UB Prof. Dr. Daniel Albalate del Sol
Dep. of Economic Policy
Av. Diagonal, 690  08034 Barcelona
Tel: 34.93.4021945   Fax: 34.93.4024573    E-mail: albalate@ub.edu


                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                 Curriculum Vitae      Co-Authors: Germŕ Bel, Xavier Fageda.

My Blog---My City---My Team.
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).

Current Position: Lecturer in Economics at University of Barcelona.

Research interests

Privatization and Regulation, Public Policy Evaluation, Political Economy, Infrastructure and Transportation.

News

The article "Lowering Blood Alcohol Content Levels to Save Lives: The European Experience" has been selected and included in the book Social Experimentation, Program Evaluation, and Public Policy (Maureen Pirog, ed.). This book is a collection of some of the best articles on social experimentation and program evaluation that have appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). Publication date: December 2008 (USA).

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in journals with anonymous evaluation (JCR)

Albalate, D.& Bel, G."What Local Policy Makers Should Know about Urban Road Charging: Lessons from Worldwide Experiences", Public Administration Review (forthcoming).

Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2009) "Tourism and urban public transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints", Tourism Management, doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2009.04.011

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

Albalate, D., & Bel, G. (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

Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2008) "Infraestructuras en Catalunya: Panorámica y Oportunidades", Boletín Económico de Información Comercial Española 2952, pp. 61-72.

Chapters in books

Albalate, D. (2008) "La eficacia de las políticas contra la siniestralidad vial. El caso de la regulación del límite de alcohol en sangre", in Anuario de la Movilidad RACC 2007, Fundación RACC, Barcelona, forthcoming.

Albalate, D. & Fageda, X. (2007) "Carreteras de gran capacidad: Regulación de precios y contratos de concesión", in Anuario de la Movilidad RACC 2006, Fundación RACC, Barcelona.

Working papers

Albalate, D. & Fernández-Villadangos, L. (2009) "Exploring Determinants of Motorbike Accident Severity in Large Cities: The Case of Barcelona" XREAP Working Papers 02/2009, Xarxa de referència en economia aplicada, Barcelona.

Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2008) "Tourism and Urban Transport: Holding Demand Pressure under Supply Constraints" XREAP Working Papers 14/2008. Xarxa de referència en economia aplicada, Barcelona.

Albalate, D. & Bel, G. (2008) "Motorways, tolls, and road safety: Evidence from European panel data", Research Institute of Applied Economics Working Papers 2/2008. Universitat de Barcelona. (This is not the last version of the paper, please ask the authors for latest version).

Albalate, D. & G. Bel (2008) "Shaping urban traffic through congestion charging: What factors drive success or failure?" Research Institute of Applied Economics Working Papers 1/2008. Universitat de Barcelona.

Albalate, D. (2007) "Shifting death to their alternatives: the case of toll motorways" XREAP Working Papers 09/2007. Xarxa de referència en economia aplicada, Barcelona. (This is not the last version of the paper, please ask the author for latest version).

Work in progress

The Raise and Fall of the Spanish Democracy in 1930's: The Political Economy Explanation (with David López-Rodríguez).

Factors Explaining Urban Public Transport Demand and Supply in Large European Cities (with Germà Bel).

How to Promote Road Safety? Investment vs. Regulation in Spain (with Laura Fernández-Villadangos).

Traffic Fines, Criminal Behavior and Motorcycle Accidents: Are Police Tickets Good Victim Predictors? (with Laura Fernández-Villadangos).

The Political Economy of the Regulatory Design of Public-Private-Partnerships in United States (with Germà Bel and Rick Geddes).

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