- Fecha(s): 03/07/2015
- Lugar: Seminario Martínez Gallur, Facultad de Economía y Empresa. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Timothy J. Kehoe, University of Minnesota y Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, USA. Pau Pujolas, McMaster University, Canada.
Abstract Recent research in international trade simultaneously has developed along two branches. Empirical research measures plants’ productivity and shows that exporters are more productive than non-exporters. Theoretical research develops models of heterogeneous firms and shows that exporters are more efficient than non-exporters. We argue that there is a disconnect: the measure of firm productivity used…
- Fecha(s): 28/05/2015
- Lugar: Seminario del Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo. Se mantendrá una reunión con los alumnos interesados.
- Ponente: María Pilar Martínez García, Universidad de Murcia
Abstract This paper analyzes an Ak-type endogenous growth model under non-constant discounting, assuming both naïve and sophisticated consumers. For both types of consumers an isoelastic utility with an intertemporal elasticity below one guarantees observational equivalence under exponential and non-constant discounting, but rejects strong equivalence (identical overall impatience does not lead to identical growth rates). Further,…
- Fecha(s): 21/05/2015
- Lugar: Seminario Martínez Gallur, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Marta Solaz (Universidad de Valencia)
Abstract According to the product life-cycle theory, new products are invented and developed in the advanced economies, from which they are initially exported. At a later stage, part or all of their production process moves to lower-wage countries. These dynamics lead to a continuous process of international relocation of production. In this paper, we use…
Abstract It is well known that exporter firms pay higher wages and are more skill intensive than domestic firms. In this paper we measure and decompose the exporter wage gap into several explanatory components by estimating counterfactual distributions for the Spanish manufacturing sector between 1995 and 2010. We find that conditional wages are more compressed…
- Fecha(s): 17/03/2015
- Lugar: Seminario del Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: José Sánchez-Campillo, Universidad de Granada
Abstract Over ninety percent of the students taking the Spanish university admissions test (PAU) in recent years have passed on their first try. However, many public university degree programmes require high grades of their applicants. This requirement was reinforced in 2010 with the approval of the new PAU, which introduced a set of voluntary tests,…
- Fecha(s): 20/02/2015
- Lugar: Seminario Martínez Gallur, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Ana Martín, UNED
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of domestic and foreign sourcing on firm-level productivity. We develop a simple framework which permits the introduction of both domestic outsourcing and offshoring in a conventional production function. We find that the decision to outsource has a positive impact on the level of productivity…
- Fecha(s): 13/02/2015
- Lugar: Seminario Martínez Gallur, Facultad de Economía y Empresa. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Roberto Ramos, Banco de España
Abstract En este trabajo documentamos la existencia de aglomeración geográfica de empresas exportadoras según el país de destino de las exportaciones utilizando microdatos de la Balanza de Pagos. En este sentido, encontramos que las empresas que venden a países con peores instituciones, donde no se habla español y que tienen una moneda diferente tienden a…
- Fecha(s): 29/01/2015
- Lugar: Seminario del Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Angel de la Fuente, Fedea
Abstract En este trabajo se presenta una metodología para la construcción de un Sistema de Cuentas Públicas Territorializadas (SCPT) elaborado desde la óptica carga-beneficio, así como una aplicación de esta metodología al caso del año 2011. El SCPT ofrece una radiografía detallada de la distribución regional de los flujos de gastos e ingresos públicos y…
- Fecha(s): 16/01/2015
- Lugar: Seminario del Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Francisco Alcalá, Universidad de Murcia
Abstract There appears to be notable differences in average effort at work (pace and attentiveness) across countries, which affect relative TFP and comparative advantage. These differences are typically assumed to be the consequence of an exogenous cultural trait: industriousness; more industrious countries would thrive relative to more indolent ones. However, it is hard to accept…
- Fecha(s): 15/01/2015
- Lugar: Seminario del Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y Empresa, UMU. Se retransmitirá en directo.
- Ponente: Oscar Arce, Banco de España
Abstract We assess the effects of reforms in product and labor markets in a model economy featuring credit restrictions and pre-existing long-term debt. Both elements, which are core features of the current scenario faced by some Euro area countries, combine to produce a slow deleveraging of the private sector and a persistent recession following a…
