Este artículo analiza la relación existente entre la construcción de la red de alta velocidad española (AVE) y la creación de empleo en los municipios que se benefician de la infraestructura. Con este fin, se desarrolla un modelo econométrico que investiga la relación entre la densidad...

Road transport is one of the most polluting sectors in Spain, generating almost one fourth of total CO2 emissions. Moreover, the consumption of fuel is the main source of these emissions. In this paper we estimate several fixed-effect models to study the economic factors that explain the...

This paper analyzes the factors explaining the aggregate fuel consumption for road transport in Spain in a dynamic panel data framework. Three features on this study are the use of a balanced panel using regional data, the distinction between gasoline and diesel and the specification of a...

Theoretical and empirical studies exploring the effects of income inequality upon growth reach a disappointing inconclusive result. This paper postulates that one reason for this ambiguity is that income inequality is actually a composite measure of at least two different sorts of inequality:...

The Canary Islands offer an example of an isolated electric grid of relative important size within the EU. Due to its peculiarities, the role of renewable energies and their complementarity with fossil fuels offers a solid path to achieving the main energy policy goals of the Islands. The...

Muchos expertos consideran el aumento registrado en las emisiones de CO2 en España desde mediados de los 90 una auténtica anomalía. Dicha anomalía podría resultar no serlo tanto cuando se relaciona la evolución de las emisiones con el boom inmobiliario. Este artículo muestra que el...

The 20/20/20 plan for Europe emphasizes the role of changing the energy model as a means to reach the objective of reducing emissions in 2020 by 20% with respect to 1990 levels. Most empirical emission models are found within the framework of the Environmental Kuznetz Curve (EKC), which focuses...

Este trabajo estudia la evolución del índice de intensidad energética (IIE) de los principales sectores de actividad (primario, industria, construcción y servicios) en la UE-15 entre 1991 y 2005. Para cada país, realizamos una desagregación amplia de los sectores económicos y sus consumos...

Buena parte del diseño de política energética actual se centra en el estudio individual de los costes de las diferentes opciones tecnológicas de generación de electricidad. En este artículo mostramos que el riesgo asociado a los costes de generación para las distintas tecnologías...

This paper analyzes the role of macroeconomic performance in shaping the evolution of air pollutants in a panel of European countries from 1990 to 2000. The analysis is addressed in connection with EU environmental regulation. We start by documenting the patterns of cross-country differences...