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Ranking Socioeconómico para el Desarrollo de las Regiones Carboníferas en Europa || Socioeconomic Ranking for the Development of coal-mining regions in Europe

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  • Berumen, Sergio A.

    (Departamento de Economía Aplicada I Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (España))

  • Pérez-Megino, Luis P.

    (Department of Industrial Economics & Management The Royal Institute of Technology - KTH (Sweden))

Abstract

La situación socioeconómica de las cuencas carboníferas europeas es muy heterogénea. Entre los ejemplos de éxito hay regiones que desde hace tiempo emprendieron procesos de internacionalización, innovación y reconversión industrial, lo que les ha llevado a desarrollar nuevas alternativas de producción y se ha traducido en un repoblamiento paulatino, pero hay otras en peor situación, y por ello es muy probable que se hagan presentes efectos no deseados, derivados de la eliminación de las ayudas y subvenciones comunitarias y estatales y la liberalización del mercado a la entrada de minerales de terceros países, a partir del 31 de diciembre de 2018. La presente investigación propone una herramienta metodológica para conocer con precisión la situación socioeconómica de las localidades y regiones, resultado de las políticas adoptadas en el pasado, a partir de lo cual se pueden desarrollar nuevas políticas que garanticen su continuidad y el bienestar de quienes viven en ellas. || The socioeconomic situation of European coalelds is highly heterogeneous. On the one hand, successful examples comprise regions that long ago embraced internationalization, innovation and/or restructuring strategies. In those regions where the aforementioned strategies were fruitful, the development of new production methods led to gradual repopulation. Less successful examples, however, are likely to experience undesired effects as a consequence of both the suppression of aid (EU- and regional- level) and the liberalization of EU mining markets, starting on December 31, 2018. This papers aims to provide a method to accurately assess the socioeconomic situation of these regions. As such a method is rooted in previous policies, it enables the identification of welfare-enhancing policies for the inhabitants of European coalfield regions.

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  • Berumen, Sergio A. & Pérez-Megino, Luis P., 2016. "Ranking Socioeconómico para el Desarrollo de las Regiones Carboníferas en Europa || Socioeconomic Ranking for the Development of coal-mining regions in Europe," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, vol. 21(1), pages 39-57, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:pab:rmcpee:v:21:y:2016:i:1:p:39-57
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    Keywords

    desarrollo económico; regiones y localidades carboníferas; sector minero; empresas carboníferas; métodos cuantitativos; economic development; coalfield regions and municipalities; mining sector; coal-mining companies; quantitative methods;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • L16 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure
    • L72 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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