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    Design of a chatbot as a distance learning assistant
    (International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), 2020) Tamayo Lorenzo, Pedro Antonio; Herrero Alcalde, Ana; Martín Román, Javier; Navarro Ruiz, Carolina; Tránchez Martín, José Manuel
    Within the process of progressive digitization of materials and tools for teaching and distance learning of a subject of introduction to Microeconomics (quarterly, in year three of the Degree in Social Work), taught by the authors at the National University of Distance Education (UNED), a virtual assistant in the form of chatbot, or conversational robot, called EconBot, has been designed and made available to students from 2017. This paper presents the reasons that led to its adoption, the process of its development, differentiating two phases, its characteristics and functions, the assessment of its usefulness and the role of teachers in the implementation of this type of technological innovation.
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    Fiscal rules to the test: The impact of the Spanish expenditure rule
    (Elsevier, 2024) Moral Arce, Ignacio; Herrero Alcalde, Ana; Martín Román, Javier
    Despite the large spread of fiscal rules around the world, there is still not enough evidence of their effectiveness in ensuring fiscal sustainability. Furthermore, there is little evidence of the impact of expenditure rules in countries’ fiscal performance. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the Spanish expenditure rule that has been in force since 2012 in controlling the growth of public expenditure. We use a synthetic control methodology to analyze the impact of the rule on the evolution of current and primary expenditure within Spanish public administrations (2001–2018), avoiding the potential endogeneity problems of traditional econometric approaches. Overall, we find that the expenditure rule has largely improved budget sustainability by limiting both current and primary expenditure. These results are robust to different levels of government.
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    Does Decentralization Affect the Size of Public Intervention? Evidence from Anti-Covid Public Policies
    (Oxford University Press, 2025-04-18) Herrero Alcalde, Ana; Martín Román, Javier; Moral-Arce, Ignacio; Unión Europea
    Although the impact of decentralization on public sector size has been extensively studied, little attention has been given to how this relationship unfolds during extreme events. Does decentralization amplify or constrain government intervention in times of crisis? This article addresses this gap by examining how different dimensions of decentralization influenced the size of fiscal measures adopted by thirty-one European countries in response to the crunch of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using data from the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker, we find that subnational expenditure and several dimensions of regional power constrain public intervention during crises. On the contrary, and although subnational taxing powers appear to have no significant effect, greater subnational borrowing autonomy is associated with larger policy responses.