Publications

Articles in Journals with anonymous evaluation (only JCR journals)  (48 articles)

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., González, F., Picazo-Tadeo, A. “Contract renewal in urban water services, incumbent advantage and market concentration”, Public Administration Review, Forthcoming.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Reeves, E. “Are We There Yet? Understanding the Implementation of Re-municipalization Decisions and their Duration”, Public Management Review, Forthcoming.

• Borsati, M., Albalate, D., (2020) “On the modal shift from motorway to high-speed rail : evidence from Italy, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 137,  145-164.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Geddes, R. (2020)  “Do Public-Private Partnership enabling laws increase private investment in transportation infrastructure”, The Journal of Law and Economics. 63(1), 43-70.

• Albalate, D., Gragera, A. (2020) “The impact of curbside parking regulations on car ownership”, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 81, 103518.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., “Politicians, bureaucrats and the public–private choice in public service delivery: Anybody there pushing for remunicipalization?” Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Forthcoming.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G. (2020) “Do government formation deadlocks really damage economic growth? Evidence from history’s longest period of government formation impasse”, Governance  33(1), 155-171.

• Albalate, D., Fageda, X. (2019)  “Congestion, road safety and the effectiveness of public policies in urban areas”, Sustainability, 11, 5092, 1-21.

• Albalate, D., Rosell, J. (2019) “On the efficiency of toll motorway companies in Spain”, Research in Transportation Economics, 76, 100747.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Gragera, A. (2019) “Politics, Risk, and White Elephants in Infrastructure Partnerships”, Utilities Policy 58, 158-165..

• Albalate, D., Bel-Piñana, P (2019) “The effects of Public Private Partnerships on road safety outcomes”, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 128, 53-64

• Beria, P., Albalate, D., Bel, G., Grimaldi, R. (2018) “Delusions of success: Costs and demand of High-Speed Rail in Italy and Spain”, Transport Policy, 68, 63-79

• Jiménez, J.L., Albalate, D. (2018) “Transparency and Local Government Corruption: What does lack of transparency hide”, European Journal of Government and Economics, 7(2), 106-122.

• Albalate, D., Gragera, A. (2018) “Empirical evidence on imperfect information in the parking market”, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 52(3), 322-342.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., González, F, Picazo-Tadeo, A., (2017)  “Weakening political connections by means of regulatory reform: Evidence from contracting out water services in Spain”, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 52(2), 211-235.

• Albalate, D., Gragera, A. (2017) “The determinants of garage prices and their interaction with curbside regulation”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 101, 86-97.

• Albalate, D., Campos, J., Jimenez, J.L (2017) . “Does the high-speed rail increase local visitors?”, Annals of Tourism Research, 65, 71-82.

• Albalate. D., Yarygina, A. (2017) “Road safety determinants: Do Institutions Matter?” International Journal of Transport Economics, 34(2), 315-348.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G. Geddes, R. (2017) “How much vertical integration? Contractual Choice and Public-Private Partnerships in the United States”, Review of Industrial Organization, 51, 25-42.

• Albalate, D., Fageda, X. (2016) “High-tech employment and transportation: Evidence from the European regions”, Regional Studies, 50(9), 1564-1578.

• Albalate, D., Fageda, X. (2016) “High-Speed rail and tourism: Empirical evidence from Spain”. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 85, 174-185.

• Gragera, A., Albalate, D. (2016) “The impact of curbside parking regulation on garage demand”, Transport Policy , 47, 160-168 .

• Albalate, D., Bel-Piñana, P. (2016)  “Winners and Losers in Toll Motorway Renegotiations: an empirical evaluation of the Spanish Pioneers”, Public Money & Management, 36(5), 365-372.

• Albalate, D., Perdiguero, J. (2015) “Entry Regulation Asymmetries and Gasoline Competition in a Mixed Motorway Network”, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 49(4), 603–625.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Fageda, X. (2015) “When supply travels far beyond demand: Causes of oversupply in Spain’s transport infrastructure”, Transport Policy, 41, 80-89.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G. & Fageda, X. (2015) “Competition and cooperation of High-Speed rail and Air Transportation services in Europe”, Journal of Transport Geography, 42, 166-174.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G, Bel-Piñana, P., Geddes, R. (2015)  “Risk mitigation and sharing in motorway PPPs: A comparative policy analysis of alternative approaches”, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 17(5), 481-501.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Bel-Piñana, P. (2015) “Tropezando dos veces con la misma piedra: Quiebra de Autopistas de peaje y costes para contribuyentes y usuarios”, Revista de Economía Aplicada, 67(23), 131-152.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Geddes, R.(2015) “The determinants of contractual choice for private involvement in infrastructure projects”, Public Money and Management, 35(1), 87-94.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Fageda, X.(2014)“Beyond pure public and pure private management models: Partial privatization in the European Airport Industry “, International Public Management Journal, 17(3), 308-327.

• Albalate, D., Fernández, L. & Yarygina, A. (2013) “The road against fatalities: Infrastructure spending vs Regulation? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 59, 227-239.

• Albalate, D., G. Bel & Geddes, R. (2013) “Recovery risk and labor cost in public-private-partnerships: contractual choice in the US water industry”, Local Government Studies, 39(3), 332-351.

• Albalate, D. (2013) “The institutional, economic and social determinants of Local Government Transparency”, Journal of Economic Policy Reform 16(1), 90-107.

• Albalate, D., G. Bel & X. Fageda, (2012) “Beyond the efficiency-equity dilemma: Centralization as a determinant of government investment in infrastructure”, Papers in Regional Science, 91(3), 599-615.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G. & Fageda, X. (2012)  “Joint versus Single Management of Large Transport Infrastructures”,  Ocean & Coastal Management 71, 163-169.

• Albalate, D. & G. Be (2012) “High Speed Rail: Lessos for Policy Makers from experiences abroad”, Public Administration Review 72(3), 336-349.

• Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2012) “Motorways, tolls, and road safety: Evidence from Europe“, SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 3(4), 457-473.

• Albalate, D., G. Bel & Elías, F. (2012)”Institutional determinants of military spending” Journal of Comparative Economics 40(2), 279-290.

• Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2012) “Speed Limit Laws in America: the role of geography, mobility and ideology”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46(2), 337-347.

• Albalate, D., G. Bel & J. Calzada (2012) “Governance and regulation of urban bus transportation: Using partial privatization to get the best of both worlds”, Regulation & Governance 6(1), 83-100.

• Albalate, D. (2011) “Shifting death to their alternatives: The case of Toll Motorways”, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 45(3), 453-479.

• Albalate, D. & G. Bel (2011) “Cuando la Economía no importa: Auge y esplendor de la alta velocidad en España”, Revista de Economía Aplicada 19(55), 171-190.

• Albalate, D. & L. Fernández-Villadangos (2010) “Motorcycle Injury Severity in Barcelona: The Role of Vehicle Type and Congestion”, Traffic Injury Prevention 11(6), 623-631.

• Albalate, D. & G. Bel (2010)“What shapes Local Public Transportation in Europe? Economics, Mobility, Institutions and Geography”, Transportation Research Part E 46, 775-790.

• Albalate, D. & G. Bel (2010) “Tourism and urban public transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints”, Tourism Management 31, 425-433.

• Albalate, D.& G. Bel (2009) “What Local Policy Makers Should Know about Urban Road Charging: Lessons from Worldwide Experiences”, Public Administration Review 69(5), pp. 962-974 . (MOSHER AWARD)

• Albalate, D., Bel, G. & X. Fageda (2009) “Privatization and Regulatory Reform of Toll Motorways in Europe”, Governance 22(2), 295-318.

• Albalate, D., & G. Bel (2009) “Regulating Concessions of Toll Motorways: An Empirical Study on Fixed vs. Variable Term Contracts”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 43(2), pp. 219-229.

• Albalate, D. (2008) “Lowering Blood Alcohol Content Levels to Save Lives: The European Experience”,Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(1), pp. 20-39.

Other articles in English (Peer-reviewed)

• Albalate, D. (2017) “Traffic fines for road safety programs. Can they help?”, Securitas Vialis 18, 70-84.

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Fageda, X. & Geddes, R. (2016) “The desired and undesired effects of infrastructure and transport policy reforms: An introduction”, Case Studies in Transport Policy, 4(2), 168-169.

• Albalate, D. (2012)“Social Preferences and Policy Centralisation: The Case of US Speed Limits”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy 15(1), Article 2.