http://hdl.handle.net/2072/1744 http://www.recercat.net/retrieve/3855 http://hdl.handle.net/2072/1744 Search the Channel s http://www.recercat.net/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2072/9529 title: Economic impact of a new museum on the local economy: "The Gaudí Centre" authors: Llop Llop, Maria; Arauzo Carod, Josep Maria <br>abstract: In this paper we analyse the economic impact of a new museum (the Gaudí Centre) on the local economy of Reus, a city in the province of Tarragona (southern Catalonia). We use a Keynesian income multiplier model to evaluate the effects of this new cultural venue on local income. In our calculation of the economic impact we distinguish between two phases: the construction phase and the exploitation phase. Our results show the important income impact of this cultural investment on the local economy. <br> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2072/9493 title: Foundations for contest success functions authors: Corchón, Luis C.; Dahm, Matthias <br>abstract: In the literature the outcome of contests is either interpreted as win probabilities or as shares of the prize. With this in mind, we examine two approaches to contest success functions. In the first we analyze the implications of contestants' incomplete information concerning the "type" of the contest administrator. While in the case of two contestants this approach can rationalize prominent contest success functions, we show that it runs into difficulties when there are more agents. Our second approach interprets contest success functions as sharing rules and establishes a connection to bargaining and claims problems which is independent of the number of contestants. Both approaches provide foundations for popular contest success functions and guidelines for the definition of new ones. Keywords: Endogenous Contests, Contest Success Function. JEL Classification: C72 (Noncooperative Games), D72 (Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections), D74 (Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances). <br> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2072/9259 title: Innovation sources and productivity in Catalonian firms: a quantile regression analysis authors: Segarra Blasco, Agustí; Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes <br>abstract: This paper explores the effects of two main sources of innovation -intramural and external R&D- on the productivity level in a sample of 3,267 Catalonian firms. The data set used is based on the official innovation survey of Catalonia which was a part of the Spanish sample of CIS4, covering the years 2002-2004. We compare empirical results by applying usual OLS and quantile regression techniques both in manufacturing and services industries. In quantile regression, results suggest different patterns at both innovation sources as we move across conditional quantiles. The elasticity of intramural R&D activities on productivity decreased when we move up the high productivity levels both in manufacturing and services sectors, while the effects of external R&D rise in high-technology industries but are more ambiguous in low-technology and knowledge-intensive services. <br> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2072/9257 title: Empirical studies in industrial location: an assessment of their methods and results authors: Arauzo Carod, Josep Maria; Liviano Solís, Daniel; Manjón Antolín, Miguel C. <br>abstract: This paper surveys recent evidence on the determinants of (national and/or foreign) industrial location. We find that the basic analytical framework has remained essentially unaltered since the early contributions of the early 1980’s while, in contrast, there have been significant advances in the quality of the data and, to a lesser extent, the econometric modelling. We also identify certain determinants (neoclassical and institutional factors) that tend to provide largely consistent results across the reviewed studies. In light of this evidence, we finally suggest future lines of research. <br> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT