The integration of photovoltaic (PV) generators in the envelope of a building by means of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) offers an immense potential, both in market development and the production of renewable electric energy that is close to the point of electricity consumption. In...

The terms of reference for the inquiry on First Home Ownership asked the Commission to evaluate the affordability and availability of housing for first home buyers. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December. In its final assessment, the Commission...

De verplaatsing en outsorcing van productie vormt een actueel thema in het huidige beleidsdebat (zie b.v. Gorter, Tang en Toet, 2005). In feite is er niets nieuws onder de zon, maar is dit gewoonweg het gevolg van de voortgaande internationale specialisatie die bijdraagt tot een toename van de...

Проведен сравнительный анализ организации оперативно-календарного планирования на предприятиях в промышленности и строительстве, характеризующихся...

Work on the design and implementation for solar homes has been expanded to the community scale in several international projects. If low-carbon emission housing is to make an impact on citywide consumption of energy, we must move towards community-scale implementation of solar technologies, both...

The aim of this paper is to advance knowledge of Spain's participation in international production networks using data on trade in parts and components from 1990 to 2006. Data analysis shows a remarkable dynamism of Spanish trade in P&C, both in imports and exports, being capable of keeping...

This paper extends the (Lucas, Bell J Econ 9:508-523,1978) model of occupational choices by individuals with different skills, beyond the simple options of self-employment or wage-employment, by including a second choice for the self-employed. That is, an option to hire employees and so become...

Over the last decades, the estimation of the slack in the economy has become an essential piece of analysis for policymakers, both on the monetary policy and the fiscal policy front. Output gap estimation techniques have flourished accordingly, although there is no consensus on a best-performing...

The official data in relation to salaries paid in Spain from 1999 to 2014 has been analyzed. The inadequate data format does not reflect the whole salary distribution. Fréchet distributions have been fitted to the data. This simple distribution has similar accuracy in relation to the data when...

Este artículo estudia la variación de la composición sectorial de la economía española desde 1980 hasta 2015 desarrollando un modelo de equilibrio general de transformación estructural con dos sectores: servicios y manufacturas. Utilizando las sendas de productividad sectoriales observadas...