Profitability of Investments in Education: Evidence from Spanish Regions

López‐Bazo, Enrique; Moreno, Rosina

doi:10.1080/00343404.2010.543893

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“…Nonetheless, the results of the cross‐sectional regression analysis suggest that lagging regions seem to catch up in terms of intangibles GVA per employee. It might well be the case that lagging regions benefit more from this type of assets as (see for instance, the studies of López‐Bazo & Moreno and López‐Bazo & Motellon about the spatial effects of human capital). However, this convergence process in intangibles GVA per employee is not sufficient to override the divergence in overall labour productivity.…”

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“…It aspires to make a contribution to the regional convergence literature, which often overlooks the presence of intangibles on the left hand‐side of the production equation as part of the GVA. Furthermore, the analysis will allow us to consider the role spatial heterogeneity in determining the effects of intangible assets, an issue that has received attention from a growing number of studies (López‐Bazo & Moreno ; López‐Bazo & Motellon ; Manca ). The first priority is to allocate the national expenditure on intangible assets across regions.…”

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The Spatial Footprint of the Knowledge Economy: The Role of Intangible Investment in Shaping Regional Inequalities in Great Britain

Melachroinos

Spence

2019

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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Since the advent of the knowledge economy it has become evident that the territorial footprint of investment in intangible assets is largely asymmetrical. First, these types of assets tend to be distributed unevenly across space. Second, intangible assets are an important source of productivity growth and competitiveness. Although significant advances have been made in measuring intangible assets and accounting for their effects in economic outcomes, their exact nature remains vague. Within the national accounts framework the majority of intangibles are, even now, still treated as intermediate expenditure. Consequently, intangibles are largely excluded from conventional measures of output and investment, making it difficult to account for their spatial effects. The present paper adjusts gross value added (GVA) data for NUTS 3 regions in Great Britain for intangibles. The adjusted series are then used to investigate trends in regional inequalities in GVA per employee in this country during the pre-recession period 1995-2007.

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The Spatial Footprint of the Knowledge Economy: The Role of Intangible Investment in Shaping Regional Inequalities in Great Britain

Melachroinos

Spence

2019

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…Several studies have examined the impact of intangible assets on regions (Iammarino et al , 2012; Schiller and Diez, 2012; López-Bazo and Moreno, 2012). Their results also confirm that human capital, technological capital and knowledge diffusion have a positive influence on regional economic growth.…”

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Do global brands contribute to the economy of their country of origin? A dynamic spatial approach

Kucharska

Flisikowski

Confente

2018

JPBM

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Purpose Brand positioning based on the brand’s country of origin is at the centre of attention in international marketing. It is evident that global brands constitute critical intangible assets for businesses and places. However, it is not clear how they contribute to national economies. This paper aims to discuss the significance of brands as contributing to the value of their companies but also helping to leverage national economies. Although global brands can be produced and purchased in multiple countries, their influence on the economy of the country where their owner’s seat is located can be more meaningful than in other economies included in the “global factory”. Design/methodology/approach Based on 500 Brandirectory, the Most Valuable Global Brands 2011-2015 rankings powered by Brand Finance, the authors observed a spatial-economic autocorrelation which exemplifies the potential interdependency between gross domestic product (GDP) and brand value. This relationship has become a starting point for designing a spatial regression model. Findings The findings support the hypothesis that assumptive spatial dependencies have a significant influence on the examined relationship of brand value and GDP. Originality/value The presented study is the first to examine the potential interdependence between brand values and GDP of the countries of origin using a dynamic spatial approach.

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“…The PISA scores [international testing entered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2000] have the advantage of their international comparability and are aimed at evaluating competencies and skills rather than locally designed academic goals. In addition, the focus on middle-school students is of special interest in the case of AEA 30,90 Spain, given the importance of secondary education in the Spanish labor market (L opez-Bazo and Moreno, 2012).…”

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Banning mobile phones in schools: evidence from regional-level policies in Spain

Beneito

Vicente-Chirivella

2022

AEA

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Purpose The autonomous governments of two regions in Spain established mobile bans in schools as of the year 2015. Exploiting the across-region variation introduced by such a quasi-natural experiment, this study aims to perform a comparative-case analysis to investigate the impact of this non-spending-based policy on regional Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores in maths and sciences and bullying incidence. Design/methodology/approach The authors apply the synthetic control method and diff-in-diff estimation to compare the treated regions with the rest of regions in Spain before and after the intervention. Findings The results show noticeable reductions of bullying incidence among teenagers in the two treated regions. The authors also find positive and significant effects of this policy on the PISA scores of the Galicia region that are equivalent to 0.6–0.8 years of learning in maths and around 0.72 to near one year of learning in sciences. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first empirical study analysing the impact of mobile phone bans in schools on bullying cases, exploiting variation across regions (or other units), years and age intervals. Besides, the scarce formal evidence that exists on the consequences of the mobile phones use in students’ academic achievement comes from a micro perspective, while the paper serves as one more piece of evidence from a macro perspective.

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Profitability of Investments in Education: Evidence from Spanish Regions

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

The Spatial Footprint of the Knowledge Economy: The Role of Intangible Investment in Shaping Regional Inequalities in Great Britain

The Spatial Footprint of the Knowledge Economy: The Role of Intangible Investment in Shaping Regional Inequalities in Great Britain

Do global brands contribute to the economy of their country of origin? A dynamic spatial approach

Banning mobile phones in schools: evidence from regional-level policies in Spain

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