An Analysis of the Dependence of the Spanish Fisheries Industry on the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance

Fisheries are an important economic sector in the EU subject to an important restructuring in the most recent years. The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) has been the tool deployed by the European authorities to increase the competitiveness and to modernize this industry. As far as Spain is concerned, it has been verified that it is the European country receiving more funds in the recent years. The aim of this paper is to examine the financial situation of the Spanish fisheries firms, determining their indebtedness, solvency, and profitability. We also analyse if those firms included in the Fisheries sector show differences statistically significant. Along the same lines, one of the aims of the study is to carry out an analysis of the financial needs of these firms, considering the extent to which the European funds received along the latest years may have helped Fisheries the industry in Spain

European regional policy: Analysis of the management reports of structural funds 2000-2006

El presente trabajo realiza un estudio de las debilidades/errores detectados por el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo (TCE) en los informes presentados, durante el periodo de financiación 2000-2006, por quince países de la Unión Europea, relativos a la gestión económico-financiera de los Fondos Estructurales. El objetivo de nuestro estudio se centra en exponer y analizar el número y la naturaleza de los errores/debilidades cometidos por los Estados miembros, realizando\ud un estudio con técnicas estadísticas univariantes y multivariantes, aplicando un modelo de elección tipo probit y una estimación por mínimos cuadrados. Entre otras conclusiones, este análisis pone de manifiesto que la nueva Reglamentación ha tenido un efecto desigual sobre los distintos países, y que el volumen de errores/debilidades detectados en los informes de los Estados miembros está en relación\ud con el volumen de recursos recibidos por los países miembros para cada Fondo Estructural.The present work endeavours to carry out a study of the weaknesses/\ud errors detected by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in the reports presented by 15 European countries on the economic and financial management of Structural Funds in the period ranging from 2000 to 2006. The aim of our study is focused on the description and analysis of the number and nature of the errors/weaknesses

El sesgo condicionado en el análisis de influencia: una revisión

El sesgo condicionado se ha propuesto como diagnóstico de influencia en distintos modelos y tecnicas estadísticas. Tratando de recoger una visión global de la utilidad del concepto, en este trabajo se hace una revisión general del mismo relacionandolo con la curva de sensibilidad y la curva de influencia muestral. Además, se señalan posibles líneas de trabajo que permitiran abordar el análisis de la influencia a través de este enfoque en una gran variedad de tecnicas estadísticas

Does Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Matter for Liver Health? Prospective Analysis among Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a spectrum of liver alterations that can result in severe disease and even death. Consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has been associated with obesity and related comorbidities. However, the link between UPF and NAFLD has not been sufficiently assessed. We aimed to investigate the prospective association between UPF consumption and liver health biomarkers. Methods: We followed for 1 year 5867 older participants with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) from the PREDIMED-Plus trial. A validated 143-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate consumption of UPF at baseline, 6, and 12 months. The degree of processing for foods and beverages (g/day) was established according to the NOVA classification system. The non-invasive fatty liver index (FLI) and hepatic steatosis index (HSI) were used to evaluate liver health at three points in time. The associations between changes in UPF consumption (percentage of total daily dietary intake (g)) and liver biomarkers were assessed using mixed-effects linear models with repeated measurements. Results: In this cohort, UPF consumption at baseline was 8.19% (SD 6.95%) of total daily dietary intake in grams. In multivariable models, each 10% daily increment in UPF consumption in 1 year was associated with significantly greater FLI (β 1.60 points, 95% CI 1.24;1.96 points) and HSI (0.43, 0.29; 0.57) scores (all p-values < 0.001). These associations persisted statistically significant after adjusting for potential dietary confounders and NAFLD risk factors. Conclusions: A higher UPF consumption was associated with higher levels of NAFLD-related biomarkers in older adults with overweight/obesity and MetS

Can E-Government Serve as a Tool for Public Authorities to Manage Public Resources More Efficiently?

©2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Global Information Management. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/ 10.4018/JGIM.2019040107©2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Global Information Management. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.2019040107Innovations in the field of telecommunications and technological development in information processing affect the provision of public services. One of the main priorities of governments is to achieve greater efficiency in the provision of public services and e-government is one of several measures implemented. Our study aims to determine how e-government and efficiency affects the provision of public services in general, and also by functions. We apply a different model to calculate efficiency of the provision of public services and by function. Our empirical analysis, which included correlation and multiple linear regressions, was applied in 2012-2014 for a single cross-section of 35 economies. The resultsshow a significant relationship between e-government and efficiency. Furthermore, we obtain a significant relation between Online Services, Telecommunication Infrastructure and Human Capital with efficiency in the provision of public services

Análisis de los informes elaborados por el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo sobre la aplicación de los fondos estructurales

El presente trabajo realiza un estudio de las debilidades/errores detectados por el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo (TCE) en los informes presentados, desde el año 2000 al 2004, por 15 países de la Unión Europea, relativos a la gestión económico-financiera de los Fondos Estructurales. Para ello hemos extraído, de dichos informes anuales, un total de veintiséis errores/debilidades y los hemos clasificado utilizando los mismos criterios que establece el TCE. Nuestro objetivo es determinar el tipo de errores/debilidades y con qué frecuencia se producen en la gestión de los Fondos Estructurales. Además, realizamos un análisis de las causas que han originado esta situación y las medidas adoptadas por la Unión Europea para mejorar la gestión económico-financiera de dichos Fondos, realizando un estudio estadístico (ANOVA). Entre otras conclusiones, este análisis pone de manifiesto que el volumen de errores/debilidades detectados en los informes de los Estados miembros está en relación con el volumen de recursos asignados a cada Fondo Estructural

Internet penetration and international travel and tourism expenditure: The role of foreign exchange control

The total amount of digital travel sales worldwide increases significantly every year, yet previous studies on outbound tourism expenditures have scarcely discussed the role of foreign exchange control (Fxc) as a barrier to e-internationalization. In the era of e-commerce, residents of more than 40 economies are not allowed to buy or pay for foreign products by the Internet. This article, with data from 95 economies in the period 2012–2017, concludes that Internet penetration development increases international tourism expenditure. On the other hand, the control of foreign exchange decreases the relationship between internet penetration and tourism expenditure. Therefore, Fxc is clearly a barrier to electronic internationalization and tourism expenditure©2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Tourism Economics. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816621102783

Política regional europea: Análisis de los informes de gestión de los fondos estructurales 2000-2006

El presente trabajo realiza un estudio de las debilidades/errores detectadospor el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo (TCE) en los informes presentados, durante el periodo de financiación 2000-2006, por quince países de la Unión Europea, relativos a la gestión económico-financiera de los Fondos Estructurales. El objetivo de nuestro estudio se centra en exponer y analizar el número y la naturaleza de los errores/debilidades cometidos por los Estados miembros, realizando un estudio con técnicas estadísticas univariantes y multivariantes, aplicando unmodelo de elección tipo probit y una estimación por mínimos cuadrados. Entreotras conclusiones, este análisis pone de manifiesto que la nueva Reglamentación ha tenido un efecto desigual sobre los distintos países, y que el volumen de errores/ debilidades detectados en los informes de los Estados miembros está en relacióncon el volumen de recursos recibidos por los países miembros para cada Fondo Estructural