Research
Refereed Journals
Piedra-Peña, Juan. (2023). Spatial dependence in patient migration flows. Spatial Economic Analysis. Vol 18(4). 575-599.
Piedra-Peña, Juan., and Prior, Diego. (2023). Analyzing the effect of health reforms on the efficiency of Ecuadorian public hospitals. International Journal of Health Economics and Management. Vol 23 (1). 361-392.
Piedra-Peña, Juan. (2023). Spatial dependence in hospital efficiency: a spatial econometric approach for Ecuadorian public hospitals. Regional Studies. Vol 57 (5). 920-934.
Berrone, Pascual., Ricart, Joan Enric., Duch, Ana Isabel., Bernardo, Valeria., Salvador, Jordi., Piedra Peña, Juan. and Rodríguez Planas, Miquel. (2019). EASIER: An evaluation model for Public–Private Partnerships contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability. Vol. 11 (8). 2339.
Orellana, Mercy., Piedra Peña, Juan. and Sarmiento, Santiago. (2017). Evidence about moral hazard in the Ecuadorian health system. Journal of Smart Economic Growth. Vol. 1 (2). 109-132.
Mendieta, Rodrigo., Răileanu, Monica., Piedra Peña, Juan. and Beltrán, Pablo. (2015). Explaining the regional economic heterogeneity in Ecuador. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series V: Economic Sciences. Vol. 8 (57) No.2. 399-406.
Academic Case Studies
Piedra, Juan., Ricart, Joan Enric, Rodriguez, Miquel., and Salvador, Jordi (2022). A descriptive comparison of the tram systems of: Barcelona, Bordeaux, Dublin and Manchester. Case Study PPP for Cities, IESE Business School, University of Navarra. Barcelona, Spain.
Piedra, Juan., Salvador, Jordi., and Ricart, Joan Enric (2021). End-to-end water cycle management in the city of Almería. Case Study PPP for Cities, IESE Business School, University of Navarra. Barcelona, Spain.
Piedra, Juan., Rodriguez, Miquel., Trillas, Francesc and Joan Enric Ricart (2019). Cap Djinet sea water desalination plant (Algeria). Case Study PPP for Cities, IESE Business School, University of Navarra. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Barcelona, Spain.
Working Papers
Piedra-Peña, Juan., Breuillé, Marie-Laure., Le Gallo, Julie. (2023). Municipal efficiency spillovers in France. SSRN Electronic Journal (R&R).
Moscone, Francesco., Pasini, Giacomo., and Piedra-Peña, Juan. (2022). The impact of Ecuadorian health reform on public hospital admissions. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Work in Progress
Is compulsory inter-municipal cooperation an efficiency booster? (with F. Galli, M. Breuillé, and J. Le Gallo).
The efficiency of public and private schools: Do environmental conditions matter in a Latin American country? (with M. Orellana, and D. Carchi) (R&R)
Territorial effects between natives and immigrants: discrimination and cultural cleavage in Barcelona (with R. Nicolini, J.L. Roig, and R. Turati).