Mikel Larreina

• University of Deusto

La práctica llevada a cabo forma parte de la tesis doctoral de Luana Ferreira-Lopes, que está siendo dirigida por las profesoras Marijose Bezanilla e Itziar Elexpuru Albizuri. La investigación propone una secuencia de tareas telecolaborativas que puede ser adaptada e incorporada al programa de diferentes asignaturas en distintas áreas académicas en...

A well-functioning and efficient financial system (a network of institutions, instruments, and markets whose aim is to channel savings from savers to economic agents with investment opportunities) is required for the development of a healthy and complex economy. Unfortunately, since the 1980s the financial system increasingly disconnected from the...

This paper investigates the motives, behavior, and characteristics shaping mutual fund managers' willingness to incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into investment decision making. Using survey evidence from fund managers from five different countries, we demonstrate that this predisposition is the stronger, the shorter th...

Tourists’ affective experiences are important in a variety of contexts as their influence goes beyond immediate, short-term outcomes, such as satisfaction and spending. These experiences impact the relationship between the consumer and objects associated with the experience including brands. Yet, research on the influence of consumer affective expe...

How can wine affect the economy of a wine-producing region? Can it produce effects like those experienced in oil-producing countries? Those are the questions addressed in this paper, using Rioja as a case study. During the millennium period, while a structural change was taking place in Rioja wine cluster, Rioja's inflationary pattern also varied f...

Abstract Purpose – This research aims at improving understanding of why and how the experience of visiting a region contributes to emotionally attaching tourists to place-based brands. Design/methodology/approach – Using attribution theory, the paper presents a set of hypotheses regarding the mediating role of brand attributions in the relationship...

The wine industry has experienced dramatic changes since the 80's. The surge of New Producing Countries challenging the Euro-centred status quo, the decline of consumption in traditional markets, the permanent large imbalances in the sector resulting in global overproduction, the apparition of new consumers, the development of wine tourism… In this...

In recent times changes in the financial services industry have fostered considerable research on a number of issues, such as the causes and effects of the transformation of this industry's landscape, or the foundations of the global pre-eminence of some financial centres. Simultaneously, research on the geographical location of industries has expe...

In recent times the financial services industry has experienced a major transformation, in which markets and players have been globalised and consolidated. Certain financial centres have concentrated on financial firms and markets, engendering considerable research on the foundations of their pre-eminence. Nevertheless, the growth of financial cent...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse how the economic impact of wine in producing regions can be measured. It also seeks to show the relationship between wine cluster performance and regional economic development, through the study of Rioja's recent success in both wine market and distribution of wealth. Design/methodology/approach – The paper use...

The wine market is a very important source of economic wealth in Rioja region and a major employment provider that creates a powerful foreign trade. Thus, it is an interesting sector for investment for both local and foreign capitals. Our paper tries to analyse the impact of the entire wine sector which, from our point of view, has a value of up to...

In recent times the role of wine in regional economies has been a major political issue, highlighting the importance of measuring accurately the multiplier effect of wine in regions with large wine sectors. This paper provides a case study of how to construct vital parts of an Input-Output table for a region without complete statistics, and how to...

Financial services have been a key factor for economic development within the Basque region since the mid XIX century. Since the 80`s the financial services industry has experienced a major transformation, in which now there are few financial players who have concentrated their finance activities and provide these services worldwide. In this contex...

The wine market is a very important source of economic wealth in Rioja region and a major employment provider that creates a powerful foreign trade. Thus, it is an interesting sector for investment for both local and foreign capitals. Our paper tries to analyze the impact of the entire wine sector which, from our point of view, has a value of up to...

El sector vitivinícola es una fuente de riqueza económica muy importante para Rioja y uno de sus principales creadores de empleo, con un papel pujante en el comercio exterior. Es asimismo un sector de gran interés para la inversión tanto local como exterior. Este artículo analizo el valor del sector del vino Rioja, que estimamos en cerca de 9.000 m...

El presente trabajo aborda, en primer lugar, los distintos enfoques del estudio de los factores de competitividad en la industria de plazas financieras. Más adelante se propone superar el concepto tradicional de ¿plaza financiera¿, sustituyéndolo por una visión más amplia que se plasma en la definición de ¿plaza económico-financiera¿, más adecuada...