María Rosalía Vicente
Biographic Data
| ID | 340075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Rosalía Vicente |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Rosalía |
| FAMILY NAME | Vicente |
| SIGNATURE | VICENTE M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7826-8494 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does AI boost firm productivity? A web scraping and LLMs approach
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely seen as a transformative technology with the potential to reshape firm productivity across sectors. However, empirical evidence on its actual impact at the firm level remains limited, mainly due to the lack of extensive firm-level data. Leveraging web scraping and Large Language Models (LLMs), this study develops a novel framework to detect and quantify AI adoption among 62,525 Spanish firms. The approach di…
An old familiar song? Assessing the artificial intelligence divide among the regions of the European Union and its connections with digital divides
This paper explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by firms across the regions of the European Union. Using the multivariate technique of factor analysis on a set of AI variables, we assess regional levels of AI use and identify both leading and lagging regions. Within countries territorial disparities are also measured. In addition, we explore the extent to which AI use is linked to regional levels of digitalization. Using spatial…
Home sweet home? Social mobility and multigenerational coexistence in the European Union
What drives buycotters, boycotters and dualcotters? An analysis of political consumerism in Spain
Political consumerism, as a means of participation through the marketplace, is increasing in most Western democracies. Consequently, companies have been obliged to make themselves accountable to customers. This paper analyses the factors associated with three types of political consumers: boycotters, buycotters, and dualcotters as opposed to those consumers who are not politically involved. Using data from a representative sample of the Spanish p…
Internet use and the Well-Being of the Elders. A Quantitative Study in an Aged Country
In recent years, digital technologies have become an essential part of our lives. At the same time, the well-being of the elderly has raised great concern in developed countries due to the ageing of the population. In this context, our paper seeks to link these two issues by analysing the relationship between digital technologies and the well-being of the elderly, taking into account that the use of the former is endogenous. Such an issue has bee…
An approach to social mobility in African countries
The study of inequality of opportunity and its main drivers is a major task in the field of economics. This paper aims to estimate a comprehensive database of socio-economic variables for five African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, and Nigeria) using imputation techniques, with the ultimate goal of approximating the degrees of intergenerational transmission and social mobility. To achieve this goal, the transition matrix methodology …
La segregación ocupacional por sexo. Evolución en España 2001-2011 diez años de caminar sin avanzar
Frente a la idea general de que la segregación ocupacional es un fenómeno en retroceso, se comprueba su aumento en España entre los Censos de 2001 y 2011. Replicando una investigación anterior (Ibáñez, 2008), se comparan resultados entre la Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA) y la de Estructuras Salariales (EES). Los resultados invitan a adoptar una perspectiva compleja, y subrayan la preocupante permanencia de la segregación laboral femenina. Las…
Going “beyond the GDP” in the digital economy
In recent years, as Internet use has become more widespread, the use of “beyond-GDP” measures have become increasingly important, bringing well-being analysis into a more prominent position within scientific research topics. At the same time, our society is going through a deep process of digital transformation, which is characterized by important digital inequalities, mainly rooted in traditional socio-economic divides between and within populat…
ICT Research networks and regional competitiveness
Using Social Network Analysis and the novel concept of bridging centrality this paper investigates the links generated by the research networks created by two of the European Union-funded Programs, the 7th Framework Program (FP7) and the ICT action of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program (CIP) and their impacts on regional competitiveness. Our findings show a positive impact on the competitiveness of both networks. Those regions w…
ICT for healthy and active aging
Are Spaniards Happier When the Bars Are Open? Using Life Satisfaction to Evaluate Covid-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged governments worldwide with the design of appropriate policies that maximize health outcomes while minimizing economic and mental health consequences. This paper explores sources of individuals' life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, paying special attention to the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). We studied the specific case of Spanish regions and focused on bar and restaurant closu…
Seguir o no seguir estudios. Recompensas de las ocupaciones masculinas y femeninas de baja y media cualificación
La segregación ocupacional por género estructura el mercado laboral y las aspiraciones profesionales de los jóvenes en formación. En este artículo se relaciona el tipo de recompensas asociadas a los trabajos femeninos y masculinos de baja y media cualificación para comprobar si en los femeninos las mujeres sufren una mayor penalización por no tener estudios en comparación con los masculinos. A través de regresiones logísticas mutinomiales, se com…
An empirical analysis of e-participation. The role of social networks and e-government over citizens' online engagement
Y la Reina preguntó
One of the main criticisms made to the profession and training of economists is related to the fact that this discipline has been become detached from realworld problems, while it has focused on formalism, technical sophistication, and mathematical complexity. Following the suggestions of some Nobel Prizes in Economics (Coase, Friedman and Krugman, among others), who highlight the importance of linking teaching and realworld problems, the aim of …
Assessing the regional digital divide across the European Union-27
A Multidimensional Analysis of the Disability Digital Divide
Over the last few years, information and communication technologies have become an essential part of daily life, affecting education, employment, and leisure, among other activities. Nonetheless, many individuals still reap few or no benefits from these technologies, and there are resilient gaps in their use. Within this larger context, the authors examine the Internet digital divide between people with and without disabilities from a multidimens…
An empirical analysis of e-participation. The role of social networks and e-government over citizens' online engagement
A Multidimensional Analysis of the Disability Digital Divide
Over the last few years, information and communication technologies have become an essential part of daily life, affecting education, employment, and leisure, among other activities. Nonetheless, many individuals still reap few or no benefits from these technologies, and there are resilient gaps in their use. Within this larger context, the authors examine the Internet digital divide between people with and without disabilities from a multidimens…
La segregación ocupacional por sexo. Evolución en España 2001-2011 diez años de caminar sin avanzar
Frente a la idea general de que la segregación ocupacional es un fenómeno en retroceso, se comprueba su aumento en España entre los Censos de 2001 y 2011. Replicando una investigación anterior (Ibáñez, 2008), se comparan resultados entre la Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA) y la de Estructuras Salariales (EES). Los resultados invitan a adoptar una perspectiva compleja, y subrayan la preocupante permanencia de la segregación laboral femenina. Las…
Y la Reina preguntó
One of the main criticisms made to the profession and training of economists is related to the fact that this discipline has been become detached from realworld problems, while it has focused on formalism, technical sophistication, and mathematical complexity. Following the suggestions of some Nobel Prizes in Economics (Coase, Friedman and Krugman, among others), who highlight the importance of linking teaching and realworld problems, the aim of …
An approach to social mobility in African countries
The study of inequality of opportunity and its main drivers is a major task in the field of economics. This paper aims to estimate a comprehensive database of socio-economic variables for five African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, and Nigeria) using imputation techniques, with the ultimate goal of approximating the degrees of intergenerational transmission and social mobility. To achieve this goal, the transition matrix methodology …
A Multidimensional Analysis of the Disability Digital Divide
Over the last few years, information and communication technologies have become an essential part of daily life, affecting education, employment, and leisure, among other activities. Nonetheless, many individuals still reap few or no benefits from these technologies, and there are resilient gaps in their use. Within this larger context, the authors examine the Internet digital divide between people with and without disabilities from a multidimens…
Assessing the regional digital divide across the European Union-27
Y la Reina preguntó
One of the main criticisms made to the profession and training of economists is related to the fact that this discipline has been become detached from realworld problems, while it has focused on formalism, technical sophistication, and mathematical complexity. Following the suggestions of some Nobel Prizes in Economics (Coase, Friedman and Krugman, among others), who highlight the importance of linking teaching and realworld problems, the aim of …
An empirical analysis of e-participation. The role of social networks and e-government over citizens' online engagement
Are Spaniards Happier When the Bars Are Open? Using Life Satisfaction to Evaluate Covid-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged governments worldwide with the design of appropriate policies that maximize health outcomes while minimizing economic and mental health consequences. This paper explores sources of individuals' life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, paying special attention to the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). We studied the specific case of Spanish regions and focused on bar and restaurant closu…
Seguir o no seguir estudios. Recompensas de las ocupaciones masculinas y femeninas de baja y media cualificación
La segregación ocupacional por género estructura el mercado laboral y las aspiraciones profesionales de los jóvenes en formación. En este artículo se relaciona el tipo de recompensas asociadas a los trabajos femeninos y masculinos de baja y media cualificación para comprobar si en los femeninos las mujeres sufren una mayor penalización por no tener estudios en comparación con los masculinos. A través de regresiones logísticas mutinomiales, se com…
ICT Research networks and regional competitiveness
Using Social Network Analysis and the novel concept of bridging centrality this paper investigates the links generated by the research networks created by two of the European Union-funded Programs, the 7th Framework Program (FP7) and the ICT action of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program (CIP) and their impacts on regional competitiveness. Our findings show a positive impact on the competitiveness of both networks. Those regions w…
ICT for healthy and active aging
Going “beyond the GDP” in the digital economy
In recent years, as Internet use has become more widespread, the use of “beyond-GDP” measures have become increasingly important, bringing well-being analysis into a more prominent position within scientific research topics. At the same time, our society is going through a deep process of digital transformation, which is characterized by important digital inequalities, mainly rooted in traditional socio-economic divides between and within populat…
What drives buycotters, boycotters and dualcotters? An analysis of political consumerism in Spain
Political consumerism, as a means of participation through the marketplace, is increasing in most Western democracies. Consequently, companies have been obliged to make themselves accountable to customers. This paper analyses the factors associated with three types of political consumers: boycotters, buycotters, and dualcotters as opposed to those consumers who are not politically involved. Using data from a representative sample of the Spanish p…
Internet use and the Well-Being of the Elders. A Quantitative Study in an Aged Country
In recent years, digital technologies have become an essential part of our lives. At the same time, the well-being of the elderly has raised great concern in developed countries due to the ageing of the population. In this context, our paper seeks to link these two issues by analysing the relationship between digital technologies and the well-being of the elderly, taking into account that the use of the former is endogenous. Such an issue has bee…
An approach to social mobility in African countries
The study of inequality of opportunity and its main drivers is a major task in the field of economics. This paper aims to estimate a comprehensive database of socio-economic variables for five African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, and Nigeria) using imputation techniques, with the ultimate goal of approximating the degrees of intergenerational transmission and social mobility. To achieve this goal, the transition matrix methodology …
La segregación ocupacional por sexo. Evolución en España 2001-2011 diez años de caminar sin avanzar
Frente a la idea general de que la segregación ocupacional es un fenómeno en retroceso, se comprueba su aumento en España entre los Censos de 2001 y 2011. Replicando una investigación anterior (Ibáñez, 2008), se comparan resultados entre la Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA) y la de Estructuras Salariales (EES). Los resultados invitan a adoptar una perspectiva compleja, y subrayan la preocupante permanencia de la segregación laboral femenina. Las…
An old familiar song? Assessing the artificial intelligence divide among the regions of the European Union and its connections with digital divides
This paper explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by firms across the regions of the European Union. Using the multivariate technique of factor analysis on a set of AI variables, we assess regional levels of AI use and identify both leading and lagging regions. Within countries territorial disparities are also measured. In addition, we explore the extent to which AI use is linked to regional levels of digitalization. Using spatial…
Home sweet home? Social mobility and multigenerational coexistence in the European Union
Does AI boost firm productivity? A web scraping and LLMs approach
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely seen as a transformative technology with the potential to reshape firm productivity across sectors. However, empirical evidence on its actual impact at the firm level remains limited, mainly due to the lack of extensive firm-level data. Leveraging web scraping and Large Language Models (LLMs), this study develops a novel framework to detect and quantify AI adoption among 62,525 Spanish firms. The approach di…
Political science (10 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Digital divide (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · World Wide Web (5 works)