Student graduation: to what extent does university expenditure matter?

Human capital is one of the most important channels via which universities positively affect regional development. This paper analyzes the relationship between university characteristics and graduation rates, and the role of regional characteristics in this process. We assemble a dataset for the entire public university system in Spain over the last decade. Observing the same university over several years helps us address the problem of unobserved heterogeneity. The main findings that can be drawn from our results are that university features, such as expenditure, student-teacher ratio and financial-aid to students are important in accounting for graduation rates. Likewise, regional characteristics such as labour market conditions appear to matter when generating graduate students.Universities, graduation, human capital, regional economy

Do universities affect firms’ location decisions? Evidence from Spain

Human capital, scientific research, and technology are the three chief mechanisms promoting knowledge spillovers from universities to firms. Based on a study of the impact of Spain’s 1983 University Reform Act (LRU), which opened the door to the foundation of new universities and faculties, this paper examines whether university (or faculty) location affects the creation of new firms within a given province. We conclude that the foundation of science and social science faculties has had a marked impact on the creation of firms.universities, firm location, spillovers, poisson regression

Sistema de monitorización y alarmas distribuido

Este documento describe las tareas realizadas para la implementación de un sistema de control de alarmas distribuido basado en tecnologías estandarizadas que permiten asegurar la compatibilidad entre los dispositivos que lo integran. Se muestran pues el estudio y diseño de éste, así como la implementación y pruebas realizadas para el mismo. Como resultado se obtiene una aplicación que, a través de la red, es capaz de descubrir sus semejantes, conformando una red lógica plenamente distribuida. En ésta los actores implicados integran un grupo de trabajo donde pueden interactuar entre sí, permitiendo hacer consultas o peticiones, y subscripciones a eventos. El proceso de detección y descubrimiento se realiza mediante un sistema de mensajería, incorporando la notificación de alarmas o eventos. Por otro lado, tanto las peticiones como las subscripciones a alarmas se realizan mediante el uso de servicios Web. Tanto el cliente como el servidor han sido implementados en C#, sobre el entorno de desarrollo Visual Studio .Net 2008. Posteriormente, para las pruebas realizadas se ha optado por el servidor IIS de Windows

Structures spatiales avec des éléments en caisson en bois

[Abstract] A self-tensioning system that improves the behavior of elements under bending is described, from a resistant point of view such as deformations. The system is based in a force multiplying device tied in the opposite ends of the piece. Such device is activated with the loads which are transmitted to the supports, generating an eccentric tensioning force whose value varies with the magnitude of the applied loads. That tensioning force achieves an efficient redistribution of bending stresses. Different design parameters that determine the structural behavior of π-type section floors subjected to symmetrical and asymmetrical loads have been analyzed. The effectiveness shown by the system makes it especially interesting for its use in long-span structural floors with reduced depths

Sistema de comunicación XBee para una red de sensores

El objeto del proyecto fin de grado es el desarrollo e implementación de una red inalámbrica de sensores ZigBee mediante el módulo Xbee de la casa Digi. Con la comunicación inalámbrica de varios dispositivos, de bajo rango, algunas decenas de metros utilizado en aplicaciones como la domótica, automatización de edificios, control industrial, entre otro

Universities and regional economic growth in Spanish regions

This paper examines the main contributions of universities to the economic growth of Spanish regions. It calculates the separate effects of the different university functions on the regional economy, namely the creation of human capital, research and technology transfer. It includes a panel data set with the key variables of university activities and their effects on the economy at provincial level. The econometric estimations are based on information for all 47 public universities and include 34 Spanish provinces. The empirical results suggest that the growth of regional GVA is positively correlated to both the human capital created by universities and the stock of university patentsregional economic development, universities, higher education, human capital, research, technology development

Student graduation: to what extent does university expenditure matter?

Human capital is one of the most important channels via which universities positively affect regional development. This paper analyzes the relationship between university characteristics and graduation rates, and the role of regional characteristics in this process. We assemble a dataset for the entire public university system in Spain over the last decade. Observing the same university over several years helps us address the problema of unobserved heterogeneity. The main findings that can be drawn from our results are that university features, such as expenditure, student-teacher ratio and financial-aid to students are important in accounting for graduation rates. Likewise, regional characteristics such as labour market conditions appear to matter when generating graduate students

Do universities affect firms’ location decisions? Evidence from Spain

Human capital, scientific research, and technology are the three chief mechanisms promoting knowledge spillovers from universities to firms. Based on a study of the impact of Spain’s 1983 University Reform Act (LRU), which opened the door to the foundation of new universities and faculties, this paper examines whether university (or faculty) location affects the creation of new firms within a given province. We conclude that the foundation of science and social science faculties has had a marked impact on the creation of firms