This article explores the Spanish relative position in terms of exposure to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its impact on economic growth over the last decade. It shows a wide set of indicators reflecting a technological gap of the country. This lag is more intensive in its...

The paper presents a first set of results for Spain and Italy using the EUKLEMS database. It emphasizes the different paths followed by the two countries over the last thirty five years, even though they still have many features in common. The motivation behind this paper is the poor...

The note raises some methodological problems derived from the presence of public capital. It follows closely Jorgenson and Landfeld (2004) proposal of modifying Gross Value Added and Gross Operating Surplus figures provided by National Accounts, since public capital services are underestimated....

This paper reviews the experience of sustained growth in Spain and those countries belonging to the G7 in light of Kaldor’s stylized facts, as well as the process of Spain’s convergence towards the most developed countries. We analyze sources of growth over the extensive period of 1970-2001,...