5 articles in this issue
Ricardo D. Paredes, Andrés Crisosto K., Philippe Martí C.
Using a sample of 680 and 1,300 judicial and private auctions respectively, we analyze the effect on the wealth of those the law is intended to protect of different regulations applicable to each type of auctions. We find that consistent with a simple eco... see more
Manuel Rodríguez López, Carlos Piñeiro Sánchez, Pablo de Llano Monelos
This paper offers an exhaustive analysis of the effectiveness of several models and methodologies that are commonly used to forecast financial failure: Linear, MDA, Logit, and artificial neural network. Our main aim is to evaluate their relative strengths... see more
Leonel Muinelo Gallo, Adrián Rodríguez Miranda
In this paper we analyze the mediating role of governance quality in the relationship between fiscal decentralization and regional disparities. Previous work has argued that fiscal decentralization has the potential to reduce income differences across reg... see more
Joan Martín Montaner, Francisco Requena, Guadalupe Serrano
Personal characteristics of migrants could help to strengthen the impact of migrant networks on bilateral trade. While most of the attention has been focused on immigrants’ educational attainment, this paper focuses on the relevance of the tasks carried o... see more
Nuria Sánchez Sánchez, Adolfo C. Fernández Puente
This paper focuses on the effect of educational and skill mismatches of workers on overall job satisfaction, and on certain job domains such as salary, number of working hours, promotion opportunities and type of activity performed. An ordered probit mode... see more