PUBLICATIONS
Ritter, S., Royuela, V. (2026) The Geography of the Green Transition: Performance, Vulnerabilities and Opportunities. Papers in Regional Science. 105(3). 100150.
Malekzadeh, M., Väisänen, T., Panori, A., Royuela, V., & Järv, O. (2026). How regional characteristics drive various human mobility types across Europe. Nature Communications. 17. 6667.
Royuela, V., Panori, A. & López-Tamayo, J. (2026) The role of regional readiness for green and digital transitions in shaping attractiveness: a composite index approach. The Annals of Regional Science, 2026, 75, article number 54.
Castells-Quintana, D., Gradín, C., & Royuela, V. (2025). Concentration of income and human development: The role of the middle class. Oxford Economic Papers, 75(3), 703-723.
Herrera-Catalán, P., Chasco, C., Royuela, V. (2025) Prioritising Infrastructure Investments Based on Agglomeration Externalities: A Methodological Framework with Evidence from Peru, Papers in Regional Science, 104(4), 100104
Royuela, V.; Llorca, J.; Evans, C.; Diaz-Guilera, A.; Ramos, R.(2025) Fostering Interdisciplinarity and Collaboration: The Role of Challenge-Driven Research in European University Alliances through the CHARM-EU Experience. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 12, 479
Royuela, V.(2025) The existential challenge. Scienze Regionali. 2025(1), pp. 43–50
Fernandez-Urbano, R., & Royuela, V. (2024). How locus of control predicts subjective well-being and its inequality: The moderating role of social values. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25(8), 117.
Cuccu, L., Royuela, V., & Scicchitano, S. (2024). Navigating the precarious path: Understanding the dualisation of the Italian labour market through the lens of involuntary part-time employment. Papers in Regional Science, 103(6), 100061
Cuccu, L., Royuela, V. (2024) Just reallocated? Robots displacement, and job quality, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 62(4), pp. 705-731.
Royuela, V.; Belloni, C.M. (2024) Socioeconomic and territorial dynamics of bullfighting in contemporary Spain, Regional Science Policy & Practice, 16(7), 100077
López Tamayo, J., Ramos, R., Royuela, V. (2023) Wage flexibility and employment resilience in the Spanish labour market over the Great Recession, Regional Studies, 57(12), pp. 2443-2456.
Álvarez, M., Royuela, V. (2022) The effect of labour-market differentials on interregional migration in Spain: a meta-regression analysis, Journal of Regional Science. 62(4, pp. 913-937.
Castells-Quintana, D.; Royuela, V. (2021) Ciudades y desigualdad: una mirada a las Áreas Urbanas Funcionales españolas. In Información Comercial Española. Revista de Economía ICE. Number 920. https://doi.org/10.32796/ice.2021.920.7205
Sánchez-Rivero, M., Royuela, V., Franco Solís, A. (2021) Residents’ perception and economic impact of bullfighting: the case of Feria del Toro (Olivenza, Spain), Current Issues in Tourism, 24(21), 3057-3071.
Geelhoedt, F., Royuela, V., Castells-Quintana, D. (2021) "Inequality and Employment Resilience: An Analysis of Spanish Municipalities during the Great Recession" International Regional Science Review, 2021, 44(1), pp. 113–141
Ramos, R., Royuela, V. (2021) "Introduction to the Special Issue on “Territorial Resilience: Mitigation and Firms’ Adaptation”, International Regional Science Review, 44(1), pp. 3–9
Obaco, M., Royuela., V., Matano, A. (2021) "On the link between material deprivation and city size: Ecuador as a case study", Land Use Policy, 60(4), pp. 823–847
Melguizo, C. and Royuela, V. (2020) "What Drives Migration Moves towards Urban Areas in Spain? Evidence from the Great Recession", Regional Studies, 60(4), pp. 823–847
Castells-Quintana, D., Royuela, V., Veneri, P. (2020) "Inequality and city size: an analysis for OECD functional urban areas" Papers in Regional Science, 99(4), pp. 1045–1064
Matano, A.; Obaco, M.; Royuela, V. (2020) "What drives the spatial wage premium in formal and informal labour markets? The case of Ecuador", Journal of Regional Science, 54(12), pp. 1680–1693
Royuela, V (2020) "Construction of a Composite Index of European Identity", Social Indicators Research, 148(3), pp. 831-861.
Royuela, V.; López-Bazo, E. (2020) "Understanding the process of creating a European identity: The role of Cohesion Policy", Investigaciones Regionales, 46, 51-70.
Biagi, B.; Ladu, M.G.; Meleddu, M.; Royuela, V. (2020) "Tourism and the city: the impact on residents' quality of life", International Journal of Tourism Research. 22(2), pp. 168-181
Obaco, M., Royuela, V., & Xavier, V. (2020) "Identifying Functional Urban Areas in Ecuador Using a Varying Travel Time Approach". Geographical Analysis. 52(1), pp. 107-124
Royuela, V, Sánchez-Díaz, JP, Romani, J (2019) “Migration effects on living standards of the left behind. The case of overcrowding levels in Ecuadorian households”, Habitat International, 93,102030
López-Bazo, E.; Royuela, V. (2019) "Citizens' perception of the Cohesion Policy and support for the European Union, Regional Science Policy and Practice. 11(4), pp 733-749.
Castells‐Quintana, D.; Royuela, V.; Thiel, F. (2019) "Inequality and sustainable development: Insights from an analysis of the human development index. Sustainable Development, 27(3), pp. 448-460.
Royuela, V.; Gásquez, R. (2019) "On the Influence of Foreign Players on the Success of Football Clubs". Journal of Sports Economics, 20(5), pp. 718-741 .
Royuela, V.; Veneri, P.; Ramos, R. (2019) "The short-run relationship between inequality and growth: Evidence from OECD regions during the great recession". Regional Studies, 53(4), 574-586.
Royuela, V. & Ordoñez, J (2018) “Internal migration in a developing country: A panel data analysis of Ecuador (1982-2010)”, Papers in Regional Science, 97(2), 345-367.
Castells-Quintana, D & Royuela, V. (2018) "Spatially blind policies? Analysing agglomeration economies and European Investment Bank funding in European neighbouring countries”, The Annals of Regional Science, 60(3), 569–589
Royuela, V.; Castells-Quintana, D.; Melguizo, C. (2017) "Las ciudades españolas tras la Gran Recesión:Una mirada a la población, el empleo y los precios de la vivienda". Papeles de Economía Española. Volume 153, 23-33.
López-Bazo, E.; Moreno, R.; Royuela, V.; Suriñach, J. (2017) Evaluation of the cohesion policy operational program 2007-2013. The case of Extremadura. Investigaciones Regionales. 38, 183-203.
M.S. Gómez-Salcedo and L.A. Galvis-Aponte & Royuela, V. (2017) “Quality of Work Life in Colombia: A Multidimensional Fuzzy Indicator”, Social Indicators Research, 130(3), 911–936.
Castells-Quintana, D & Royuela, V. (2017) “Tracking positive and negative effects of inequality on long-run growth”, Empirical Economics, 53(4), 1349-1378.
Biagi, B., Ladu, M.G., Royuela, V. (2017) “Human Development and Tourism Specialization. Evidence from a Panel of Developed and Developing Countries” International Journal of Tourism Research, 19(2) 160-178.
Kourtit, K., Royuela, V., Ponce-Dentinho, T., Nijkamp, P.(2016) “Envisioning experiments on regional science frontiers”, Investigaciones Regionales, 36, 35-61.
Gásquez, R. & Royuela, V. (2016) “The Determinants of International Football Success: A Panel Data Analysis of the Elo Rating”, Social Science Quarterly, 97(2), 125-141.
Castells-Quintana, D., Ramos, R., Royuela, V. (2015) “Income Inequality in European Regions: Recent trends and determinants”, Review of Regional Research, 35, 123-146.
D. Castells & V. Royuela (2015) "Are increasing urbanisation and inequalities symptoms of growth?" Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 8(3), 291–308.
V. Royuela (2015) "The role of urbanisation on international migrations. A case study of EU and ENP countries" International Journal of Manpower, 36(4), 469-490.
V. Royuela & G.A. García (2015) "Economic and Social Convergence in Colombia" Regional Studies, 49(2), pp 219-239
R. Ramos & V. Royuela (2014) "Inequality in European Regions" in K. Wennberg, and G. Ehrling, (eds), Inclusive Growth in Europe, European Liberal Forum, ISBN 978-91-979041-6-2
D. Castells-Quintana & V. Royuela (2014) "Agglomeration, Inequality and Economic Growth" The Annals of Regional Science, 52(2), pp. 343-366
R. Gásquez & V. Royuela (2014) "Is football an indicator of development at the international level" Social Indicators Research, 117(3), pp. 827-848
V. Royuela & D. Castells-Quintana (2014) "International migrations and urbanisation: 1960-2010" International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 13, pp. 150-169
V. Royuela & J. Suriñach (2013) "Quality of Work and aggregate productivity" Social Indicators Research, 113(1), pp. 37-66
J. López-Tamayo, V. Royuela, J. Suriñach (2013) "Building a quality in work index in Spain " in Sirgy, J., Phillips, R. and Rahtz, D. Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VI, Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-6500-9
V. Royuela & J.C. Duque (2013) "Housi: A heuristic for the delimitation of housing submarkets and price homogeneous areas"
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 37 (1) , pp. 59-69 (2013)
D. Castells, V. Royuela (2012) "Unemployment and Long-run Economic Growth: The role of Income Inequality and Urbanization"
Investigaciones Regionales, (24) 153-173
J.C. Duque, V. Royuela, M. Noreña (2012) "A stepwise procedure to determinate a suitable scale for the spatial delimitation of urban slums", in Esteban Fernández and Fernando Rubiera, D. Defining the spatial scale in modern regional analysis: new challenges from data at the local level, Springer, 237-254 ISBN 978-3-642-31994-8
V. Royuela (2012) "Regional Science trends through the analysis of the main facts of the 51st ERSA Conference", Investigaciones Regionales, (24) 13-39
V. Royuela (2011) "Modelling quality of life and population growth. The case of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area" Spatial Economic Analysis, 6, 83-109. (2011)
Juan Carlos Duque; Raúl Ramos; Vicente Royuela (2011) "Research networks and scientific production in Economics: The recent Spanish Experience", Ecos de Economía, 31, 121-132.
V. Royuela, M. Sanchís-i-Marco (2010) "La reforma de la contratación en el mercado de trabajo: entre la flexibilidad y la seguridad", Papeles de Economía Española, 124, 109-127.
A. Faggian, V. Royuela (2010) "Migration Flows and Quality of Life in a Metropolitan Area: the Case of Barcelona-Spain" Applied Research in Quality of Life, 5(3), 241-259.
V. Royuela, R. Moreno, E. Vayá. (2010) "The influence of quality of life on urban growth. A case study of Barcelona" Regional Studies, 44(5), 551-567.