Prof. Dr. Xavier Fageda Dep. of Economic Policy Av. Diagonal, 690  08034Barcelona Tel: 34.93.4039721   Fax: 34.93.4024573    E-mail:xfageda@ub.edu

                                                                                                                                                                
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Barcelona, 1975. B.A. in Economics at The University of Barcelona (1998), Msc in Economics at The University of Warwick (2002), and Ph.D. in Economics at The University of Barcelona (2004). Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona. Research interests Public Sector Reform, Privatization, Competition, Transportation and Infrastructures

Papers published in JCR Journals

• Albalate, D., Bel, G., Fageda, X. (2009) Privatization and regulatory reform of toll motorways in Europe, Governance, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. & Fageda,X.(2009), Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis, Public Choice, forthcoming.
• Fageda, X., Fernández-Villadangos, L. (2009) Triggering competition in the Spanish airline market: the role of airport capacity and low cost carriers, Journal of Air Transport Management, forthcoming.
• Bel, G. & X. Fageda (2009), Preventing competition because of "solidarity": Rhetoric and reality of airport investments in Spain, Applied Economics, forthcoming
• Fageda, X. (2008), Infrastructure dominance in short-haul air transport markets, Revista de Economía Aplicada, forthcoming
• 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), 45-66.
• Bel, G, & X. Fageda (2007), Why do local governments privatize local services? A survey of empirical studies, Local Government Studies, 33 (4), 517-534.
• Fageda, X. (2006), Measuring conduct and cost parameters in the Spanish airline market, Review of Industrial Organization, 28 (4), 379-399.

Papers submitted to JCR Journals

• Bilotkach, V., Fageda, X., Flores-Fillol, R. Scheduled service versus personal transportation: The role of distance
• Bel, G. & Fageda, X. Privatization and competition in the delivery of local services: An empirical examination of the dual market hypothesis
• Bel, G., Fageda, X., Warner, M. What happened to costs savings from privatization? A meta-regression analysis for solid waste and water services
• Bel, G., Fageda, X., Intercontinental fligths from European airports: Towards hub concentration or not?
• Bel, G., Dijkgraaf, E., Fageda, X., Gradus, R. Similar problems, different solutions: Comparing refuse collection in the Netherlands and Spain
• Bel, G. & Fageda,X. Choosing hybrid organizations for local services delivery: An empirical analysis of partial privatization

Other selected publications

• Bel, G., & X. Fageda (2008), La reforma del modelo de financiación y gestión de los aeropuertos en España: Lecciones de la experiencia internacional Revista Econòmica de Catalunya, forthcoming.
  
• Bel, G. & Fageda, X. (2007), Implicacions de la gestió centralitzada dels aeroports a Espanya, Revista Econòmica de Catalunya, 55, 32-44.
  
• Bel, G. & Fageda, X. (2007),Between privatization and intermunicipal cooperation: Small municipalities, scale economies and transaction costs, Urban Public Economics Review, 6, 13-31.
  
• Bel, G., Calzada, J. & Fageda, X. (2006) Liberalización y competencia en España. ¿ Dónde estamos?, Información Comercial Española, 0 (829), 123-144
  
• Bel, G., & X. Fageda (2007), Aeroports i Poder, Edicions 62.
  
• Bel, G., & X. Fageda (2007), Airport management and airline competition in OECD countries in Fichert, F.,Haucap, J. and K. Rommel (eds.), Competition Policy in Network Industry. LIT-Verlag, 81-98
• Bel, G. y X. Fageda (2005), Is a mixed funding model for the highway network sustainable over time? The Spanish Case in Ragazzi, G and W. Rothengatter (eds.), Procurement and Financing of Motorways in Europe. Elsevier, 195-211.

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