This paper investigates the effect of poverty and good intentions on dictator game giving. Previous experimental studies in which information was supplied to dictators about recipients have shown that dictator giving increases overall in this context. We develop a new design of standard informed...

This paper presents two versions of an applied general equilibrium model for the regional economy of Andalusia, Spain, that differ in the Public Sector behavior. We intend to exemplify the use of a model with these characteristics to analyze the impact that the reform of the personal income tax...

The aims of this paper are to highlight misinterpretations of policy assessments in the double dividend literature, to specify which of the efficiency costs and benefits should be ascribed to each dividend, and then, to propose a definition for the first dividend and the second dividend. We...

In this paper we present evidence concerning the number of common stochastic trends in three major ERM exchange rates. The results indicate the presence of a single common trend driving these currencies and from this we suggest that the common trend can be considered as the ERM non-parametric...

El objetivo de este trabajo es proporcionar evidencia empírica sobre la formación laboral adquirida por trabajadores nativos e inmigrantes a fin de conocer si existen diferencias en los patrones de inversión de ambos colectivos. Para ello, se utilizan datos de asalariados procedentes de la...

Los profesores de la Universidad de Granada, Betty Agnani y Henry Aray Casanova, analizan en este Documento de Trabajo el efecto en el crecimiento económico de las regiones españolas a partir de las diferentes combinaciones de partidos políticos que gobiernan tanto a nivel central como...

The objective of this paper is to extend the model of linear multipliers to represent the circular flow in an open economy. Specifically, we incorporate the links between the domestic economy and the foreign sector in the calculation of generalised multipliers. Additionally, we present a...

In this paper, we define simple measures of two properties that social choice functions may embody in different degrees in public goods environments. First, a measure of solidarity is proposed such that Thomson's (1990) replacement monotonicity property is a particular case in which the full...

In this paper we analyze the convergence properties of the moving bounds algorithm to initialize the Parameterized Expectations Algorithm suggested by Maliar and Maliar (2003) [Journal of Business and Economic Statistics 1, pp. 88-92]. We carry out a Monte Carlo experiment to check its...

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a widely debated policy in terms of both its budget and its instruments. In order to serve the citizens of Europe properly, CAP requires optimal identification of the public objectives desired. This paper aims to analyse the relative weights that citizens...