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Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
(Elsevier Science, 2016)
Applying econometric techniques to EU28 panel data and controlling for explanatory variables such as road types, we find that increased truck load capacity does not necessarily aggravate road traffic safety. Specifically, ...
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Assessing the tourism attractiveness of World Heritage Sites: the case of Spain
(Elsevier, 2021)
No consensus has been reached on the effectiveness of World Heritage Sites (WHSs) in attracting tourism. This paper analyzes the impact of WHSs on tourist demand in Spain at a disaggregated level for all Spanish provinces ...
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Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, 2021)
The European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity ...
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Measuring the role of Blue Flags in attracting sustainable "sun-and-sand" tourism
(Routledge, 2021)
Eco-labels such as Blue Flags can be effective for enhancing both sustainability and tourism. Given the ongoing political debate on the effectiveness of Blue Flags for promoting tourism, we analyze the impact of the ...
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Quality versus quantity: an assessment of the impact of Michelin-starred restaurants on tourism in Spain
(SAGE, 2021)
The number of internationally recognized Michelin-starred restaurants in a place is a new trend used to measure a tourist destination’s culinary standard. The purpose of this study is to close the gap created by the lack ...
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Looking for traces of the Troika’s intervention in European road safety
(Elsevier Science, 2020)
The recent economic crisis has required the bailout of some European States by the so-called Troika, with capital injections accompanied by financial austerity. This paper analyzes econometrically the impact of this support ...
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Could being in the European Union save lives? An econometric analysis of the Common Road Safety Policy for the EU-27
(Routledge Journals, 2014)
Traffic safety has become a major component of European transport policies. But the road to a real Common European Road Safety Policy has been a long one. The notion of Europeanization might help to describe the European ...
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Tourism and GDP: A Meta-analysis of Panel Data Studies
(Sage Publications, 2013)
This article provides a meta-analysis of a selected sample of 87 estimates from studies based on panel data techniques published through until 2012. The purpose is to obtain a summary measure of the effects of tourism on ...
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Can health public expenditure reduce the tragic consequences of road traffic accidents? The EU-27 experience
(Springer, 2014)
This study uses data for the EU-27 countries in the period 1999–2009 to estimate determinants of road traffic fatality rates. Controlling for country attributes and road safety policy variables, we examine the influence ...