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VICENTE ROYUELA
Full Professor of Applied Economics at University of Barcelona (Spain).
I am member of the Board of Directors of the AQR Research Grup and. I am Editor of Investigaciones Regionales / Journal of Regional Research, Editor of Springer's Series Footprints of Regional Science, and sit on the board of other scientific journals. I work in Regional Science and Urban Economics and I am involved in research programs, including Spanish, Italian, EU Horizon 2020 and OECD projects.
MY LATEST RESEARCH
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"The effect of labour-market differentials on interregional migration in Spain: a meta-regression analysis"
Maximiliano Álvarez, Vicente Royuela, Journal of Regional Science, 2022, FORTHCOMING
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"What drives the spatial wage premium in formal
and informal labor markets? The case of Ecuador"
Alessia Matano, Moisés Obaco, Vicente Royuela, Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60(4), pp. 823–847
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What drives migration moves to urban areas in Spain? Evidence from the Great Recession
Melguizo, C., Royuela, V.
Regional Studies, 2020, 54(12), pp. 1680–1693
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"Inequality and Employment Resilience: An Analysis of Spanish Municipalities during the Great Recession"
Geelhoedt, F, Royuela, V, Castells-Quintana, D.
International Regional Science Review, 2021, 44(1), 113-141
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Residents’ perception and economic impact of bullfighting: the case of Feria del Toro (Olivenza, Spain). Sánchez-Rivero, M., Royuela, V., Franco Solís, A. Current Issues in Tourism, 2021, forthcoming