Prof. Dr. Germà Bel i Queralt Dep. de Política Econòmica Av. Diagonal, 690  08034Barcelona Tel: 34.93.4021946   Fax: 34.93.4024573    E-mail: gbel@ub.edu

Les Cases d'Alcanar (Terres de l'Ebre, 1963). Llicenciat en Economia per la U. de Barcelona (1986), Màster en Economia per The University of Chicago (1988), i Doctor en Economia per la U. de Barcelona (1993). Catedràtic d'Universitat. Professor visistant a Cornell University a l'any académic 2004-05.  Investigador visitant a Harvard University (KSG) durant 2005-06 Temes de recerca : Economia Política, Reforma Sector Públic, Privatització, Regulació, Transports e Infrastructures

Articles publicats recentment (a revistes JCR)

• Bel, G., "Against the mainstream: Nazi privatization in 1930's Germany", Economic History Review, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. & J. Calzada, "Privatization and Universal Service Obligations", Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. & M. Warner, "Managing Competition in City Services: The Case of Barcelona", Journal of Urban Affairs, forthcoming.
• Albalate, D. & G. Bel., "Regulating concessions of toll motorways: an empirical study on fixed vs. variable term contracts", Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, forthcoming.
• G. Bel. & X. Fageda, "Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis", Public Choice, forthcoming.
• G. Bel., "How to compete for a place in the World with a hand tied behind your back: The case of air transport services in Girona", Tourism Management, forthcoming.
• Albalate, D, G. Bel & X. Fageda, "Privatization and Regulatory Reform of Toll Motorways in Europe", Governance, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. i J. Foote, "Tolls, terms, and public interest in road concessions privatization: A comparative analysis of recent transactions in the US and France", Transport Reviews, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. i M. Warner (2008), "Does privatization of solid waste and water services reduce costs? A review of empirical studies", Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 52(12), 1337-1348.
• Bel, G. & X. Fageda (2008), "Getting there fast: Globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters", Journal of Economic Geography, 8 (4), 471-495.
• Bel, G. & X. Fageda (2008), "Reforming the local public sector: Economics and politics in privatization of water and solid waste", Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 11 (1), 45-65.
• Bel, G, & X. Fageda, Preventing competition because of solidarity: Rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain, Applied Economics , forthcoming
• Warner, M. & Bel, G. (2008), Competition or monopoly? Comparing privatization of local public services in the US and Spanish, Public Administration, 86 (3), 723-735.
• Bel, G. & M. Warner (2008), Challenging issues in local privatization, Government & Policy, 26 (1), 104-109.
• G. Bel & X. Fageda (2007), Why do local governments privatize public services? A survey of empirical studies, Local Government Studies, 33(4), 517 - 534
• Bel, G. & R. Hebdon & M. Warner (2007), Local government reform: privatization and its alternatives, Local Government Studies, 33(4), 507 - 515
• G. Bel, J. Calzada & R. Insa (2007), Access pricing to a digital broadcasting platform, Journal of Media Economics, 20(1),29-53
• G. Bel.(2006), The coining of `privatization´and Germany's National Socialist Party, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20(3), 187-194
• G. Bel.(2006), Gasto municipal por el servicio de residuos sólidos urbanos, Revista de Economía Aplicada, 14 (41), 5-32
• G. Bel. & A. Costas(2006), Do Public Sector Reforms get Rusty? Local privatization in Spain, Journal of Policy Reform, 9(1), 1-24
• G. Bel. & F.Trillas (2005), Privatization, Corporate Control and Regulatory Reform: The case of Telefonica, Telecommunications Policy, 29(1),25-51

Curriculum Vitae
Treballs en curs
Publicacions recents a revistes amb Avaluació Anònima
Altres articles acadèmics recents sobre temes controvertits
Llibres (autor o editor) seleccionats recents
Articles de prensa diaria

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