Publications

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Journal Articles

An experiment on outcome uncertainty

Published in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2025

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., et al. (2025). "An experiment on outcome uncertainty." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 70, 147–170.
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On the identification of the effect of education on health

Published in SERIEs, 2022

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Hidalgo-Hidalgo, M., Iturbe-Ormaetxe, I. (2022). "On the identification of the effect of education on health." SERIEs, 13, 649–661.
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The Psychological Effect of a Math Signal

Published in Economics of Education Review, 2022

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Battaglia, M., Sartarelli, M. (2022). "The Psychological Effect of a Math Signal on Educational Choices." Economics of Education Review, 86, 102202.
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A multimodal approach for regional GDP prediction using social media activity

Published in Applied Soft Computing, 2021

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Ortega-Bastida, J., Gallego, A.J., Rico-Juan, J.R. (2021). "A multimodal approach for regional GDP prediction using social media activity and natural language processing techniques." Applied Soft Computing, 111, 107693.
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Education and adult health: Is there a causal effect

Published in Social Science & Medicine, 2020

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Hidalgo-Hidalgo, M., Iturbe-Ormaetxe, I. (2020). "Education and adult health: Is there a causal effect?" Social Science & Medicine, 258, 113094.
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Estimation of Dynamic Nonlinear Random Effects Models

Published in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2019

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Carrasco, R., Carro, J.M. (2019). "Estimation of Dynamic Nonlinear Random Effects Models with Unbalanced Panels." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 81(6), 1424–1441.
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GMM Estimation from Incomplete and Rotating Panels

Published in Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2019

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Arellano, M. (2019). "GMM Estimation from Incomplete and Rotating Panels." Annals of Economics and Statistics, 134, 5–42.
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Are Migrants More Productive Than Stayers

Published in Economic Inquiry, 2017

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Carrasco, R., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2017). "Are Migrants More Productive Than Stayers? Some Evidence from a Set of Highly Productive Academic Economists." Economic Inquiry, 55(3), 1308–1323.
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Geographic mobility and research productivity

Published in Scientometrics, 2017

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Carrasco, R., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2017). "Geographic mobility and research productivity in a selection of top world economics departments." Scientometrics, 111(1), 241–265.
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The Herrero-Villar approach to citation impact

Published in Journal of Informetrics, 2017

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Herrero, C., Ruiz-Castillo, J., Villar, A. (2017). "The Herrero-Villar approach to citation impact." Journal of Informetrics, 11(2), 625–640.
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Differences In Citation Impact Across Countries

Published in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2015

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Perianes-Rodriguez, A., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2015). "Differences in citation impact across countries." Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 66(3), 512–525.
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Domestic Transport Cost Reductions and Firms’ Export Behaviour

Published in Small Business Economics, 2013

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Carrasco, R., Holl, A. (2013). "Domestic transport infrastructure and firms' export market participation." Small Business Economics, 40(4), 879–898.
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Average-based versus High- and Low-impact Indicators

Published in Research Evaluation, 2011

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Ruiz-Castillo, J., Ortuño, I. (2011). "Average-based versus high- and low-impact indicators for the evaluation of scientific distributions." Research Evaluation, 20(4), 325–340.
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The skewness of science in 219 sub-fields

Published in Scientometrics, 2011

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Crespo, J.A., Ortuño, I., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2011). "The skewness of science in 219 sub-fields and a number of aggregates." Scientometrics, 88(2), 385–397.
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References Made and Citations Received By Scientific Articles

Published in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2011

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2011). "References made and citations received by scientific articles." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(1), 40–49.
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High- and Low-impact Citation Measures: Empirical Applications

Published in Journal of Informetrics, 2011

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Ruiz-Castillo, J., Ortuño, I. (2011). "High- and low-impact citation measures: empirical applications." Journal of Informetrics, 5(1), 122–145.
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The Measurement of Low- and High-impact in Citation Distributions

Published in Journal of Informetrics, 2011

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Ruiz-Castillo, J., Ortuño, I. (2011). "The measurement of low- and high-impact in citation distributions: technical results." Journal of Informetrics, 5(1), 48–63.
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A Comparison of the Scientific Performance of the US and the EU

Published in Scientometrics, 2010

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Crespo, J.A., Ortuño, I., Ruiz-Castillo, J. (2010). "A comparison of the scientific performance of the U.S. and the European Union at the turn of the 21st century." Scientometrics, 85(1), 329–344.
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Inequality for wage earners and self-employed

Published in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Carrasco, R., Martinez-Granado, M. (2009). "Inequality for wage earners and self-employed: evidence from panel data." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 71(4), 491–518.
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Limited commitment and crowding out of private transfers

Published in The Economic Journal, 2003

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Attanasio, O. (2003). "Limited commitment and crowding out of private transfers: evidence from a randomised experiment." The Economic Journal, 113(486), C77–C85.
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Book Chapters

Do public transfers crowd out private transfers

Published in Insurance against Poverty (Oxford University Press), 2005

Recommended citation: Albarran, P., Attanasio, O. (2005). "Do public transfers crowd out private transfers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Mexico." In S. Dercon (ed.), Insurance against Poverty, Oxford University Press.
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