Prof. Dr. Daniel Albalate del Sol Dep. of Economic Policy Av. Diagonal, 690  08034 Barcelona Tel: 34.93.4031131   Fax: 34.93.4024573    E-mail: albalate@ub.edu

                                                                                   
Articles in the Media    

About me Born in Barcelona, 1980. B.A. in Economics at University of Barcelona (2003), Msc in Economics at University College London (2006) and Ph.D. in Economics at University of Barcelona (2008). Visiting scholar at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2007) and at The Ohio State University (2009). Has received the "William E. and Frederick C. Mosher Award" tothe best 2009 academic article by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Has been selected as finalist of the 2011 Young Researcher Award of the International Transport Forum (OEDC). Has received the Joan Sardà Dexeus award to the best book in economics presented by the Association of Catalan Economists (Collective book). Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Barcelona. Research interests Privatization and Regulation, Public Policy Formation and Evaluation, Infrastructure and Transportation. Curriculum Vitae

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in journals with anonymous evaluation (JCR)

• Albalate, D., G. Bel & Elías, F. "Institutional determinants of military spending" Journal of Comparative Economics, (forthcoming).
• Albalate, D., G. Bel & X. Fageda, "Beyond the efficiency-equity dilemma: Centralization as a determinant of government investment in infrastructure", Papers in Regional Science,( forthcoming).
• Albalate, D., G. Bel & J. Calzada, "Governance and regulation of urban bus transportation: Using partial privatization to get the best of both worlds", Regulation & Governance, (forthcoming).
• Albalate, D. & Bel, G. "Motorways, tolls, and road safety: Evidence from Europe", SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association (forthcoming)
• Albalate, D. & Bel, G. "Transport Policy and Speed Limit Laws: the role of geography, mobility and ideology", Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (forthcoming)
• Albalate, D. & G. Bel "High Speed Rail: Lessos for Policy Makers from experiences abroad", Public Administration Review, (forthcoming).
• 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.

Working papers

• Albalate, D. & Sort, M.L. (2011) "La liberalización del ferrocarril de mercancías en Europa: ¿Éxito o fracaso?", Documento de Trabajo Funcas 592/2011.
• Albalate, D. (2009)"Social preferences and transport policy: The case of US speed limits". Research Institute of Applied Economics Working Papers 26/2009.

WORK IN PROGRESS

• Market Power and Contract Duration in Defense Procurement (with Trevor Brown and Young Woon Kim) (Preliminary title)
• Entry Regulation Asymmetries and Gasoline Competition in a Mixed Motorway Network (with Jordi Perdiguero)
  
• How to Promote Road Safety? Investment vs. Regulation in Spain (with Laura Fernández-Villadangos)
• The Political Economy of the Regulatory Design of Public-Private-Partnerships in United States (with Germà Bel and Rick Geddes).

Co-Authors:

Germà Bel, Trevor Brown, Joan Calzada, Xavier Fageda, Rick Geddes, Jordi Perdiguero.

TEACHING:

Undergraduate courses

• Public Sector Economics. University of Barcelona
• Transport Infrastructure Policy. University of Barcelona.

Graduate courses

• Public policy analysis and evaluation. MA in Economícs (Ph.D program), University of Barcelona.

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