Journal rankings based on citation indexes are widely used in the economics field. This paper proposes an alternative way to rank journals based on the publishing behavior of top-ranked authors. I justify this approach by depicting the scientific publishing market as following a matching...

This paper analyses the influence of sport performance (productivity) and other variables measuring the economic contribution of soccer players, upon the coach's decision of selecting a particular player. Using as dependent variable the proportion of time that individuals play in the Spanish...

Differences in voters' fiscal preferences are examined taking advantage of the exceptional Swiss institutional setting. Empirical evidence suggests that preferences are determined by strictly cultural patterns (cultural area measured by language). Thus, fiscal preferences can be considered as...

In labor markets where few companies compete for many workers, economic theory predicts monopsony rents. Surprisingly, soccer clubs do not profit from the expected rents. The purpose of this study is to explain such contradictory evidence. <P>Our model and empirical test, using data obtained from...</p>

We propose a theoretical method to catch politicians' fiscal attitude concerning deficits and debt based on the analysis of the political discourse. We describe the methodological steps used to obtain it. The methodology is applied to the case of US President during the period 1920 to 2008. The...

Journal rankings based on citation indexes are widely used in the economics field for global top journals. We propose an alternative way to rank journals based on the publishing behavior of top ranked authors. We justify this approach by depicting the scientific publishing market as following a...

In the labour markets that gather few companies to compete for many workers, the economic theory predicts the existence of monopsony rents. It should also be the case of the Spanish soccer industry. However, the clubs of this league do not profit from the expected rents. The purpose of this...