social causes and consequences of clients’ satisfaction with hotels
2015
Con el objeto de evidenciar la dimensión social del proceso de satisfacción, proponemos un modelo causal donde la satisfacción y el valor son constructos centrales, con dos antecedentes (calidad de servicio y valor social) y dos consecuencias en forma de lealtad (boca-oreja electrónico y boca-oreja global). El modelo es contrastado entre 386 huéspedes de hoteles españoles confirmándose el peso que tienen en el proceso lealtad las variables de carácter social: valor social y boca-oreja. Se presentan importantes implicaciones para la gestión y futuros avances para la investigación académica. ABSTRACT In order to make evidence the social dimension of satisfaction process, we propose a causal m…
Spatial aggregation and resampling expansion of big surveys: An analysis of wage inequality
2020
Income inequality is becoming a growing concern, worldwide, with wage inequality being the root cause of its recent escalation. With the aim of adding to the knowledge on this subject, this paper focuses on the spatial dimension of the problem, an aspect which has received less attention in the literature. We identify the determinants of inequality in wage distribution in Spain at a provincial level using the microdata of the Structure of Earnings Survey (N = 216,769) and estimate their impact from a spatial perspective. Spatial computation of wage concentrations, however, reduces the sample size to just 52 observations, leading to model challenges. To overcome this problem, we adopt a supe…
Intervención sindical y salud laboral en la Unión Europea: dimensiones, cobertura e impacto
2018
The determining factors of workers’ quality of employment and occupational health are many and different, including from those of a structural nature (productive sector, size of company, labour organization, type of contract) and contextual (economic cycle, normative regulation ), to those with an institutional dimension (system of labor relations, union participation, collective bargaining, Labor Inspection) and, even, cultural (business management model, preventive training programs and risk assessment). Regarding the influence of the first group of such factors (structural and contextual) on the evolution of occupational accidents, there is already important specialized literature and em…
Well‐being in European regions: Does government quality matter?
2020
This paper constructs a composite indicator of well‐being for 168 European regions with data from 10 well‐being domains. Regions are then ranked according to their respective levels of well‐being. The ranking reveals notable differences across European regions, which follow a marked spatial pattern. As a second contribution, the paper analyses the impact of the quality of government on well‐being. Results show a positive association robust to several specifications and scenarios. Moreover, the effects of quality of government on individual well‐being dimensions are identified, finding positive links with education, jobs, income, safety civic engagement, access to services, housing and commu…
The impact of health status and human capital formation on regional performance: Empirical evidence
2020
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of health on growth, assuming that it is a fundamental component of the human capital of a region along with education. Various measures of population health status are used, together with a health index generated by principal component analysis. Potential endogeneity between health and growth is controlled for using instrumental variable regressions and dynamic panel data. The results show a positive effect of a change in health status on regional output and a negative effect of proxy variables for health limitations on regional performance. This corroborates the importance of investing in health along with education with the aim of improv…
The ECJ configuration of an EU constitutional procedural status for consumer protection
2019
Abstract This paper aims to study the configuration of a constitutional procedural status for consumers in the European Court of Justice case law. Although we can see Consumer Protection primary as an instrument to develop the EU internal market, it is also a relevant instrument to define the Individual Economic Status of EU citizens and residents as equality players in the EU market. Firstly, we will point out our motivation and objectives of the paper. After that we will explain our methodology, and we will study the EU regulation bases and the concept of consume. Finally, we will analyse the relevant case law which developed the EU constitutional procedural status for EU consumers. Keyw…