Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia
Research Centre on Economics and Sustainability (ECO-SOS)

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Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

Full Professor
PhD: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Despatx: S3.5a
Group: qure
Pho.: 977758902
Email: josepmaria.arauzo(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat
Web: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

Specialties
  • Industrial Economics
  • Regional Economics
  • Economic Geography
Profile

Josep Maria Arauzo Carod is Full professor at the Department of Economics of Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). He has a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Universitat de Barcelona and a PhD in Economics from URV. He has been Visiting Fellow at University of Reading (UK).

His thesis analyzed location decisions of manufacturing firms in Catalan municipalities. He has published several articles, books and book chapters about firm demography, industrial location and some spatial economic issues.

Publications
Articles in journals JCR
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2024): "Sustainability, Local Environmental Behaviour and Firm Location Decisions", Journal of Economic and Human Geography ,doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12651,
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Coll-Martínez, E.; Turcu, C. (2023): “Location attributes explaining the entry of firms in creative industries: evidence from France", The Annals of Regional Science ,forthcoming,
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Giménez-Gómez, José-Manuel; Llop Llop, Maria (2023): "Defning an ‘Epidemiological Risk Index’ to analyse COVID‑19 mortality across European regions", The Annals of regional Science ,forthcoming,
  • Kostakis, I.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2023): "The key roles of renewable energy and economic growth in disaggregated environmental degradation: Evidence from highly developed, heterogeneous and cross-correlated countries", Renewable Energy ,206, 1315-1325
  • Maddah, L.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; López, F. (2023): "Detection of Geographical Clustering: Cultural and Creative Industries in Barcelona", European Planning studies ,31 (3), 554-575
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Kostakis, I.; Tsagarakis, K.P. (2022): "Policies for supporting the regional circular economy and sustainability", The Annals of Regional Science ,68, 255-262
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2021): "A first insight about spatial dimension of COVID-19: analysis at municipality level", Journal of Public Health ,43 (1), 98-106
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2021): "Location determinants of high-tech firms: an intra-urban approach", Industry and Innovation ,28 (10), 1225-1248
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Coll-Martinez, E. (2021): "The location patterns of audio-visual communication firms in Barcelona", European Planning Studies ,doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1894096,
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Domènech, A.; Gutiérrez, A. (2021): "Do local characteristics act in a similar way for the first two waves of COVID-19? Analysis at intraurban level in Barcelona", Journal of Public Health ,43 (3), 455-461
  • Méndez-Ortega, Carles; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2020): "Do software and video game firms share location patterns across cities? Evidence from Barcelona, Lyon and Hamburg", Annals of Regional Science ,64, 641-666.
  • Pablo-Martí, F.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2020): “Spatial distribution of economic activities: a network approach”, Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination ,15, 441-470
  • Coll-Martinez, E.; Moreno-Monroy, A.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2019): “Agglomeration of creative industries: An intra-metropolitan analysis for Barcelona”, Papers in Regional Science ,98 (1), 409-431
  • Méndez-Ortega, Carles; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2019): “Locating Software, Video Game, and Editing Electronics Firms: Using Microgeographic Data to Study Barcelona", Journal of Urban Technology ,26(3), 81-09
  • Piattanesi, Benedetta; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2019): "Backshoring and nearshoring: An overview", Growth and Change ,50 (3), 806-823
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Segarra Blasco, Agustí; Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes (2018): "The role of science and technology parks as firm growth boosters: an empirical analysis in Catalonia", Regional Studies ,52:5, 645-658
  • Gutiérrez, A.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2018): "Spatial Analysis of Clustering of Foreclosures in the Poorest-Quality Housing Urban Areas: Evidence from Catalan Cities", International Journal of Geo-Information ,7, 23
  • Segarra Blasco, Agustí; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes (2018): "Innovation and geographical spillovers: new approaches and empirical evidence", Regional Studies ,52:5, 603-607
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; eva.coll (2017): "Creative milieu and firm location: An empirical appraisal", Environment and Planning A ,49 (7), 1613-1641.
  • Calá, Carla Daniela.; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2017): "Regional Determinants of Exit across Firms’ Size: Evidence from Argentina", Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie – Journal of Economic and Social Geography ,108, n.6, 768-785
  • Calá, Carla Daniela.; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2016): "Regional determinants of firm entry in a developing country", Papers in Regional science ,95 (2), 259-279
  • Calá, Carla Daniela.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel (2015): "The Determinants of Exit in a Developing Country: Core and Peripheral Regions", The Annals of Regional Science ,54, 927-944
  • daniel.liviano; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2014): "Industrial Location and Spatial Dependence: an Empirical Application", Regional Studies ,48, 727-743
  • Alañón, Ángel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2013): "Agglomeration, Accessibility and Industrial Location: Evidence from Spain", Entrepreneurship & Regional Development ,25, 135-173
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2013): "Location Determinants of New Firms: Does Skill Level of Human Capital Really Matter?", Growth and Change ,44, 118-148
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel (2013): "New Insights in Industrial Location", Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie – Journal of Economic and Social Geography ,104, 133-135
  • daniel.liviano; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2013): "Industrial Location and Interpretation of Zero Counts", The Annals of Regional Science ,50, 515-534
  • Martínez Ibáñez, Óscar; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2013): "The Geographical Scope of Industrial Location Determinants: An Alternative Approach", Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie – Journal of Economic and Social Geography ,104, 194-214
  • Alañón, Á.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): "Impacto de la accesibilidad por carretera en la localización de nuevos establecimientos industriales en la Comunidad de Madrid", Revista de Ciencias Sociales ,XVIII (3), 465-481
  • Llop Llop, Maria; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): "Identifying the economic impact behind a cultural asset: An input-output subsystems analysis", The Annals of Regional Science ,49 (3), 861-877
  • Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): "(Optimal) Spatial aggregation in the determinants of industrial location", Small Business Economics ,39, 645-658
  • Viladecans, E.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): "Can a knowledge-based cluster be created? The case of the Barcelona 22@district", Papers in Regional Science ,91 (2), 377-400
  • Bailey, D.; Lenihan, H.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2011): "Editorial: industrial policy after the crisis", Policy Studies ,32 (4), 303-308
  • Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2011): "Locations and relocations: determinants, modelling, and interrelations", Annals of Regional Science ,Vol. 47, Issue 1, 131-146
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Liviano, D. (2010): "Empirical studies in industrial location: an assessment of their methods and results", Journal of Regional Science ,50(3), 685-711
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Viladecans, E. (2009): "Industrial Location at the Intra-Metropolitan Level: The Role of Agglomeration Economies", Regional Studies ,43 (4), 545-558
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2008): "Industrial location at a local level: Comments on the territorial level of the analysis", Journal of Economic & Social Geography ,92 (2), 193-208
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón, M. (2008): "Firm survival: methods and evidence", Empirica ,35, 1-24
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; monica.martin; Liviano, D. (2008): "New business formation and employment growth: some evidence for the spanish manufacturin industry", Small Business Economics ,30 (1), 73-84
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Segarra Blasco, Agustí (2008): "External sources of innovation and industry-universities interaction: evidence from Spanish firms", Research Policy ,37, 1283-1295
  • Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2008): "The survival of firms: methods and evidence", Empirica ,35, 1-24
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2007): "A note on spatial autocorrelation at local level", Applied Economics Letters ,(7-9), 667-671
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2007): "The determinants of population an jobs at a local level. An application for catalan municipalities”, The Annals of Regional Science ,41, 87-104
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; monica.martin; Segarra Blasco, Agustí (2007): "Regional and sector-specific determinants of industry dynamics and the displacement-replacement effects", Empirica ,34 (2), 89-115
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2005): "Determinants of Industrial Location. An Application for Catalan Municipalities", Papers in Regional Science ,84 (1), 105-120
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Segarra Blasco, Agustí (2005): "The determinants of entry are not independent of start-up size: some evidence from Spanish manufacturing", Review of Industrial Organization ,27, 147-165
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes (2005): "An urban approach to firm entry: the effect of urban size", Growth and Change ,36 (4), 508-528
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel (2004): "Firm size and geographical aggregation: an empirical appraisal in industrial location", Small Business Economics ,22, 299-312
Articles in journals not indexed in the JCR
Books
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Farré Bravo, A.; Valls Fonayet, F. (2023): "Diagnosi Social de Catalunya 2022: L’estat de la pobresa", Departament de Drets Socials (Generalitat de Catalunya), Càtedra d’Inclusió Social (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) i Observatori Català de la Pobresa, la Vulnerabilitat i la Inclusió Social: Barcelona
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Giménez-Gómez, José-Manuel; Vilella Bach, Cori (2023): "Dones economistes: dels inicis de la ciència econòmica a l'actualitat", Arauzo-Carod, J.M.; José-Manuel Giménez-Gómez and Cori Vilella-Bach (eds.) Publicacions URV. Universitat Rovira i Virgili
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2020): "Monopolis i Oligopolis a l’Europa del segle XXI. Una amenaça per a la prosperitat", Fundació Josep Irla i Coppieters foundation: Barcelona.
  • Bailey, D; Lenihan, H; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): "Industrial policy beyond the Crisis. Regional, National and International Perspectives", Routledge (London)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Liviano, D. (2009): "Demografia empresarial en l'àmbit de l'Euroregió Pirineus Mediterrània", Estudis Euroregió (Generalitat de Catalunya): Barcelona.
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Viladecans, E. (2009): "Mature industries and declining regions: An analysis of the Spanish case", M. Farschi, O. Janne and P.McCan (eds.), Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions: Firms, Knowledge, and Policy, Edward Elgar: Chentelham.
  • Segarra Blasco, Agustí; Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Iranzo Sancho, Susana; Gombau Bertomeu, Verònica (2008): "Dinámica empresarial, creación de empleo y productividad en las manufacturas españolas: un Estudio a Nivel de Empresa", Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, Madrid
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; joaquim.margalef (2007): "Informe anual de l'economia del Camp de Tarragona i de les Terres de l'Ebre", Cambres de Comerç de Tarragona, Reus, Valls y Tortosa y CIDEM (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel (2007): "Entrepreneurship, industrial location and economic growth", Edward Elgar: Chentelham
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; joaquim.margalef (2006): "Informe anual de l'economia del Camp de Tarragona i de les Terres de l'Ebre", Cambres de Comerç de Tarragona, Reus, Valls y Tortosa y CIDEM (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Fibla, M.T (2006): "Determinants de la localització d'establiments idustrials a Catalunya: anàlisi empírica i formulació de polítiques públiques", CIDEM, Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; joaquim.margalef (2005): "Anàlisis de les comarques del Camp de Tarragona i de les Terres de l'Ebre", Cambres de Comerç, Indústria de Reus, Tarragona, Tortosa i Valls, i CIDEM (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; monica.martin (2003): "Romà Perpinyà i grau i l'interès col·lectiu econòmic a Catalunya i València (1932): una visió actual", Ajuntament de Reus
  • monica.martin; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Segarra Blasco, Agustí (2000): "Introducció a l'economia aplicada: fonts i instruments", Universitat Rovira i Virgili: Tarragona
  • Segarra Blasco, Agustí; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; joaquim.margalef (2000): "L'agroindústria a les comarques de Tarragona: mercats i rendes",
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (1999): "Ocupació en el sector cultural a les comarques de Tarragona", Diputació de Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (1998): "L'expansió urbana de Reus", Associació d'Estudis Reusencs, Rosa: Reus
Book Chapters
  • eva.coll; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2017): “Localización de industrias creativas en Catalunya”, ” in eds. Valdivia-López and Cuadrado-Roura, La Economía de las actividades creativas, Una perspectiva desde España y México, CRIM-UNAM and Universidad de Alcalá de Henares ,
  • Pablo, F.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2012): “Spatial distribution of economic activities: an empirical approach using self-organizing maps”,, E. Fernández-Vazquez; F. Rubiera-Morollón (eds.) Rethinking the economic region. New possibilities of regional analysis from data at small scale ,Springer
  • Bailey, D.; Lenihan, H.; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2011): “Industrial Policy after the Crisis”, Arauzo, J.M. (eds.) Industrial policy After the Crisis. Regional, National and International Perspectives ,Routledge (London)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2010): “Plàstics”, AAVV, Informe Anual sobre la Indústria a Catalunya ,Observatori de Prospectiva Industrial (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2010): “Química”, AAVV, Informe Anual sobre la Indústria a Catalunya ,Observatori de Prospectiva Industrial (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Viladecans, E. (2009): "Mature industries and declining regions: An analysis of the Spanish case", M. Farschi; O. Janne; P. McCann (eds.) Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions ,Knowledge and Policy, Edward Elgar
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Alañón, A.; Myro, R. (2007): "Accessibility, agglomeration and location", Entrepreneurship, Industrial Location and Economic Growth ,Edward Elgar
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel (2007): "Entrepreneurship, industry dynamics, location and growth: an appraisal", Entrepreneurship, industrial location and economic growth ,Edward Elgar
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; monica.martin; Liviano, D. (2007): "New firms and employment growth: some empirical evidence", Entrepreneurship, Industrial Location and Economic Growth ,Edward Elgar
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; joaquim.margalef (2006): "Informe anual de l'economia del Camp de Tarragona i de les Terres de l'Ebre", ,Cambres de Comerç de Tarragona, Reus, Valls, Tortosa. CIDEM (Generalitat de Catalunya).
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Fibla, M. (2006): "Determinants de la localització d'establiments industrials a Catalunya", ,CIDEM (Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2002): "La incidencia de los factores territoriales", Segarra Blasco, Agustí (eds.) La creación y la supervivencia de las empresas industriales ,Civitas: Madrid
  • Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria (2002): "La Universitat Rovira i Virgili, les comarques i les ciutats", Segarra Blasco, Agustí (eds.) L'impacte de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili sobre el territori ,Cossetània: Valls
Projects
Competitive calls

With public

  • Title: Dinámica empresarial, creación de empleo y productividad en las manufacturas y los servicios españoles: un estudio a nivel de empresa

    Principal Investigator: Segarra Blasco, Agustí

    Members: Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes; Iranzo Sancho, Susana; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Gombau Bertomeu, Verònica

    Reference: Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2007

    Entity: MITYC - Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

  • Title: Rentabilidad social y prioridades en el Plan de Infraestructuras de alcance internacional. Una aproximación a la conexión con Francia a través de la Red de Carreteras de Alta Capacidad

    Principal Investigator: Rafael Myro

    Members: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; monica.martin

    Reference: Start Year: 2004 End Year: 2005

    Entity: MFOM - Ministerio de Fomento, Secretaría Técnica de Transportes

  • Title:

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2016 End Year: 2016

    Entity: Fundació Privada Mútua Catalana

  • Title: Anàlisi de l’abast i importància del sector de la fotografia a Catalunya

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2008 End Year: 2008

    Entity: Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: Demografia empresarial en l'àmbit de l'euroregió

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: 2007EUROREGIO-2/URV Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2007

    Entity: DPRE - Departament de la Presidència. Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: Demografía empresarial en l'àmbit de l'Euroregió

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2007

    Entity: Departament d’Economia i Finances (Generalitat de Catalunya)

  • Title: Determinants de la localització d'establiments industrials a Catalunya: anàlisi empírica i formulació de polítiques públiques

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members: Manjón Antolín, Miquel; Fibla, M.; Miravet Arnau, Daniel

    Reference: Start Year: 2005 End Year: 2006

    Entity: CIDEM - Centre d’Innovació i Desenvolupament Empresarial

  • Title: Impacte econòmic de la construcció de la Capsa Gaudí a l’economia de Reus

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members: Llop Llop, Maria

    Reference: Start Year: 2004 End Year: 2004

    Entity: Ajuntament de Reus

  • Title: Red Euro-Latinoamericana para la formación y la investigación sobre políticas para el desarrollo industrial

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2004 End Year: 2007

    Entity: Comissió de la Comunitat Europea


With companies

  • Title: El Hinterland del puerto de Barcelona: nuevos retos ante el nuevo modelo de crecimiento

    Principal Investigator: monica.martin

    Members: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria; Miravet Arnau, Daniel

    Reference: Start Year: 2005 End Year: 2006

    Entity: Remolcadores de Barcelona SA i Sociedad Anónima de Remolcadores SAR


Aids

  • Title: XII EUNIP International Conference

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: ECO2009-05739-E Start Year: 2010 End Year: 2010

    Entity: MCIN - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

  • Title: XII EUNIP International Conference

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: 2010OCO-10 Start Year: 2010 End Year: 2010

    Entity: URV - Universitat Rovira i Virgili

  • Title: XII EUNIP International Conference

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: 2009 ARCS1 00082 Start Year: 2010 End Year: 2010

    Entity: DIUE – Departament d’innovació, Universitats i Empresa. Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: 12th International Conference of EUNIP

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: ECO2009-05739-E/ECON Start Year: 2009 End Year: 2009

    Entity: MCIN - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

  • Title: Programa general de intensificació de la investigació

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: 2008PGIR/05 Start Year: 2008 End Year: 2011

    Entity: URV - Universitat Rovira i Virgili

  • Title: DARE graduate school in economic governance, development and public policy & DARE research workshop in economic organisation, development and public policy

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: SEJ2007-29546-E Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2007

    Entity: MEDU - Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

  • Title: Workshop on firm demography and industrial location

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: SEJ2005-24700-E Start Year: 2005 End Year: 2005

    Entity: MEDU - Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

  • Title: Workshop on firm demography and industrial location

    Principal Investigator: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria

    Members:

    Reference: 2005OCO-33 Start Year: 2005 End Year: 2005

    Entity: URV - Universitat Rovira i Virgili


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