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Quality of Institutions, Technological Progress, and Pollution Havens in Latin America. An Analysis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis
(MDPI, 2019-07)
A set of 17-year panel data (1996–2013) across a representative sample from eighteen Latin American countries is used to respond four research questions: Did Latin American Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions prove the ...
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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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Análisis de la demanda internacional de turismo en España en el periodo 2001-2013: el turismo cultural
(Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad: Servicio de Publicaciones, 2016)
El objetivo del trabajo es profundizar en el conocimiento de la demanda de turismo en España. Para ello el trabajo se centra en el turismo receptor en general y en el turismo cultural en particular. El análisis se realiza ...
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How are Investments Allocated in a Publicly Owned Port System? Political Factors versus Economic Criteria
(Carfax Publishing Ltd., 2014)
How are investments allocated in a publicly owned port system? Political factors versus economic criteria, Regional Studies. This paper estimates the determinants of investments in port infrastructure in the Spanish regions ...
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The role of road safety in a sustainable urban mobility: An econometric assessment of the Spanish cities
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
There has been a structural change in mobility in major Spanish cities in recent decades, with a switch to the pattern followed in other countries in the area. A shift has taken place from a traditional Mediterranean model ...
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When Las Vegas takes to the sea: New trends in cruising
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
The past decade’s trend toward super-sized cruise ships has enriched the experience for cruise passengers. Unlike a small number of mega cruises that have chosen to press on in a luxury–classic style, the vast majority are ...
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Who is the charter passenger? Characteristics and attitudes of the leastknown passenger
(Sage Journals, 2015)
Despite the fact that charter flights have become a hybrid model between the low-cost carriers and the network carriers, the charter passenger’s profile presents important differences from those of the passengers of the ...
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Temporary speed limit changes: An econometric estimation of the effects of the Spanish Energy Efficiency and Saving Plan
(Elsevier Science BV, 2014)
Nowadays, speeding is one of the most relevant problems for traffic safety and most resistant to change in motorized countries. The key instruments in Speed Management Policy are speed limits. This road safety strategy is ...
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Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, 2015)
We examine the impact on the traffic accident rate of the interaction between trucks and cars on Europe’s roads using a panel data set that covers the period 1999–2010. We find that rising motorization rates for trucks ...
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Elasticidad del producto marginal de los factores productivos para las provincias españolas. Estimación a partir de una función translog
(Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, 2014)
La relación entre los principales factores productivos de una economía es, junto con sus niveles de dotación, uno de los elementos determinantes del crecimiento económico. Actualmente existen todavía escasos trabajos ...