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PresentationPresentation

                        

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Why an Institute for researchWhy 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

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GeneralGeneral objective objective

Promote a flexible and high

academic level research platform

for the international economic

research

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Concrete Concrete ObjeObjecctivtiveses

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.

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OrganizaOrganizattiioonn

Research Centre in economy:

3 universities

8 economic areas

5 departments

50 researchers (around 30 are from the University of Valencia)

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Research Research AreasAreas

Environmental economy

New Technologies

Marketing Research

Tourism research

Transport & Logistcs

International Trade

Macroeconomic Research & current economic environment

Finanacial & mathematical modelling

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Environmental economyEnvironmental 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

http://www.aquarec.org/QUAREC

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New technologiesNew 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).

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MarketingMarketing

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

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TToourismurism Research 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 sector5. Involment in international tourism

networks

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TransportTransport & logistic & 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

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Transporte y logísticaTransporte y logística

                        Example of cooperation between the University and entrepeneur sector

Joint lines of research between the IEI and Valenciaport

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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)

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Internacional TradeInternacional 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)

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Macroeconomic AnalysisMacroeconomic 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.

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Economic current environmentEconomic current environment

The IEI co-ordinates The Observatory of International Economic Environment

(www.iei-ocei.es) focused in the analysis and dissemination of the major economic indicators at the international level

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Matehematical ModellingMatehematical 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.

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ResultsResults

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.

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International NetworksInternational Networks

The town as promoter of economic development

Forum Euro-Mediterranéen des Instituts Économiques

NEtwork For Examining Regional Transport Integration and Transcontinental Interoperability

NEFERTITI

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ResultadosResultados

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