In this study a function of the demand for holiday making tourism in the Canary Islands is estimated. The object is to identify the determinants of this function and quantify their impact, not only on the volume of demand (length of stay), but also on the gross income generated by tourism, given...

En este documento se presenta un índice de precios de vivienda nueva ajustado por cambios en la calidad de los inmuebles para la ciudad de Bogotá. Para ello se utilizó la base de datos de La Galería Inmobiliaria para el período 2003-2013. El indicador se construyó utilizando el modelo...

L’obiettivo principale del presente lavoro è la valutazione del contributo informativo allo studio del fenomeno del sommerso nel territorio nazionale fornito dall’integrazione di archivi amministrativi. In particolare il lavoro si basa sull’abbinamento delle imprese presenti...

El análisis de las externalidades en el sector inmobiliario ha atraído desde hace varios años la atención de los investigadores suscitando una gran cantidad de estudios al respecto. En este artículo se utilizan modelos econométricos tradicionales, de la econometría espacial y de...

The recent progress of spatial econometrics has developed a new technique called the “spatial hedonic approach,” which considers the elements of spatial autocorrelation among property values and geographically distributed attributes. The practical difficulties in applying spatial econometric...

The empirical literature on mergers, market power and collusion in differentiated markets has mainly focused on methods relying on output and/or panel data. In contrast to this literature we suggest a novel approach that allows for the detection of collusive behavior among a group of firms...

Abstract: Papers examining a developed nation’s labour productivity frequently ignore spatial effects. We present empirical results indicating that geographical proximity matters for plant-level productivity.

This paper examines the determinants of cross-country housing price volatility over 2000-08, with main focus on the effects of corruption. Taking account of various other aspects and potential simultaneity issues, results show that greater corruption is associated with greater property price...

The aim of this paper is to analyse how a process of economic integration between two adjacent countries with different transport costs (different levels of development) affects firms’ decisions on location and prices. Considering the situation where one firm is located in each country and...

The purpose of this work is to find empirical evidence on the behavior of the prices in an insular region, with a market of small size and, simultaneously, fragmented. To that end, with consumer price data for four products of the food and beverage group observed in the Canary Islands we study...