Francisco González-Gómez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4263417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francisco González-Gómez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francisco |
| FAMILY NAME | González-Gómez |
| SIGNATURE | GONZÁLEZ-GÓMEZ F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9800-4944 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 118 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Sustainable water reuse for water security
How does sustainable water consumption in the shower relate to different dimensions of perceived well-being? Empirical evidence from university students
Water scarcity is already a worrying issue and it is predicted to get worse in the future. This creates an imperative to use water efficiently and sustainably. In the domestic sphere, one of the main uses of water is showering, not only for hygiene reasons but also as a wellness activity. In order to gain insight into the implications of sustainable shower use, in this paper we analyse the relationship between subjective well-being and water cons…
Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain
Is the human right to water sufficiently protected in Spain? Affordability and governance concerns
Contract Renewal in Urban Water Services, Incumbent Advantage, and Market Concentration
Contract renewal with the incumbent is common practice in the contracting‐out of public services. It could, however, affect competition by reinforcing trends towards market concentration. This article contributes empirical evidence on the determinants of the result of public tenders for the renewal of private provision of urban water services. A dataset with information on 215 public tenders held in Spain between 2008 and 2019 is employed. The me…
Electoral opportunism and water pricing with incomplete transfer of control rights
One of the forms of intervention in public services that lie beyond market forces is price control. While such regulation is justified by the need to achieve social goals, empirical evidence has shown that it is often used by politicians for electoral gain. This paper looks for evidence of opportunistic political behaviour in urban water pricing. Using data for 119 large Spanish cities covering the period 1998–2015, we find strong empirical evide…
Derechos humanos en España: Protección del derecho al agua en familias con problemas de asequibilidad por riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social. Análisis crítico para una reforma legal
Aunque los principales problemas de acceso al agua se presentan en los países pobres, estos también pueden tener alguna incidencia en los países desarrollados. En este caso el problema tiene que ver fundamentalmente con la asequibilidad, es decir, con la capacidad de las familias para hacer frente al pago de la factura de agua; y ello se agrava cuando como consecuencia del impago se producen cortes en el suministro. Esta situación puede presentar…
Water demand management strategies for water-scarce cities: The case of Spain
An analysis of the price escalation of non-linear water tariffs for domestic uses in Spain
Beyond the public–private controversy in urban water management in Spain
The Influence of Water Access in Subjective Well-Being: Some Evidence in Yucatan, Mexico
Explanatory factors of urban water leakage rates in Southern Spain
Do ideological and political motives really matter in the public choice of local services management? Evidence from urban water services in Spain
Does higher income equal higher levels of happiness in every society? The case of the Mayan people
Guardiola J, González‐Gómez F, García‐Rubio MA, Lendechy‐Grajales Á. Does higher income equal higher levels of happiness in every society? The case of the Mayan people This study analysed happiness and several domains of life of Mayan people in the poor rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico. Using a sample of 373 households, we examined the influence of income on happiness and its domains, obtaining results that lend support to the ‘paradox of happy pea…
Is time really important for research into contracting out public services in cities? Evidence for urban water management in Southern Spain
Why Do Local Governments Privatize the Provision of Water Services? Empirical Evidence From Spain
Why do some local governments privatize water services, while others opt for public management? Economic literature has been unable to demonstrate that private management is more efficient than public management, so there must be other reasons that lead governments to privatize the service. But what are they? This paper presents the results of a study that analyses the factors behind the privatization of water services with data from 741 municipa…
Does Private Management of Water Supply Services Really Increase Prices? An Empirical Analysis in Spain
This paper attempts to explain differences in the average price of domestic water supply services in Spain, paying special attention to the effects of privatisation of the service on price levels. The empirical analysis is based on the application of a `treatment effects' model on a sample of 53 major urban municipalities. This model accounts for the fact that municipalities do not randomly distribute themselves between a group using strictly pub…
A Duration Model for the Estimation of the Contracting Out of Urban Water Management in Southern Spain
Research that tries to explain the decisions of local government in the contracting out of certain services frequently disregards the temporal dimension. In this article, the authors take time into account in the analysis, proposing a duration model as an alternative to discrete choice models. The objective is to analyze the explanatory factors in the contracting out of municipal services. This methodology is applied to the water services of 744 …
Does service quality matter in measuring the performance of water utilities
A Duration Model for the Estimation of the Contracting Out of Urban Water Management in Southern Spain
Research that tries to explain the decisions of local government in the contracting out of certain services frequently disregards the temporal dimension. In this article, the authors take time into account in the analysis, proposing a duration model as an alternative to discrete choice models. The objective is to analyze the explanatory factors in the contracting out of municipal services. This methodology is applied to the water services of 744 …
Why Do Local Governments Privatize the Provision of Water Services? Empirical Evidence From Spain
Why do some local governments privatize water services, while others opt for public management? Economic literature has been unable to demonstrate that private management is more efficient than public management, so there must be other reasons that lead governments to privatize the service. But what are they? This paper presents the results of a study that analyses the factors behind the privatization of water services with data from 741 municipa…
Does service quality matter in measuring the performance of water utilities
Do ideological and political motives really matter in the public choice of local services management? Evidence from urban water services in Spain
Beyond the public–private controversy in urban water management in Spain
Is the human right to water sufficiently protected in Spain? Affordability and governance concerns
Electoral opportunism and water pricing with incomplete transfer of control rights
One of the forms of intervention in public services that lie beyond market forces is price control. While such regulation is justified by the need to achieve social goals, empirical evidence has shown that it is often used by politicians for electoral gain. This paper looks for evidence of opportunistic political behaviour in urban water pricing. Using data for 119 large Spanish cities covering the period 1998–2015, we find strong empirical evide…
Contract Renewal in Urban Water Services, Incumbent Advantage, and Market Concentration
Contract renewal with the incumbent is common practice in the contracting‐out of public services. It could, however, affect competition by reinforcing trends towards market concentration. This article contributes empirical evidence on the determinants of the result of public tenders for the renewal of private provision of urban water services. A dataset with information on 215 public tenders held in Spain between 2008 and 2019 is employed. The me…
The Influence of Water Access in Subjective Well-Being: Some Evidence in Yucatan, Mexico
Is time really important for research into contracting out public services in cities? Evidence for urban water management in Southern Spain
An analysis of the price escalation of non-linear water tariffs for domestic uses in Spain
Explanatory factors of urban water leakage rates in Southern Spain
Does Private Management of Water Supply Services Really Increase Prices? An Empirical Analysis in Spain
This paper attempts to explain differences in the average price of domestic water supply services in Spain, paying special attention to the effects of privatisation of the service on price levels. The empirical analysis is based on the application of a `treatment effects' model on a sample of 53 major urban municipalities. This model accounts for the fact that municipalities do not randomly distribute themselves between a group using strictly pub…
Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain
Does service quality matter in measuring the performance of water utilities
Does Private Management of Water Supply Services Really Increase Prices? An Empirical Analysis in Spain
This paper attempts to explain differences in the average price of domestic water supply services in Spain, paying special attention to the effects of privatisation of the service on price levels. The empirical analysis is based on the application of a `treatment effects' model on a sample of 53 major urban municipalities. This model accounts for the fact that municipalities do not randomly distribute themselves between a group using strictly pub…
A Duration Model for the Estimation of the Contracting Out of Urban Water Management in Southern Spain
Research that tries to explain the decisions of local government in the contracting out of certain services frequently disregards the temporal dimension. In this article, the authors take time into account in the analysis, proposing a duration model as an alternative to discrete choice models. The objective is to analyze the explanatory factors in the contracting out of municipal services. This methodology is applied to the water services of 744 …
Is time really important for research into contracting out public services in cities? Evidence for urban water management in Southern Spain
Why Do Local Governments Privatize the Provision of Water Services? Empirical Evidence From Spain
Why do some local governments privatize water services, while others opt for public management? Economic literature has been unable to demonstrate that private management is more efficient than public management, so there must be other reasons that lead governments to privatize the service. But what are they? This paper presents the results of a study that analyses the factors behind the privatization of water services with data from 741 municipa…
Does higher income equal higher levels of happiness in every society? The case of the Mayan people
Guardiola J, González‐Gómez F, García‐Rubio MA, Lendechy‐Grajales Á. Does higher income equal higher levels of happiness in every society? The case of the Mayan people This study analysed happiness and several domains of life of Mayan people in the poor rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico. Using a sample of 373 households, we examined the influence of income on happiness and its domains, obtaining results that lend support to the ‘paradox of happy pea…
Explanatory factors of urban water leakage rates in Southern Spain
Do ideological and political motives really matter in the public choice of local services management? Evidence from urban water services in Spain
The Influence of Water Access in Subjective Well-Being: Some Evidence in Yucatan, Mexico
Beyond the public–private controversy in urban water management in Spain
An analysis of the price escalation of non-linear water tariffs for domestic uses in Spain
Derechos humanos en España: Protección del derecho al agua en familias con problemas de asequibilidad por riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social. Análisis crítico para una reforma legal
Aunque los principales problemas de acceso al agua se presentan en los países pobres, estos también pueden tener alguna incidencia en los países desarrollados. En este caso el problema tiene que ver fundamentalmente con la asequibilidad, es decir, con la capacidad de las familias para hacer frente al pago de la factura de agua; y ello se agrava cuando como consecuencia del impago se producen cortes en el suministro. Esta situación puede presentar…
Water demand management strategies for water-scarce cities: The case of Spain
Is the human right to water sufficiently protected in Spain? Affordability and governance concerns
Contract Renewal in Urban Water Services, Incumbent Advantage, and Market Concentration
Contract renewal with the incumbent is common practice in the contracting‐out of public services. It could, however, affect competition by reinforcing trends towards market concentration. This article contributes empirical evidence on the determinants of the result of public tenders for the renewal of private provision of urban water services. A dataset with information on 215 public tenders held in Spain between 2008 and 2019 is employed. The me…
Electoral opportunism and water pricing with incomplete transfer of control rights
One of the forms of intervention in public services that lie beyond market forces is price control. While such regulation is justified by the need to achieve social goals, empirical evidence has shown that it is often used by politicians for electoral gain. This paper looks for evidence of opportunistic political behaviour in urban water pricing. Using data for 119 large Spanish cities covering the period 1998–2015, we find strong empirical evide…
Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain
How does sustainable water consumption in the shower relate to different dimensions of perceived well-being? Empirical evidence from university students
Water scarcity is already a worrying issue and it is predicted to get worse in the future. This creates an imperative to use water efficiently and sustainably. In the domestic sphere, one of the main uses of water is showering, not only for hygiene reasons but also as a wellness activity. In order to gain insight into the implications of sustainable shower use, in this paper we analyse the relationship between subjective well-being and water cons…
Sustainable water reuse for water security
Economics (17 works) · Business (13 works) · Public economics (9 works) · Water resources management and optimization (9 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (7 works) · Marketing (6 works) · Service (business (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Water industry (5 works)