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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
55
Citations
11089
World Ranking
1077
National Ranking
11

Germà Bel publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Germà Bel sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 212 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Germà Bel D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Germà Bel sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Germà Bel is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily spans the domains of social sciences, economics, econometrics and finance, as well as business, management, and accounting. Within these areas, Germà Bel has contributed extensively to several subfields, including political science and international relations, strategy and management, economics and econometrics, public administration, and sociology and political science.

The main topics of their academic work include public-private partnership projects, public policy and administration research, local government finance and decentralization, e-government and public services, public procurement and policy, fiscal policy and economic growth, and social policy and reform studies.

Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Daniel Albalate
  • Thomas Elston
  • Marc Estève
  • Eoin Reeves
  • Marianna Sebő

Germà Bel's research has been published repeatedly in prominent venues, including:

  • Public Management Review
  • The Journal of Law and Economics
  • International Public Management Journal
  • Local Government Studies
  • Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives

Some recent publications illustrating the scope and focus of their work include:

  • "Does inter-municipal collaboration improve public service resilience? Evidence from local authorities in England," 2022, Public Management Review
  • "Do Public-Private-Partnership-Enabling Laws Increase Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure?", 2020, The Journal of Law and Economics
  • "If it ain't broke, don't fix it: When collaborative public management becomes collaborative excess," 2023, Public Administration Review
  • "Enhancing Methodological Reporting in Public Administration: The Functional Equivalents Framework," 2020, The American Review of Public Administration
  • "Going separate ways: ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations," 2023, International Public Management Journal

Best Publications

  • Is Private Production of Public Services Cheaper Than Public Production? A Meta-Regression Analysis of Solid Waste and Water Services.

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda;Mildred E. Warner

  • Does privatization of solid waste and water services reduce costs? A review of empirical studies

    Germà Bel;Mildred Warner

  • Why do local governments privatise public services? A survey of empirical studies

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION AND COSTS: EXPECTATIONS AND EVIDENCE

    Germà Bel;Mildred E. Warner

  • Do Public Sector Reforms Get Rusty? Local Privatization in Spain

    Germà Bel;Antón Costas

  • Getting there fast: globalization, intercontinental flights and location of headquarters

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • Competition and cooperation between high-speed rail and air transportation services in Europe

    Daniel Albalate;Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • COMPETITION OR MONOPOLY? COMPARING PRIVATIZATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE US AND SPAIN

    Mildred E. Warner;Germà Bel

  • Tourism and urban public transport: Holding demand pressure under supply constraints

    Daniel Albalate;Germà Bel

  • High-Speed Rail: Lessons for Policy Makers from Experiences Abroad

    Daniel Albalate;Germà Bel

  • Factors explaining local privatization: a meta-regression analysis

    Germà Bel;Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • Emission abatement: Untangling the impacts of the EU ETS and the economic crisis

    Germà Bel;Stephan Joseph

  • Intermunicipal cooperation, privatization and waste management costs: evidence from rural municipalities.

    Germà Bel;Melania Mur

  • Does Cooperation Reduce Service Delivery Costs? Evidence from Residential Solid Waste Services

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda;Melania Mur

  • Factors Influencing the Privatisation of Urban Solid Waste Collection in Spain

    Germà Bel;Antonio Miralles

  • Factors explaining inter-municipal cooperation in service delivery: a meta-regression analysis

    Germà Bel;Mildred E. Warner

  • Partial Privatisation in Local Services Delivery: An Empirical Analysis of the Choice of Mixed Firms

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • Privatization, regulation and airport pricing: an empirical analysis for Europe

    Germà Bel;Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • "Why do municipalities cooperate to provide local public services? An empirical analysis"

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda;Melania Mur

  • What have we learned from the last three decades of empirical studies on factors driving local privatisation

    Germà Bel;Xavier Fageda

  • High-Speed Rail: Lessons for Policy Makers from Experiences

    Daniel Albalate;Germà Bel

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Fageda
Xavier Fageda University of Barcelona
Mildred E. Warner
Mildred E. Warner Cornell University
Jordi Rosell
Jordi Rosell Rovira i Virgili University
Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo
Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo University of Valencia
Montserrat Guillén
Montserrat Guillén University of Barcelona
Rui Cunha Marques
Rui Cunha Marques Universidade Lusófona
Antonio Estache
Antonio Estache Université Libre de Bruxelles

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