SP-SP - Public-Private Sector Research Center
Research to improve communication between businesses and public administration

2007

Dynamic trading and asset prices: Keynes vs. Hayek
Cespa, G., Vives, X.
Working paper. WP 716
November, 2007

Innovation and competitive pressure (revised version)
Vives, X.
Working paper. WP 634
November, 2007

The value of private banks in corporate governance: Evidence from the Armstrong investigation
Cantillo, M.
Working paper. WP 700
July, 2007

Games of strategic complementarities: An application to Bayesian games
Vives, X.
Working paper. WP 698
July, 2007

Exclusionary contracts, entry, and communication
Gerlach, H.
Working paper. WP 697
May, 2007

Time to rethink merger policy?
Gual, J.
Working paper. WP 694
May, 2007

Innovation and Competitive Pressure
Vives, X.
Working paper: DI-634
April, 2007

Innovation and the Export-Productivity link
Cassiman, B. Golovko, E.
Working paper. WP 688
April, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

Industry Characteristics and Anti-Competitive behavior
Gual, J. Mas, N.
Working paper. WP 687
March, 2007

Exclusionary contracts, entry, and communication
Gerlach, H.
Working paper. WP 697
February, 2007

Regulatory reform, development and distributive concerns
Trillas, F., G, Staffiero
Working paper. WP 665
January, 2007

Stochastic market sharing, partial communication and collusion 
Gerlach, H.
Working paper. DI-674
January, 2007

Are external technology sourcing strategies substitutes or complements? The case of embodied versus disembodied technology acquisition
Cassiman, B. Veugelers, R.
Working paper. DI-672
January, 2007

Science linkages and innovation performance: An analysis on CIS-3 firms in Belgium
Cassiman, B. Veugelers, R.Zuniga, P.
Working paper. DI-671
January, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

Appropriating value from external technology: Absorptive capacity dimensions and innovation strategy Ricart, J.E.; Adegbesan, T.
Working paper. DI-669
January, 2007

What do we really know about when technological innovation improves performance (and when it does not)?
Adegbesan, T., Ricart, J.E.
Working paper. DI-668
January, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

Intra-alliance performance, control rights, and today's split of tomorrow's value
Adegbesan, T.; Higgins, M.J.
Working paper. DI-667
January, 2007

Strategic factor markets: Bargaining, scarcity, and resource complementarity Adegbesan, T.
Working paper. DI-666
January, 2007

2006

Why and where do headquarters move?
Strauss Kahn, V., Vives, X.
Working paper. WP 650
September 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

Social norms and household time allocation  
Fernández, C.; Sevilla-Sanz, A.
Working paper: DI-648
September, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

Helping the meaner, hurting the nicer: The contribution versus distribution game
Staffiero, G.
Working paper: DI-652
September, 2006

Peer Pressure and Inequity Aversion in the Japanese Firm
Staffiero, G.
Working paper. DI-645
September, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

Labour market assimilation of immigrants in Spain: employment at the expense of bad job-matches?
Fernández, C; Ortega, C.
Working paper: D-644
September, 2006

Innovation and Competitive Pressure
Vives, X.
Working paper: DI-634
June, 2006.
Summary in IESE Insight  

Telecommunications policies: Measurement and determinants
Gual, J., Trillas, F.
Working paper: DI-630
May, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight  

Strategic Complementarity in Multi-Stage Games
Vives, X.
Working paper: DI-619
March, 2006

Measuring Industry-Science Links Through Inventor-Author Relations: A Profiling Method
Cassiman, B., Glenisson, P., Van Looy, B.
Working paper: DI-624
March, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

The Economics of IPR Protection Policies
Gil, R.
Working paper: DI-622
March, 2006

2005

The organization and performance evaluation of R&D projects in a dynamic environment
Cassiman, B., di Guardo, C., Valentini, G.
Working paper: DI-605
July, 2005

Organizing for innovation: R&D projects, activities and partners
Cassiman, B., di Guardo, C., Valentini, G.
Working paper: DI-597
July, 2005
Summary in IESE Insight

Managed care and the safety net: More pain for the uninsured?
Mas, N.
Working paper: DI-596
July, 2005

Public-private partnerships: A multidimensional model for contracting
Zarco-Jasso, H.
Working paper: DI-584
March, 2005
Resumen en IESE Insight

2004

Is managed care restraining the adoption of technology by hospitals?
Mas, N., Seinfeld, J.
Working paper: DI-544
March, 2004
Resumen en IESE Insight

2003

Comparing non-fatal health across countries: Is the US medical system better?
Mas, N., Cuttler, D.M.
Working paper: DI-525
November, 2003
Resumen en IESE Insight

Telecommunications Policies: Determinants and Impact   
Gual, J., Trillas, F.
Working paper: DI-510
June, 2003
Summary in IESE Insight
Partial results of this research were presented at the following international conferences:

          -IX Encuentro del Sector de las Telecomunicaciones    (PDF, 422 Kb)    
          IESE Madrid, May 28, 2003
          -2003 International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)
          Boston, April 4-5, 2003
          -Competition Policy & Regulation in International Markets  (PDF, 67 Kb)     
          Madrid, February 21-22, 2003
          -International Telecommunications Society. 14th European Regional Conference    
          Helsinki, Augost 23-24, 2003

New governance of Europe: Parliamentary or presidential?  
Roland, G.
Working paper: DI-503
April, 2003
Resumen en IESE Insight

Integration of EU banking markets
Gual, J.
Working paper: DI-504
April, 2003
Summary in IESE Insight

Which firms have cooperative R&D agreements with universities? Some empirical evidence from Belgian manufacturing   
Veugelers, R., Cassiman, B.
Working Paper: DI-502
April, 2003
Summary in IESE Insight

2002

Regulatory change in network industries: The Spanish experience
Gual, J.
Working Paper: DI-478
October, 2002
Summary in IESE Insight

2008

Regulation and competition policy in the banking sector
Carletti, E., Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP 159
October, 2008 

The GE-Honeywell merger in the EU
Vives, X., Staffiero, G.
Occasional paper. OP 160
October, 2008 

Competition policy in Europe
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP 161
October, 2008
 
Cultura i competitivitat
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP 152
May, 2008

2007

Inversión en banda ancha: Competencia en infraestructuras y competencia en servicios
López, A.L., Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP 08/5
December, 2007

Nacionalismo económico
Calmfors, L. Corsetti, G. Devereux, M. Honkapohja, S. Saint-Paul, G. Werner Sinn, H. Sturm, J. Vives, X
Occasional paper. OP 07/17
May, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

Supermodularity and Supermodular Games
Vives, X.
Occasional paper.OP 07/18
May, 2007

El buen gobierno de las empresas públicas
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP-07-12
February, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

Information sharing: Economics and antitrust
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP-07-11
January, 2007

2006

Information sharing among firms
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP-07-3  
October, 2006 
Summary in IESE Insight

Fusiones y política de defensa de la competencia en Europa  
Vives, X.; Calmfors, L.; Corsetti, G.; Honkapohja, S.
Occasional paper. OP-07-5  
October, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

La piratería en España: el caso de la industria musical y del cine
Gil, R.
Occasional paper. OP-07-1
September, 2006

Banking and Regulation in Emerging Markets: The Role of External Discipline
Vives, X.
Occasional paper. OP-06-15
July, 2006

Un enfoque económico del artículo 82
Gual, J. and others
Occasional paper: OP-06-14
Report by the Economic Advisory Group for Competition Policy (EAGCP) for the European Community. July, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

El reto de la competencia en el sector eléctrico
Vives, X.
Occasional paper: OP-06-13
July, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

2005

¿Puede Europa competir con el gigante americano? La importancia del mercado interior
Gual, J.
Occasional paper nº 05/9
February, 2005
Summary in IESE Insight

Instituciones para la defensa de la competencia en España: Organización, medios y eficiencia
Gual, J.
Occasional paper nº 05/6
Published in "La modernización del Derecho de la Competencia en España y la Unión Europea" (editors Martínez Lage and Petitbó), pages 367-378, Fundación Rafael del Pino, Madrid, 2005.

2004

Las relaciones ciencia-industria en España y en Cataluña
Tabares, E. Cassiman, B.
Occasional paper: OP-04-10
March, 2004

2008

Report Foreign Direct Investment in Catalonia  (PDF, 3060 Kb) (in Catalan)
Report edited by SP-SP Research Center
Torrens, Ll. and Raluy, M.
October 2008
Summary in IESE Insight

2007

Report on the European Economy 2007
Report edited by CESifo
Vives, X. and others
May, 2007
Summary in IESE Insight

2006

Report on the European Economy 2006
Report edited by CESifo
Vives, X. and others
March, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

Vertical industrial policy in the UE: an empirical analysis of the effectiveness of state aid
Gual, J., Jódar, S., Bulach, M. In collaboration with the European Investment Bank.
January, 2006.

Creating an Innovative Europe  (PDF, 1084 Kb)
Subirà, A. and others. In collaboration with the European Union.
January, 2006

2005

An Economic Aproach to Article 82  (PDF, 275 Kb)
Gual, J. and others
Report by the Economic Advisory Group for Competition Policy (EAGCP) for the European Community. July, 2005

Integration of European Banking: The Way Forward
Monitoring European Deregulation 3
Berglöf, E. (Stockholm School of Economics), Fulghieri, P. (University of Carolina), Gual, J. (IESE), Mayer, C. (Saïd Business School), Pita Barros, P.L. (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Vives, X. (INSEAD) Published by the Center for Economic Policy Research & Fundación BBVA
March, 2005

El riesgo de deslocalización industrial en España ante la ampliación de la Unión Europea
Gual, J., Torrens, L.
Study 22
February, 2005
Summary in IESE Insight

La competitivitat de la indústria catalana
Gual, J., Torrens, L.
Study 21
February, 2005

Pensiones y ahorro a largo plazo: un viejo problema en busca de nuevas soluciones.
Herce, J.A., García, E., Fernández, C., Pangusión, S.
FEDEA
2005

2008

Information and Learning in Markets: The Impact of Market Microstructure
Vives, X.
Princeton University Press
Summary in IESE Insight

2007

Una política para la competitividad
Subirà, A., Gurguí, A., Galmés, V.
Antoni Bosch Editor
Read abstract  (PDF, 34 Kb)   (in spanish)
See news  (PDF, 93 Kb) (in spanish)

2006

Mergers and Acquisitions
Edited by Edward Elgar Publishing
Cassiman, B. y Colombo, Massimo G.
July, 2006
Summary in IESE Insight

2005

Los accionistas y el gobierno de la empresa
Ricart, J.E.; Álvarez, J.L. and Gifra, J.
Ediciones Deusto
November, 2005

La modernización del Derecho de la Competencia en España y la Unión Europea
Edited by Mr. Martínez Lage and Amadeo Petitbó, in collaboration with Fundación Rafael del Pino.
Chapter of the book “Instituciones para la defensa de la competencia en España: organización, medios y eficiencia” (pp. 367-378). by Gual, J.
Madrid, 2005.

2004

Building a Dynamic Europe. Key policy debates
Edited by: Jordi Gual
Contributers: G. Roland, F. Giavazzi, A. Lindbeck, D. Newbery, J. Gual
Published by: Cambridge University Press
January, 2004
Summary in IESE Insight

Entorno socio-económico de los sistemas de salud.
Capítulo del libro "La gestión de las instituciones del sector salud", de J. Ribera, M. Rosenmöller y J.A. Gutiérrez
Mas, N., Pastor, A.
2004