This paper looks for empirical evidence on spillovers occurring between central cities and their suburbs, both on the fiscal side and on the growth of population and output. To test these hypotheses we specify a dynamic model with population and output both in the central city and in the suburbs...

El objetivo de este artículo es buscar nuevas evidencias sobre la eficiencia del apoyo público a la I+D empresarial mediante un análisis sectorial con datos de panel para el caso de España. Tras presentar la evidencia empírica tanto nacional como internacional sobre los efectos del apoyo público a la financiación...

The aim of this study is to estimate the redistributive, stabiliser and insurance effects at territorial level of the federal budget of Australia, Spain, the USA and of the European Union. This analysis is carried out for the budget as a whole through regional fiscal balances and, separately for the...

La periodización y análisis del proceso de desarrollo de la economía española en el largo plazo es objeto de debate entre un importante grupo de investigadores. En este trabajo se utilizan técnicas de análisis de series temporales con el objeto de aportar nueva evidencia que pueda ayudar a la resolución...

Does agglomeration influence the growth capacity of cities? Would an excessive agglomeration diminish this capacity? In the document the factors determining the growth of Spanish cities from 1981 to 2000 are examined. From recent theoretical approaches, these determining factors are the ones that affect the productivity of the firms, the...

During the last decade, in Spain, there has been important growth and territorial expansion of universities and technological centres in support of the innovative activity in firms. This paper is divided into two parts. Firstly, through a review of the theoretical and empirical studies the main connections between geography and...