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<\/i><\/a> Germ\u00e0 Bel<\/h2>\n
FULL PROFESSOR (CATEDR\u00c0TIC)<\/h5>\n
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Research interests: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Public sector reform, privatization & regulation, infrastructure and transportation, local public services, environmental policy<\/p>\n

Recent publications (peer reviewed, JCR), since 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bel, G., P. Espaillat & M. Esteve. forthcoming. The Performance of Performance-Based Contracting in Public Outsourcing: A Meta-regression analysis. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory<\/em>, forthcoming.<\/p>\n

Bel, G. & J. B\u00fchler. forthcoming. Privatisation and Remunicipalisation of urban water in Catalonia: between monopolisation, state and the commons. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society<\/em>. forthcoming<\/p>\n

Espaillat, P., J. M. Batista, G. Bel & M. Esteve. forthcoming. Administrative Burden in public contracting: are bidders looking away? Public Management Review<\/em>, forthcoming doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2025.2591752<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G., J. B\u00fchler, & E. Pano. forthcoming. Community-based outcomes of interlocal cooperation in social services. Public Management Review<\/em>, forthcoming doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2025.2533366<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G., E. Pano & M. Seb\u0151. forthcoming. Joining Forces or Going Solo? The Political and Economic Dynamics of Intermunicipal Cooperation. Journal of Public Policy<\/em>, doi.org\/10.1017\/S0143814X25100718<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Elston, T., G. Bel & H. Wang. 2025. The Effect of Inter-Municipal Cooperation on Social Assistance Programs: Evidence from Housing Allowances in England. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management <\/em>44(3), 1060-1088. doi.org\/10.1002\/pam.22664<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & J. B\u00fchler. 2025. The Effect of Door-to-Door on Separate Collection of Plastic Packaging: Evidence from Catalonia. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies <\/em>27, 377-403. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10018-024-00428-x<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & T. Elston. 2024. Disentangling the separate and combined effects of privatization and cooperation on local government service delivery. Public Administration<\/em> 102(4), 1624-1646. doi.org\/10.1111\/padm.12992<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, F. Mazaira-Font & X. Ros-Oton. 2024. Paying for Protection: Bilateral Trade with an Alliance Leader and Defense Spending of Minor Partners. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization<\/em> 223, 234-247. \u00a0doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jebo.2024.05.012<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, F. Gonz\u00e1lez-G\u00f3mez, J.C. Hern\u00e1ndez-Guti\u00e9rrez & A. Picazo-Tadeo. 2024. Changing prices after the reform of local public services: privatization versus remunicipalization. Journal of Regulatory Economics<\/em>. 65(1-3), 1-26. doi.org\/10.1007\/s11149-024-09472-7\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Casula. 2024. Re-organizing the service-delivery machine in a \u201cpost-NPM\u201d era: A shopping-basket approach? Public Management Review <\/em>26(9), 2561-2585. doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2024.2315569<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G., T. Elston, M. Esteve, & O.H. Petersen. 2024. Local government reform beyond privatization and amalgamation: Advances in the analysis of inter-municipal cooperation. Journal of Economic Policy Reform<\/em> 27(2), 125-139.\u00a0 doi.org\/10.1080\/17487870.2024.2341657<\/a><\/p>\n

Seb\u0151, M. & G. Bel. 2024. E-Government and provision of public services: Economic, social, and political determinants of citizen complaints. International Public Management Journal <\/em>27(4), 659-679. doi.org\/10.1080\/10967494.2023.2273343<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & E. Reeves. 2024. Extent and dynamics of the remunicipalisation of public services. Local Government Studies<\/em> 50(4), 663-676. doi.org\/10.1080\/03003930.2024.2331561<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & T. Elston. 2024. When the time is right: Testing for dynamic effects in collaborative performance. Public Management Review<\/em> 26(12), 3429-3455 doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2023.2214784<\/a><\/p>\n

Elston, T. M. Rackwitz & G. Bel. 2024. Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of inter-municipal collaborations International Public Management Journal <\/em>27(4), 583-608 doi.org\/10.1080\/10967494.2023.2271468<\/a><\/p>\n

Hansen, G.E., G. Bel & O.H. Petersen. 2023. The unequal distribution of consequences of contracting out: Female, low-skilled, and young workers pay the highest price. <\/span>Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory <\/em>33(3), 434-452. \u00a0<\/span>doi.org\/10.1093\/jopart\/muac041<\/a><\/p>\n

Elston, T., G. Bel & H. Wang. 2003. If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it: When\u00a0collaborative public management becomes collaborative excess. Public Administration Review<\/em> 83(6), 1737-1760 doi.org\/10.1111\/puar.13708<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, G. & F.A. Mazaira-Font. 2023. Dynamics of intergroup conflict and attitudes towards outgroup members: Evidence from terrorist and secession conflicts. Politics, Groups and Identities<\/em>. 11(4), 834-853. doi.org\/10.1080\/21565503.2022.2051570<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & J. Rosell. 2023. An evaluation of optimal scale and jurisdiction size to improve efficiency in metropolitan bus systems. Research in Transportation Business & Management<\/em>. 46, 100822. \u00a0doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rtbm.2022.100822<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & J. Teixid\u00f3. 2023. The influence of population aging on global climate policy. Population and Environment <\/em>45(3), 13. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11111-023-00425-4<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G., I. Bischoff, S. Blaka, M. Casulla, J. Lysek, P. Swianiewicz, A. Tavares & B. Voorn. 2023. Styles of Inter-municipal Cooperation and the Multiple Principal Problem: A Comparative Analysis of European Economic Area Countries. Local Government Studies<\/em> 49(2), 422-445 doi.org\/10.1080\/03003930.2022.2041416<\/a><\/p>\n

Elston, T. & G. Bel. 2023. Does inter-municipal collaboration improve public service resilience? Evidence from local authorities in England. Public Management Review<\/em> 25(4), 734-761. doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2021.2012377<\/a><\/p>\n

Gasulla, O., G. Bel & F.A. Mazaira-Font. 2023. Ideology, political polarization, and agility of policy responses: Was weak executive federalism a curse or a blessing for COVID-19 management in the US? Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society<\/em>. 16(1), 151-166. doi.org\/10.1093\/cjres\/rsac033<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. 2002. Beyond government size: Types of government intervention and corruption. Regulation & Governance<\/em>,16(4), 1174-1196 doi.org\/10.1111\/rego.12399<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & F. A. Mazaira-Font. 2022. Geography and regional economic growth: The high cost of deviating from Nature. Journal of Regional Science <\/em>62(2), 360-388. doi.org\/10.1111\/jors.12568<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & A. Gragera. 2022. Mobility, Environment, and Inequalities in the Post-COVID City.\u00a0 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society<\/em>, 15(3), 459-475. doi.org\/10.1093\/cjres\/rsac021<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & A. Belerdas-Castro. 2022. Provision and production reform of urban fire services: Privatization, cooperation and costs. Public Management Review<\/em>, 24(9), 1331-1354. Doi.org\/ 10.1080\/14719037.2021.1886317<\/p>\n

Bel, G., S. Joseph & F.A. Mazaira-Font. 2022. The effects of moratoriums on hotel building: An anti-tourism measure, or rather protection for local incumbents? Applied Economics Letters <\/em>29(14), 1319-1224.. doi.org\/10.1080\/13504851.2021.1927958<\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & E. Reeves. 2022. Are we there yet? Understanding the implementation of re-municipalization decisions and their duration. Public Management Review<\/em> 24(6), 951-974. doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2021.1877795<\/p>\n

Bel, G., M. Esteve, J.C. Garrido, J.L. Zafra-G\u00f3mez. 2022. Determinants of the costs of corporatisation: analysing the effects of the forms of governance. Public Administration<\/em> 100(2), 232-249. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/padm.12713<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, F. Gonz\u00e1lez-G\u00f3mez & A. J. Picazo-Tadeo, 2022. Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain. Utilities Policy <\/em>74 (101302) doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jup.2021.101302<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, F. Gonz\u00e1lez-G\u00f3mez & A.J. Picazo-Tadeo. 2022. Contract renewal in urban water services: Does the incumbent compete at an advantage? Public Administration Review<\/em> 82(2), 314-324. doi.org\/10.1111\/puar.13282<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Esteve. 2022. Resilient Managed Competition during Pandemics: Lessons from the Italian experience. Health Economics, Policy and Law<\/em> 17(2): 220-223 doi.org\/10.1017\/S1744133120000365<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G., O. Gasulla & F. A. Mazaira-Font. 2021. The effect of health and economic costs on governments’ policy responses to COVID-19 crisis under incomplete information. Public Administration Review<\/em>, 81(6), 1131-1146. doi.org\/10.1111\/puar.13394<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & F.A. Mazaira-Font. 2021. Decoupling Synthetic Control Methods to ensure stability, accuracy and meaningfulness. SERIES, Journal of the Spanish Economic Association <\/em>12(4), 549-584 doi.org\/10.1007\/s13209-021-00242-8<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D. & G. Bel. 2021. Politicians, bureaucrats and the public\u2013private choice in public service delivery: Anybody there pushing for remunicipalization? Journal of Economic Policy Reform<\/em>, 24(3), 361-379\u00a0 doi.org\/10.1080\/17487870.2019.1685385<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel & E. Reeves. 2021. Government choice between contract termination and contract expiration in re-municipalization: A case of historical recurrence? International Review of Administrative Sciences<\/em>. 87(3) 461\u2013479, doi.org\/10.1177\/00208523211002608<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D., G. Bel, R. Gradus & E. Reeves. 2021. Re-municipalization of Local Public Services: Incidence, Causes and Prospects. International Review of Administrative Sciences<\/em> 87(3) 419\u2013424 doi.org\/10.1177\/00208523211006455<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Seb\u0151. 2021. Watch your neighbor: Strategic competition in waste collection and service quality. Waste Management<\/em>, 127, 63-71. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2021.04.032<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Seb\u0151. 2021. Does inter-municipal cooperation really reduce delivery costs? an empirical evaluation of the role of scale economies, transaction costs, and governance arrangements. Urban Affairs Review, <\/em>57(1), 153-188. doi.org\/10.1177\/1078087419839492<\/a><\/p>\n

Clifton, J., M. Warner, R. Gradus, & G. Bel. 2021. Re-municipalization of public services: Trend or hype? Journal of Economic Policy Reform<\/em>, 24(3), 293-304 doi.org\/10.1080\/17487870.2019.1691344<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D. & G. Bel. 2020. Do government formation deadlocks really damage economic growth? Evidence from history\u2019s longest period of government formation impasse. Governance<\/em>, 33(1), 155- 171. doi.org\/10.1111\/gove.12410<\/a><\/p>\n

Albalate, D.; G. Bel & R. Geddes. 2020. Do public-private partnership enabling laws increase private investment in transportation infrastructure? Journal of Law & Economics <\/em>63(1), 43-70 doi.org\/10.1086\/706247<\/a><\/p>\n

Aldag, A.; M. Warner & G. Bel. 2020. It depends on what you share: The elusive cost savings from service sharing. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. <\/em>30(2), 275-289. doi.org\/10.1093\/jopart\/muz023<\/a><\/p>\n

Awan, S; G. Bel & M. Esteve. 2020. Benefits of Public Sector Motivation: An Oasis or a Mirage? Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, <\/em>30(4), 619-635. doi.org\/10.1093\/jopart\/muaa016<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. 2020. Public versus private water delivery, remunicipalization and water tariffs. Utilities Policy<\/em>. 62 (100982), 1-8. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jup.2019.100982<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Esteve. 2020. Is Private Production of Hospital Services Cheaper than Public Production? A Meta-Regression of Public versus Private Costs and Efficiency for Hospitals. International Public Management Journal<\/em>, 23(1), 1-24. doi.org\/10.1080\/10967494.2019.1622613<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & M. Seb\u0151. <\/em>2020. Waste management reform: Introducing and enhancing competition to improve service delivery. Waste Management<\/em>, 118, 637-646. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2020.09.020<\/a><\/p>\n

Bel, G. & J. Teixid\u00f3. 2020. The Political Economy of the Paris Agreement. Income Inequality and Climate Policy. Journal of Cleaner Production <\/em>258(121002), 1-13 doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jclepro.2020.121002<\/a><\/p>\n

Mele, V., M. Esteve, S. Lee, G. Bel, G. Cappellaro, N. Petrovsky & S. Ospina. 2020. Enhancing methodological reporting in Public Administration: The functional equivalents framework. American Review of Public Administration<\/em>, 50(8), 811-824 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0275074020933010<\/a><\/p>\n

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