Publications

Murillo, J.; Romaní, J.; Suriñach, J.
  • Year: 2015
    The Business Excellence Attraction Composite Index (BEACI) in small areas. Design and application to the municipalities of the Barcelona province. Applied Economics, 47 (2), 161-179.
    DOI:10.1080/00036846.2014.967381
    Abstract: The location of economic activity, in general, and the ones of business excellence (high-tech or knowledge-intensive businesses that have a low environmental impact), in particular, is not dependent on one single factor, but rather on a series of economic, geographical, social and political variables. The aim of this article is to design a composite index for assessing the capacity to attract this kind of economic activity for small areas. As a case study, we have calculated this index for 26 of the main municipalities in the province of Barcelona (Spain).
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2014.967381#.VEibnc4cS