The distribution of the aggregate claim size is the considerable importance in insurance theory since, for example, it is needed as an input in premium calculation principles and reserve calculation which plays an important paper in ruin theory. In this paper a Bayesian study for the collective...

Few corporate practises have awakened so much recent interest as outsourcing. Seen as the carrying out of a process or activity by an external company or organisation, when this process was traditionally undertaken within the heart of the company, it is not known how far it can be used to...

Theoretical contributions on network industries have been numerous. However, there is a lack of sufficient empirical evidence which would assist related policymaking. This is the case of payment cards markets. This paper employs a unique database to analyze changes in market power and consumers'...

In a recent study into the literature, Bel and Fageda (2007) highlighted the lack of the time dimension in research dealing with explanatory factors in the decision to contract out municipal services. In this paper we attempt to evaluate if the argument of Bel and Fageda is true. We do this by...

The 2008 financial crisis hit the world’s economies in different ways. In Spain, the economic crisis has had an acute effect on unemployment and access to health care and education, aggravated by the austerity plans of the Spanish government. In order to cope with the crisis, government...

The aim of this paper is to analyse whether the well-being of the 770 municipalities of Andalusia (Spain) in 2009 responded to geographical patterns. We have developed a synthetic index of well-being via the P2 Distance method that incorporates economic and non-economic indicators, and which...

Este trabajo analiza si los costes irrecuperables de exportación difieren según el mercado de exportación y como ello afecta a la decisión de exportar de las empresas españolas. Dado que las pequeñas y medianas empresas presentan características distintas a las grandes empresas,...

In this paper the differences in terms of performance between public and the private governance in urban water management are investigated. A statistical ranking is implemented to determine programmatic efficiency differences in DEA, using an incomplete panel data that gathers information on 20...

La capacidad de absorber el conocimiento es una de las capacidades más importantes que las empresas habrán de desarrollar si desean conseguir y sostener una ventaja competitiva. Bajo la perspectiva de la Teoría de Recursos y Capacidades, en el presente artículo ofreceremos un instrumento de...

En este trabajo se narra un intento relevante, siquiera desde el punto de vista doctrinal, de la historia institucional de la Hacienda: el ambicioso proyecto de reforma de la Contabilidad Pública llevado a cabo por las Cortes Generales y Extraordinarias instaladas en Cádiz durante la invasión...