Details about Diego Prior

Homepage:	https://webs.uab.cat/diego-prior/
Phone:	+34935811539
Postal address:	Department of Business Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona) Spain
Workplace:	Departament d'Empresa (Department of Business), Facultat d'Economia i Empresa (Faculty of Economics and Management), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Health vs. Wealth: A Cross-country Analysis of Managerial Effectiveness of the COVID-19
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
2. Value capture and embeddedness in social-purpose-driven ecosystems
   Post-Print, HAL
3. Vertical transfers, political alignment, and efficiency in local government
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)

2021

4. International comparisons of the COVID-19 pandemic management: What can be learned from activity analysis techniques?
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
   See also Journal Article International comparisons of COVID-19 pandemic management: What can be learned from activity analysis techniques?, Omega, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2020

5. Evaluation and determinants of pre-school effectiveness in Chile
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
   See also Journal Article Evaluation and determinants of preschool effectiveness in Chile, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2019

6. PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE: AN EXPLORATORY BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF THE OPTIONS
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (8)
7. Searching for the optimal territorial structure: The case of Spanish provincial councils
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Searching for the optimal territorial structure: the case of Spanish provincial councils, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2016

8. Risk-taking behavior, earnings quality, and performance in Spanish banking: A profit frontier approach
   Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) View citations (1)

2015

9. Assessing Technology-based Spin-offs from University Support Units
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2014) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Assessing Technology-Based Spin-offs from University Support Units, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
10. Disentangling the European Airlines efficiency puzzle:A network data envelopment analysis approach
    Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Disentangling the European airlines efficiency puzzle: A network data envelopment analysis approach, Omega, Elsevier (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2014

11. An international comparison of educational systems: an application of the global Malmquist-Luenberger index
    Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
12. Cost and revenue efficiency in Spanish banking: What distributions show
    Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
13. Earnings quality and performance in the banking industry: A profit frontier approach
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) (2014) View citations (2)
14. Measuring School Demand in the Presence of Spatial Dependence. A Conditional Approach
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    See also Chapter Measuring school demand in the presence of spatial dependence. A conditional approach, Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 9, Asociación de Economía de la Educación (2014) (2014)

2013

15. A comparison of public and private schools in Spain using robust nonparametric frontier methods
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
16. On the determinants of local government debt: Does one size fit all?
    Working Papers, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) View citations (2)
17. Value Added and Contextual Factors in Education: Evidence from Chilean Chools
    Working Papers, Fundacion BBVA / BBVA Foundation

2012

18. Desempeño de los centros educativos: ¿Un problema de recursos o de capacidades organizacionales?
    Working Papers, Fundacion BBVA / BBVA Foundation
19. Evaluación y Rediseño de la Red Pública Educativa. Un Análisis Centralizado
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
20. Static efficiency decompositions and capacity utilization: integrating economic and technical capacity notions
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2011)
    Post-Print, HAL (2007)
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management (2009)
    See also Journal Article Static efficiency decompositions and capacity utilization: integrating economic and technical capacity notions, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) (2013)

2011

21. Bank Productivity and Performance Groups: A Decomposition Approach Based upon the Luenberger Productivity Indicator
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Bank productivity and performance groups: A decomposition approach based upon the Luenberger productivity indicator, European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier (2011) View citations (35) (2011)

2010

22. DESEMPEÑO DE LOS ESTABLECIMIENTOS EDUCATIVOS:¿UN PROBLEMA DE RECURSOS, CAPACIDADES ORGANIZACIONALES O NIVEL SOCIOECONÓMICO?
    Working Papers, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad Diego Portales
23. Devolution Dynamics of Spanish Local Government
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (26)
    Also in Working Papers. Serie EC, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) (2010) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Devolution Dynamics of Spanish Local Government, Environment and Planning A (2010) View citations (26) (2010)
24. Output complexity, environmental conditions, and the efficiency of municipalities: a robust metafrontier approach
    Working Papers. Serie EC, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) View citations (10)
25. Tangency Capacity Notions Based upon the Profit and Cost Functions: A Non-Parametric Approach and a General Comparison
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management View citations (7)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Tangency capacity notions based upon the profit and cost functions: A non-parametric approach and a general comparison, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2009

26. Assessing Advertising Efficiency: Does the Internet Play a Role?
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
27. Start-up Conditions and the Performance of Women - and Men - Controlled Business in manufacturing Industries
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (1)
28. Static Efficiency Decompositions and Capacity Utilisation: Integrating Economic and Technical Capacity Notions. Technical Appendix
    Working Papers, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Faculteit Economie en Management
29. Tangency Capacity Notions Based upon the Pro?t and Cost Functions: A Non-Parametric Approach and a Comparison
    Working Papers, IESEG School of Management View citations (2)

2008

30. Benchmarking and Total Factor Productivity: A Luenberger Decomposition within the Banking Sector
    Efficiency Series Papers, University of Oviedo, Department of Economics, Oviedo Efficiency Group (OEG)

2007

31. A reasonable benchmarking frontier using DEA: an incentive scheme to improve efficiency in public hospitals
    DEE - Working Papers. Business Economics. WB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa View citations (1)
32. Cognitive strategic groups and long-run efficiency evaluation: the case of Spanish savings banks
    DEE - Working Papers. Business Economics. WB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa View citations (1)
33. Earnings management and corporate social responsibility
    DEE - Working Papers. Business Economics. WB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa View citations (3)

2006

34. A tangency capacity notion based upon the profit function: a non-parametric approach
    Post-Print, HAL
35. DECENTRALIZATION AND EFFIENCY IN SPANISH LOCAL GOVERMENT
    Working Papers. Serie EC, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) View citations (3)

2005

36. Efficiency and Environmental Regulation: A "Complex Situation"
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (2)

2004

37. ON THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE: A TWO-STAGE NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH
    Working Papers. Serie EC, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article On the determinants of local government performance: A two-stage nonparametric approach, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2007) View citations (144) (2007)

2002

38. Efficiency and Quality in Local Government Management. The case of Spanish Local Authotities
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (18)
39. Endeudamiento y Ciclos Políticos Presupuestarios: El Caso de los Ayuntamientos Catalanes
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona View citations (1)

2001

40. Modelo para la identificación de grupos estratégicos basado en el análisis envolvente de datos: Aplicación al sector bancario Español
    Working Papers, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Journal Articles

2024

1. International comparisons of COVID-19 pandemic management: What can be learned from activity analysis techniques?
   Omega, 2024, 122, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper International comparisons of the COVID-19 pandemic management: What can be learned from activity analysis techniques?, Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2023

2. Analyzing the effect of health reforms on the efficiency of Ecuadorian public hospitals
   International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2023, 23, (3), 361-392
3. How much do companies know what contributes to education?
   Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2023, 74, (12), 2593-2605
4. Value capture and embeddedness in social-purpose-driven ecosystems. A multiple-case study of European digital healthcare platforms
   Technovation, 2023, 124, (C)

2022

5. Análisis de eficiencia en educación: una aplicación del método StoNED
   Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2022, 92, (2), 45-91
6. Efficiency and quality in Colombian education: An application of the metafrontier Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, 79, (C) View citations (8)
7. Evaluation and determinants of preschool effectiveness in Chile
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, 81, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Evaluation and determinants of pre-school effectiveness in Chile, Working Papers (2020) (2020)
8. Long-term efficiency of public service provision in a context of budget restrictions. An application to the education sector
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, 81, (C) View citations (4)
9. Performance of tax simplification around the world: A panel frontier analysis
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, 80, (C)

2021

10. Searching for the optimal territorial structure: the case of Spanish provincial councils
    Regional Studies, 2021, 55, (4), 645-664 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Searching for the optimal territorial structure: The case of Spanish provincial councils, Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2020

11. Does a complex environment affect police efficiency: an examination on municipal police in Mexico
    Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27, (14), 1220-1223
12. Long-term cost efficiency of alternative management forms for urban public transport from the public sector perspective
    Transport Policy, 2020, 88, (C), 16-23 View citations (3)
13. Stochastic semi-nonparametric frontier approach for tax administration efficiency measure: Evidence from a cross-country study
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, 66, (C), 137-153 View citations (9)

2019

14. Assessing the effect of educational programs on public schools’ performance
    Applied Economics, 2019, 51, (48), 5205-5226
15. Comparing the Performance of National Educational Systems: Inequality Versus Achievement?
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2019, 141, (2), 581-609 View citations (6)
16. Do healthcare financing systems influence hospital efficiency? A metafrontier approach for the case of Mexico
    Health Care Management Science, 2019, 22, (3), 549-559 View citations (10)
17. Evaluation of efficiency in Colombian hospitals: An analysis for the post-reform period
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2019, 65, (C), 20-35 View citations (7)
18. Local government efficiency: determinants and spatial interdependence
    Applied Economics, 2019, 51, (14), 1478-1494 View citations (10)
19. Profit efficiency and earnings quality: Evidence from the Spanish banking industry
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2019, 51, (2), 153-174 View citations (5)

2018

20. Estimación de la eficiencia a largo plazo en servicios públicos locales mediante fronteras robustas con datos de panel
    Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2018, 226, (3), 11-36 View citations (3)
21. How does marketing capability impact abnormal stock returns? The mediating role of growth
    Journal of Business Research, 2018, 82, (C), 19-30 View citations (11)
22. Temporal scale efficiency in DEA panel data estimations. An application to the solid waste disposal service in Spain
    Omega, 2018, 76, (C), 18-27 View citations (32)
23. Testing general and special Färe-Primont indices: A proposal for public and private sector synthetic indices of European regional expenditures and tourism
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, 271, (2), 756-768 View citations (5)
24. The impact of efficiency on the economic growth of emerging economies: The case of Colombia
    Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, 2018, 36, (85), 86-100 View citations (1)
    Also in Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, 2018, 36, (85), 86-100 (2018) View citations (1)

2017

25. An international comparison of educational systems: a temporal analysis in presence of bad outputs
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2017, 47, (1), 83-101 View citations (14)
26. Does strategic interaction affect demand for school places? A conditional efficiency approach
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 65, (C), 89-103 View citations (3)

2016

27. A learning ladder toward efficiency: Proposing network-based stepwise benchmark selection
    Omega, 2016, 63, (C), 83-93 View citations (11)
28. Assessing Technology-Based Spin-offs from University Support Units
    Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (3), 411-428 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Assessing Technology-based Spin-offs from University Support Units, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
29. Cost efficiency in municipal solid waste service delivery. Alternative management forms in relation to local population size
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 255, (2), 583-592 View citations (33)
30. Disentangling the European airlines efficiency puzzle: A network data envelopment analysis approach
    Omega, 2016, 60, (C), 2-14 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Disentangling the European Airlines efficiency puzzle:A network data envelopment analysis approach, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
31. Understanding the Dynamic Effect of Contracting Out on the Delivery of Local Public Services
    Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (12), 2069-2080 View citations (9)
32. Using panel data dea to measure CEOs' focus of attention: An application to the study of cognitive group membership and performance
    Strategic Management Journal, 2016, 37, (2), 370-388 View citations (14)
33. Value added, educational accountability approaches and their effects on schools’ rankings: Evidence from Chile
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 253, (2), 456-471 View citations (2)

2015

34. Influencing the International Financial Reporting Standard in the equity risk?
    Contaduría y Administración, 2015, 60, (3), 556-577
35. Performance-based Incentives and the Behavior of Accounting Academics: Responding to Changes
    Accounting Education, 2015, 24, (3), 208-232 View citations (7)
36. Real Options: a proposal to assess R&D projects at agricultural public research centers
    Contaduría y Administración, 2015, 60, (1), 145-180
37. Should we charge environmental factors for poor students' achievement?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (17), 1378-1381 View citations (3)

2014

38. On centralized resource utilization and its reallocation by using DEA
    Annals of Operations Research, 2014, 221, (1), 273-283 View citations (44)

2013

39. A multilevel decomposition of school performance using robust nonparametric frontier techniques
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, (C), 104-121 View citations (45)
40. DO PARENTS PERCEIVE THE TECHNICAL QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS? AN ACTIVITY ANALYSIS APPROACH
    Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2013, 13, (3), 39-60 View citations (4)
41. Environmental externalities and regulation constrained cost productivity growth in the US electric utility industry
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2013, 39, (3), 243-257 View citations (9)
42. Output complexity, environmental conditions, and the efficiency of municipalities
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2013, 39, (3), 303-324 View citations (36)
43. Static efficiency decompositions and capacity utilization: integrating economic and technical capacity notions
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (24), 3529-3529
    Also in Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (31), 4125-4141 (2012) View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Static efficiency decompositions and capacity utilization: integrating economic and technical capacity notions, Post-Print (2012) View citations (9) (2012)

2012

44. The Price of Stocks in Latin American Financial Markets: En Empirical Application of the Ohlson Model
    The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, 2012, 6, (4), 73-85 View citations (1)

2011

45. Bank productivity and performance groups: A decomposition approach based upon the Luenberger productivity indicator
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2011, 211, (3), 630-641 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Bank Productivity and Performance Groups: A Decomposition Approach Based upon the Luenberger Productivity Indicator, Post-Print (2011) View citations (35) (2011)
46. Desempeño de los centros educativos: ¿un problema de recursos o capacidades organizativas?
    Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2011, 199, (4), 81-118 View citations (3)
47. Technology-based total factor productivity and benchmarking: New proposals and an application
    Omega, 2011, 39, (6), 608-619 View citations (18)

2010

48. Decentralization and efficiency of local government
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2010, 45, (3), 571-601 View citations (41)
49. Devolution Dynamics of Spanish Local Government
    Environment and Planning A, 2010, 42, (6), 1476-1495 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Devolution Dynamics of Spanish Local Government, Working Papers (2010) View citations (26) (2010)
50. Tangency capacity notions based upon the profit and cost functions: A non-parametric approach and a general comparison
    Economic Modelling, 2010, 27, (5), 1156-1166 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Tangency Capacity Notions Based upon the Profit and Cost Functions: A Non-Parametric Approach and a General Comparison, Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2009

51. Short- and long-term evaluation of efficiency and quality. An application to Spanish municipalities
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (23), 2991-3002 View citations (35)

2008

52. Are Socially Responsible Managers Really Ethical? Exploring the Relationship Between Earnings Management and Corporate Social Responsibility
    Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2008, 16, (3), 160-177 View citations (217)

2007

53. Long- and Short-Term Cost Efficiency Frontier Evaluation: Evidence from Spanish Local Governments
    Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28, (1), 121-139 View citations (31)
54. On the determinants of local government performance: A two-stage nonparametric approach
    European Economic Review, 2007, 51, (2), 425-451 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper ON THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE: A TWO-STAGE NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH, Working Papers. Serie EC (2004) View citations (4) (2004)
55. Technical efficiency, managerial efficiency and objective-setting in the educational system: an international comparison
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007, 58, (8), 996-1007 View citations (35)

2006

56. Efficiency and total quality management in health care organizations: A dynamic frontier approach
    Annals of Operations Research, 2006, 145, (1), 281-299 View citations (41)
57. Strategic groups based on marginal rates: An application to the Spanish banking industry
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2006, 170, (1), 293-314 View citations (11)

2003

58. Long- and short-run non-parametric cost frontier efficiency: An application to Spanish savings banks
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2003, 27, (4), 655-671 View citations (31)

2000

59. Technical efficiency and economies of diversification in health care
    Health Care Management Science, 2000, 3, (4), 299-307 View citations (24)

1994

60. Linear programming approaches to the measurement and analysis of productive efficiency
    TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, 1994, 2, (2), 175-248 View citations (41)

1990

61. La productividad industrial de las Comunidades Autónomas
    Investigaciones Economicas, 1990, 14, (2), 257-267 View citations (2)

Chapters

2023

1. Efficiency and economic growth: A panel analysis of Colombian regions
   Chapter 16 in Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency, 2023, pp 356-372 View citations (1)

2016

2. Una comparación internacional de la eficiencia de sistemas educativos. Un enfoque dinámico para el periodo 2003-2012
   Chapter 36 in Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 11, 2016, vol. 11, pp 653-670

2014

3. Measuring school demand in the presence of spatial dependence. A conditional approach
   Chapter 04 in Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 9, 2014, vol. 9, pp 117-141
   See also Working Paper Measuring School Demand in the Presence of Spatial Dependence. A Conditional Approach, Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2014) (2014)
4. Research Patterns in the Spanish Accounting Academia
   Chapter 30 in Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 9, 2014, vol. 9, pp 567-583 View citations (1)