Junio 2004 Presentation

Junio 2004 Why an Institute for research ? Why an Institute for research ? Lack of co-ordination in the research activity and R&D results did not meet the society needs IMPROVE CO-ORDINATION AND APPLICABILITY

Junio 2004 General objective Promote a flexible and high academic level research platform for the international economic research

Junio 2004 Concrete Objectives Respond to the demand for the most applied research, coming from both the public and private sectors Integrate projects linked to institutional and entrepreneur initiatives at the national/regional and European/international level. Provide an analytical and methodological perspective in accordance with the principles of academic excellence.

Junio 2004 Organization Research Centre in economy: 3 universities 8 economic areas 5 departments 50 researchers (around 30 are from the University of Valencia)

Junio 2004 Research Areas Environmental economy New Technologies Marketing Research Tourism research Transport & Logistcs International Trade Macroeconomic Research & current economic environment Finanacial & mathematical modelling

Junio 2004 Environmental economy Specialised in socio-economic valuation and analysis applied to natural resource management and associated infrastructure. mainly focuses on the economic valuation of environmental and public goods European Project VPM “Aquarec”: Integrated Concepts for Reuse of Upgraded Wastewater

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New technologies Web pages for local administrations, tourist companies, cultural entities and academic activities. Curses on New technologies applied to entrepreneur associations Management experience in European IST projects ( 5FP, 6FP, Interreg III, eContent, eTen).

Junio 2004 Marketing Research in marketing covers all aspects related to commercialisation and market research, but focuses more concretely on three extensive areas of research: Marketing channels International marketing Consumer satisfaction

Junio 2004 Tourism Research 1.Aspects on tourism quality 2.Tourism policy related to employment, training and education 3.Sustainble development and tourism impacts 4.R+D+i in the tourism sector 5.Involment in international tourism networks

Junio 2004 Transport & logistic Covers a wide range of aspects related to maritime and land transport: – Price-fixing systems – Measures to foster rail transport and shortsea shipping – Logistic competitivity of the Valencian productivity sectors

Junio 2004 Transporte y logística Example of cooperation between the University and entrepeneur sector Joint lines of research between the IEI and Valenciaport

Junio 2004 Transport projects Study on socio-economic impacts of Port of Valencia (1997), Sagunto (1999), Castellón (2001) and Bilbao (2002). Studies for the Valencia Port: commercial flows, expansion, logistic competitivity, port activity and intermodality. Study of commercial relationship between Mexico and Spain (Ministerio de Fomento)

Junio 2004 Internacional Trade 1.Determinants of international trade in goods and services Region of Mercosur, mainly in relation to its ties with the European Union and with Spain 2.Analysis of international flows of productive factors research dedicated to foreign direct investment (FDI)

Junio 2004 Macroeconomic Analysis 1.problems related to economic convergence, particularly that of European Union countries, and to the influence of the integration process. 2.Analysis of foreign trade determinants, both of export and import flows and also the current account balance, from an intertemporal viewpoint 3.Mechanisms of monetary and financial policy transmission, price patterns in the short and long-term.

Junio 2004 Economic current environment The IEI co-ordinates The Observatory of International Economic Environment ( focused in the analysis and dissemination of the major economic indicators at the international levelwww.iei-ocei.es

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Matehematical Modelling Study and play mathematical tools to problems coming from the capture and usage of funds for business activity 1. Modelling both static and dynamic Economic- financial problems 2. Applying mathematical programming techniques to different types of problems: efficiency studies, tariff fixing, etc. 3. Applying mathematical methods to valuation problems, considering the real options for solving the problem, etc.

Junio 2004 Results El IEI involves around 50 reserchers from the Valencian Universities It has defined diffferent research areas and created stable research teams Relevant links with other Universities and intitutions at the national an international level.

Junio 2004 International Networks The town as promoter of economic development Forum Euro-Mediterranéen des Instituts Économiques NEtwork For Examining Regional Transport Integration and Transcontinental Interoperability NEFERTITI

Junio 2004 Resultados Half of the funding asigned to the Economic Faculty (45%) is managed by the IEI The 21% of the research from the whole campus (Law, Economy and Social Sciencies) is managed by the IEI There are a regular flow of academic output, published papers, and development of new Phd thesis