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Roberto Ramos
Researcher at Bank of Spain
Publications - 43
Citations - 668
Roberto Ramos is an academic researcher from Bank of Spain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Consumption (economics) & Total factor productivity. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 41 publications receiving 566 citations.
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Misallocation, Internal Trade, and the Role of Transportation Infrastructure
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the role of transportation infrastructure in explaining resource misallocation and income in India and find preliminary evidence that is consistent with their theory, using the construction of the Golden Quadrilateral as a natural experiment, they find that prices declined by 20% in districts crossed by this road.
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Growing like Spain: 1995-2007
Manuel García-Santana,Manuel García-Santana,Enrique Moral-Benito,Josep Pijoan-Mas,Josep Pijoan-Mas,Roberto Ramos +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that deterioration in the allocative efficiency of productive factors across firms was at the root of low TFP growth in Spain, while misallocation across sectors played only a minor role.
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The Spatial Distribution of Population in Spain: An Anomaly in European Perspective
Eduardo Gutiérrez Chacón,Enrique Moral-Benito,Enrique Moral-Benito,Daniel Oto-Peralías,Roberto Ramos +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors exploit the GEOSTAT 2011 population grid with a very high 1-km2 resolution to identify the clusters that exhibit the lowest densities within Spain after controlling for geo-climatic factors.
Dissecting the size distribution of establishments across countries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed description of cross-country differences in the size distribution of establishments as measured by Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank (2006-2010) and find that poorer countries tend to have smaller establishments and hence a higher proportion of employment is allocated to such plants.
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Un análisis de la incidencia del incremento de las cotizaciones sociales aprobado en 2023
TL;DR: The authors in this article analyzes the incidencia and calcula el efecto ex ante de los cambios aprobados. But, no obstante, this aumento podría be menor if los mayores costes labores afectan negativamente a la competitividad, los salarios or el empleo.