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Personal data:
Male, Married.
Born 21/09/1967 in Palafrugell, Spain.
Spanish national.
Address
Universitat de Girona. Faculty Building of Economics, Office nr. 221. Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain.
Tel +34972418736
Fax +34972418032.
e-mail: germa.coenders at udg.edu
Education:
1991: MA in Management and Business Administration at ESADE, Barcelona.
1992: Postgraduate diploma in applied statistics. University Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona.
1996: PhD in Management and Business Administration at ESADE, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona.
Academic positions:
1991-1993: Research Assistant, ESADE, University Ramon Llull.
1993-1996: Assistant Professor, ESADE, University Ramon Llull.
1996-1997: Assistant Professor, University of Girona, Department of Economics.
Since 1997: Associate professor, University of Girona, Department of Economics (Area of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business).
Member of:
Research Group on Statistics, Applied Economics and Health (GRECS).
International Network on Social Capital and Performance (INSOC).
SDS - Statistično Društvo Slovenije- Slovene Statistical Society, Slovenia.
Catalan Center for Survey Research and Applied Statistical Methods (recognised by the Generalitat de Catalunya).
Grupo de Investigación Consolidado del Ministerio de Sanidad: Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBER CB06/02/1002)
Editorial board of the journal Metodološki zvezki.
Editorial board of the journal Survey Research Methods.
Editor of the Working Papers of the Department of Economics, University of Girona.
Click the links to download course outlines or to obtain information about the degree programmes and institutions.
Courses taught during the academic year 2008/2009
Statistics and Introductory econometrics (master degree in business administration, University of Girona).
Methods and Techniques for Quantitative Research (PhD in Psychology and Quality of Life, University of Girona).
Multivariate analysis (PhD in statistics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia).
Courses taught during the academic year 2007/2008
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Tourism Analysis (Bachelor in Tourism, University of Girona).
Quantitative Methods I (Interuniversity Master in Tourism Management and planning, University of Girona).
Methods and Techniques for Quantitative Research (PhD in Psychology and Quality of Life, University of Girona).
Courses taught during the academic year 2006/2007
Multivariate analysis (PhD in statistics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Structural equation models (PhD in management, ESADE, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain)
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Tourism Analysis (Bachelor in Tourism, University of Girona).
Quantitative Methods for Tourism Research I (European Master in Tourism Management and planning, University of Girona).
Methods and Techniques for Quantitative Research (PhD in Psychology and Quality of Life, University of Girona).
Courses taught during the academic year 2005/2006
Social Research Methods (master degree in labour sciences, University of Girona)
Administrative Statistics (bachelor degree in public management and administration, University of Girona)
Introductory statistics (master degree in business administration, University of Girona)
Multivariate analysis (PhD in statistics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Structural equation models (PhD in management, ESADE, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain)
Quantitative Methods for Tourism Research (European Master in Tourism Management, University of Girona).
Methods and Techniques for Quantitative Research (PhD in Psychology and Quality of Life, University of Girona).
Introduction to path analysis (Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia).
Statistical and methodological fields
Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables and other Measurement Error Models (ordinal data; missing data; multitrait-multimethod models; multilevel data; latent growth curve models; complex samples; non-linear relationships).
Survey Methodology (sampling; data collection; questionnaire design; missing data reduction and analysis).
Social Network Measurement (reliability and validity of network measurements).
Applied fields
Tourism Economics (hotel pricing; surveys of tourist satisfaction, long-distance cycling paths).
Health Economics (economic costs of overweight, use of primary health care services, fragility of the elderly).
Quality of Life Economics (children and media use; consumer satisfaction; satisfaction and values of children).
Management (Quality, innovation, management, social networks).
Official research projects
Project of the Office of Medical Technology Evaluation of the Catalan Health Service: "Prescription, utilisation and cost reduction in the treatment of high blood pressure". From 2005 to 2007. Coordinator: Maria Antònia Barceló.
Project of the Spanish Health Research Fund "Prevalence of fragility in people aged 75 and above". From 2006 to 2008. Coordinator: Josep Garré.
Project of the Office of Medical Technology Evaluation of the Catalan Health Service "Prevalence of fragility in people aged 75 and above". From 2007 to 2009. Coordinator: Josep Garré.
Project of the Spanish Ministery of Education and Science "Optimization of a programme for the assessment and development of managerial competence" From 2006 to 2009. Coordinator: Joan Manuel Batista-Foguet.
Doctoral students and thesis themes
Lluís Coromina (2006): "Social Networks and Performance in Knowledge Creation. An Application and a Methodological Proposal". Excellent "Cum Laude" with mention "Doctor Europeus".
Aina Capó (2009): "Predictors of knowledge creation performance. A quantitative qualitative comparative study of European doctorandi".
Joan Solé (in progress): "Enterpreneurship and dynamic evolution of the enterpreneur's network".
Nature sports: hiking (link1), cycling (link2), rowing, fishing, mushroom picking, farm tourism (link3).
Cooking: traditional and mediaeval cooking, own wine and olive oil production.
Music: Choral singing (link1), diatonic accordion (link2), folk music (link3).
Building ship models: (link1, link2). Ironclad and Predreadnought periods (link3, link4, link5)
Click the link to get an abstract. For the items marked with (F), the full text is also available in pdf format. The items marked with (A) also contain appendixes such as data, proofs or syntax files.
To request a paper reprint mail to germa.coenders at udg.edu. Indicate full reference.
(F) Coenders, G. & Saris, W. E. (1995): Categorization and Measurement Quality. The Choice Between Pearson and Polychoric Correlations. In Saris, W. E. & Münnich, Á. (Eds.) The Multitrait-Multimethod Approach to Evaluate Measurement Instruments. Eötvös University Press, Budapest: 125-144.
(F) Coenders, G., Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Satorra, A. (1995): Scale Dependence of the True Score MTMM Model. In Saris, W. E. & Münnich, Á. (Eds.) The Multitrait-Multimethod Approach to Evaluate Measurement Instruments. Eötvös University Press, Budapest: 71-87.
Batista-Foguet, J. M., Coenders, G. & Sureda, J. (1996): Life Satisfaction in Catalonia, Spain. In Saris, W. E., Veenhoven, R., Scherpenzeel, A. C. y Bunting, B. (Eds.) A Comparative Study of Satisfaction with Life in Europe. Eötvös University Press, Budapest: 155-173.
Coenders, G., Satorra, A. & Saris, W. E. (1997): Alternative Approaches to Structural Modeling of Ordinal Data. A Monte Carlo Study. Structural Equation Modeling, 4: 261-282.
Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Coenders, G. (1998): Introducción a los Modelos Estructurales. Utilización del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio para la Depuración de un Cuestionario. [Introduction to Structural Equation Models. Using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model to Improve a Questionnaire] in Renom, J. (Ed.) Tratamiento Informatizado de Datos [Computer Data Analysis]. Masson, Barcelona: 229-286.
Coenders, G. & Saris, W. E.(1998): Relationship between a Restricted Correlated Uniqueness Model and a Direct Product Model for Multitrait-Multimethod Data. In Ferligoj, A. (Ed.) Advances in Methodology, Data Analysis and Statistics, Metodološki Zvezki 14. FDV. Ljubljana: 151-172.
(F) Coenders, G., Saris, W. E.; Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Andreenkova, A. (1999): Stability of Three-Wave Simplex Estimates of Reliability. Structural Equation Modeling, 6: 135-157.
(A) Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Coenders, G. (2000): Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales [Structural Equation Models]. La Muralla, Madrid.
(F) Coenders, G., & Saris, W. E. (2000): Testing Nested Additive, Multiplicative and General Multitrait-Multimethod Models. Structural Equation Modeling, 7: 219-250.
(F) Coenders, G. & Saris, W. E. (2000): Systematic and Random Method Effects. Estimating Method Bias and Method Variance. In Ferligoj, A. & Mrvar, A. (Eds.) Developments in Survey Methodology, Metodološki Zvezki 15. FDV, Ljubljana: 55-74.
(F) Coenders, G. & Saez. M. (2000): Collinearity, Heteroscedasticity and Outlier Diagnostics in Regression. Do they Always Offer what they Claim? in Ferligoj, A. & Mrvar, A. (Eds.) New Approaches in Applied Statistics, Metodološki Zvezki. 16. FDV, Ljubljana: 79-94.
Saez, M., Barceló, M.A., Saurina, C. & Coenders, G. (2000): Winsorització de la Despesa Turística a Catalunya. [Winsorization of Tourism Expenditure in Catalonia]. Qüestiió, 24: 367-389.
(F, A) Batista-Foguet, J. M., Coenders, G. & Artés Ferragud, M. (2001): Using Structural Equation Models to Evaluate the Magnitude of Measurement Error in Blood Pressure. Statistics in Medicine, 20: 2351-2368.
Espinet, J.M., Fluvià, M. & Coenders, G. (2001): Competencia en Precios entre los Operadores Turísticos Españoles [Price Competition among Spanish Tour Operators]. Estudios Turísticos, 147: 103-119.
Saurina, C., Coenders, G. & Saez, M. (2001): La Qualitat Percebuda del Sector Financer a les Comarques Gironines [Perceived Quality in the Banking Sector of the Girona Area]. Fundació Gaixa de Girona, Girona, Spain.
Casas, F., Coenders, G. & Pascual, S. (2001): Subjective Well-Being and Socially Risky Behaviours of Youth. In Casas, F & Saurina, C. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Third Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. Universitat de Girona, Girona: 367-384.
Reig-Garcia, C. & Coenders, G (2001): El Impacto de la Calidad Ambiental sobre la Experiencia Turística [The Impact of Environmental Quality on the Tourism Experience]. In Casas, F. & Saurina, C. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Third Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. Universitat de Girona, Girona: 893-901.
Casas, F., González, M., Coenders, G., Aymerich, M., Domingo, A. & del Valle, A. (2001): Indicadores Sociales y Psicosociales de la Calidad de Vida de las Personas Mayores en un Municipio [Social and Psychosocial Quality of Life Indicators of Older Persons in a Municipality]. Intervención Psicosocial, 10: 355-378.
(F) Corten, I.W., Saris, W.E., Coenders, G., van der Veld, W., Aalberts, C.E. & Kornelis, C. (2002): Fit of Different Models for Multitrait-Multimethod Experiments. Structural Equation Modeling, 9: 213-232.
(F) Kogovšek, T., Ferligoj, A. Coenders, G. & Saris, W. E. (2002): Estimating Reliability and Validity of Personal Support Measures: Full Information ML Estimation with Planned Incomplete Data. Social Networks, 24: 1-20.
Espinet, J.M., Saez, M. & Coenders, G. (2002): Diferencias de Precios en el Sector Hotelero según el Canal de Comercializacion [Hotel Price Differences across Channels]. Información Comercial Española, 2724: 19-26.
Reig-Garcia, C. & Coenders, G (2002): Segmentación del Mercado Turístico según las Preferencias Ambientales [Segmentation of the Tourist Market following Environmental Preferences]. Cuadernos de Turismo, 9: 109-121.
(F) Coenders, G., Casas, F., Batista-Foguet, J. M. & González, M. (2002): Living Conditions, Interviewer Effects and Perceived Well-Being of the Elderly. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis Approach.In Ferligoj, A. & Mrvar, A. (Eds.) Developments in Social Science Methodology, Metodološki Zvezki 18. FDV, Ljubljana: 125-146.
(F) Saurina, C & Coenders, G. (2002): Predicting Overall Service Quality. A Structural Equation Modelling Approach. In Ferligoj, A. & Mrvar, A. (Eds.) Developments in Social Science Methodology, Metodološki Zvezki 18. FDV, Ljubljana: 217-238.
Coenders, G., Reig-Garcia, C. Garriga, A. & Xabadia, A. (2002): Impacto Ambiental del Puerto Deportivo de Portbou. Una Aplicación de Valoración Contingente. In Jaquenod de Zsögön, S. & Mora Aliseda, J. (Eds.) Ambiente y desarrollo sostenible = Ambiente e desenvolvimento sustentável. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres: 901-906.
Espinet, J.M., Coenders, G. & Saez, M. (2002): Variables diferenciadoras en los Destinos Turísticos y en el Sector Hotelero. In Valdés Peláez, L., Monfort Mir, V.M., Pulido Fernández, J.I., & del Valle Tuero, E.A. (Coords.) Nuevas tendencias de ocio y turismo : su especial problemática en destinos singulares, ISBN 84-922582-5-8. Asociación Española de Expertos Científicos en Turismo, AECIT, Jaén: 299-308.
(F) Espinet, J.M., Saez, M., Coenders, G. & Fluvià, M. (2003): Effect on Prices of the Attributes of Holiday Hotels: a Hedonic Prices Approach. Tourism Economics, 9, 2: 165-178.
(F) Coenders, G., Espinet, J.M. & Saez, M. (2003): Predicting Random Level and Seasonality of Hotel Prices. A Latent Growth Curve Approach. Tourism Analysis, 8: 15-31.
(F) Casas, F., González , M., Figuer, C. & Coenders, G. (2004): Subjective Well-Being, Values and Goal Achievement: the Case of Planned Versus by Chance Searches on the Internet. Social Indicators Research, 66:123-142.
Dannerbeck, A., Casas, F., Sadurní, M. & Coenders, G. (Eds.) (2004): Quality of Life Research on Children and Adolescents. Kluwer, Dordrecht, Nederland.
(F) Batista-Foguet. J.M., Coenders, G. & Alonso, J. (2004): Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio. Su Utilidad en la Validación de Cuestionarios Relacionados con la Salud [Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Its Utility for Validating Health-Related Questionnaires]. Medicina Clínica, 122 (supl 1): 21-27.
(F) Saris, W.E., Satorra, A. & Coenders, G. (2004): A New Approach to Evaluating the Quality of Measurement Instruments: The split-Ballot MTMM Design. Sociological Methodology, 34: 311-347.
(F) Coromina, L., Coenders, G. & Kogovšek, T. (2004): Multilevel Multitrait-Multimethod Model. Application to the Measurement of Egocentered Social Networks. Metodološki Zvezki. Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 1, 2: 323-349.
(F) Batista-Foguet, J.M., Coenders, G., Saris, W.E. & Bisbe, J. (2004): Simultaneous Estimation of Indirect and Interaction Effects using Structural Equation Models. Metodološki Zvezki, Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 1, 1: 163-184.
(F) O'Loughlin, C. & Coenders, G. (2004): Estimation of the European Customer Satisfaction Index: Maximum Likelihood versus Partial Least Squares. Application to Postal Services.Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 15: 1231-1255.
(F) Casas, F., Figuer, C., González, M. & Coenders, G. (2004): Satisfacion with Life Domains and Salient Values for Future. Analyses about Children and their Parents. In Glatzer, W., von Below, S. & Stoffregen, M. (Eds.). Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World. Advances in Quality-of-Life Studies, Theory and Research. Kluwer, Dordrecht : 233-247.
(A) Coenders, G., Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Saris, W.E. (2005): Temas Avanzados en Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales [Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Models]. La Muralla, Madrid.
(F) Coenders, G., Casas, F., Figuer, C. & González, M. (2005): Relationships between Parents’ and Children’s Salient Values for Future and Children’s Overall Life Satisfaction. A Comparison across Countries. Social Indicators Research, 73, 2: 141-177.
(F) García-Berthou E., Alcaraz C., Pou Q., Zamora L., Coenders G. & Feo C. (2005): Introduction Pathways and Establishment Rates of Invasive Aquatic Species in Europe. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62, 453-463.
(F) Saez, M., Saurina, C., Coenders, G. & González-Raya, S (2006): Use of Primary Health Care Services according to the Different Degrees of Obesity in the Girona Health Region, Spain. Health Economics, 15, 2, 173-193.
(F) Coromina, L. & Coenders, G (2006): Reliability and Validity of Egocentered Network Data Collected via Web. A Meta-Analysis of Multilevel Multitrait Multimethod Studies. Social Networks,28, 209-231.
(F) Bisbe, J., Coenders, G., Saris, W. E. & Batista-Foguet, J.M. (2006): Correcting Measurement Error Bias in Interaction Models with Small Samples. Metodološki Zvezki, Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 3,2, 267-287.
Saris, W.E., Batista-Foguet, J.M. & Coenders, G. (2007): Selection of Indicators for the Interaction Term in Structural Equation Models with Interaction. Quality & Quantity, 41, 55-72.
(F) González, M., Casas, F. & Coenders, G. (2007): A Complexity Approach to Psychological Well-Being in Adolescence: Major Strengths and Methodological Issues. Social Indicators Research, 80, 267-295.
Arbussà, A. & Coenders, G. (2007): Innovation Activities, Use of Appropriation Instruments and Absorptive Capacity. Evidence from Spanish Firms. Research Policy 36, 1545-1558.
(F) Capó, A.M., Coromina, L., Ferligoj, A., Matelič, U. & Coenders, G. (2007): Netowrks of PhD Students and Academic Performance: A Comparison across Countries. Metodološki Zvezki, Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 4, 2, 205-217.
Coenders, G., Ferligoj, A., Coromina, L. & Capó, A. (2007): Design and Evaluation of a Web Survey for the Social Network Data. In Loosveldt, G., Swygedouw, M. & Cambré, B. (Eds.). Measuring Meaningful Data in Social Research, Acco, Leuven: 233-255.
Coromina, L., Guia, J., Coenders, G. & Ferligoj, A. (2008): Duocentered Networks. Social Networks, 30, 1, 49-59.
Cobarsí, J., Bernardo, M. & Coenders, G. (2008): Campus Information Systems for Students: Classification in Spain. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 25, 1, 50-64.
Coenders, G., Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Saris, W.E. (2008): Simple, Efficient and Distribution-free Approach to Interaction Effects in Complex Structural Equation Models. Quality & Quantity, 42, 369-396.
González, M., Coenders, G. & Casas, F. (2008): Using Non-Linear Models for a Complexity Approach to Psychological Well-Being: Methodological Issues. Quality & Quantity, 42, 1-21.
Casas, F., Coenders, G., Cummins, R.A., Gonzàlez, M., Figuer, C., & Malo, S. (2008): Does Subjective Wellbeing Show a Relationship between Parents and their Children? Journal of Happiness Studies, 9, 197-205.
Garre-Olmo, J., Vilalta-Franch, J., López-Pousa, S. et al. (2008): Conducción de Vehículos a Motor y Deterioro Cognitivo en Mayores de 74 Años. Medicina Clínica, 130, 17, 657-60.
Coenders, G., Renart, G., Vall-llosera, L., Xabadia, A. (2009): Tècniques d'Anàlisi turística [Techniques for tourism analysis]. Documenta Universtitaria, Girona.
González, M., Coenders,
G., Saez, M., Casas, F. (in press): Non-linearity, complexity and limited
measurement in the relationship between satisfaction with specific life
domains and satisfaction with life as a whole. Journal of Happiness Studies
Accompanying data files to textbooks. Fitxers de dades dels llibres de text
Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Coenders, G. (2000): Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales [Structural Equation Models]. La Muralla, Madrid.
Coenders, G., Batista-Foguet, J. M. & Saris, W.E. (2005): Temas Avanzados en Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales [Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Models]. La Muralla, Madrid.
Coenders, G., Renart, G., Vall-llosera, L., Xabadia, A. (2009): Tècniques d'Anàlisi turística [Techniques for tourism analysis]. Documenta Universtitaria, Girona.
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Last modified 20/5/2009. Send comments to germa.coenders at udg.edu
