José Álvarez García

Universidad de Extremadura | UNEX · Department of Financial Economy and Accounting

ABSTRACT Bird watching is a tourist activity that has been growing steadily in recent years. Its specialization requires the implementation of various activities to achieve a high value-added offer. Peru is a country with enormous potential for birdwatching tourism, specifically the San Martín region is one of the privileged places, it is part of t...

Abstract Mexico's tourist destinations called Magical Towns have an important historical, cultural and natural heritage that have been preserved and revalued over time. Among the various attractions of these places, there are some sites recognized worldwide by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, which have been distinguished as such due to their except...

Abstract The need for comfort in society demands more energy every day, various industries were created recently to supply energy, including that associated with photovoltaic technology. The usable life of photovoltaic modules is 20 to 30 years, the disposal of materials at the end of their use constitutes a source of contamination and value if tre...

RESUMEN La revolución de las Nuevas Tecnologías ha provocado un importante cambio en el sector turístico. En la actualidad, el uso de Internet es imprescindible en la comunicación y promoción de las empresas con sus potenciales clientes y empiezan a considerar la página web como su carta de presentación. Asimismo, el papel del turista también ha ex...

Abstract The cases of the Capirona community located in Napo and the Napo Wildlife Center belonging to the province of Orellana are analysed. These communities, mainly of the Amazonian Kichwa population, decided to bet on community tourism to generate income and improve their quality of life. Thus, collaborating with some non-governmental organisat...

INTRODUCCIÓN El turismo gastronómico se establece como una modalidad turística al alza al permitir la generación de experiencias únicas y creativas vinculadas a los elementos productivos y alimenticios característicos de cada uno de los territorios (M.-P. Lin et al., 2021a; OMT, 2019). Así, se convierte en uno de los medios más adecuados para el u...

Resumen Este estudio investiga la relación entre variables sociodemográficas y el nivel de educación financiera en jóvenes universitarios de Ecuador. Utilizando datos de 1.011 encuestas y el contraste no paramétrico, se analiza cómo la edad, el género, el estatus laboral y el campo de formación se relacionan con el conocimiento, comportamiento y la...

ABSTRACT This chapter presents the vision that organizers of mountain biking events have of the sustainable tourism generated by the participants, from the four dimensions of sustainability. The analysis was carried out employing a survey of 12 organizers from different municipalities in the state of Michoacán, where the minimum selection requireme...

ABSTRACT In their quest to be a catalyst for local tourism in Mexico, Magical Towns compete with highly competitive national and international tourist destinations. It is vital to study and comprehend the competitiveness of these tourist locations in order to create solutions to face competition and affect economic development. This research work a...

Abstract: The present paper tests the impact of women's inclusion and general equity market sentiment on Global tourism companies' return on equity (ROE). With data panel regressions of the historical ROE data of the members of Refinitiv Global Hotel, we estimated several models that used the leverage and market capitalization, sentiment indexes (s...

Abstract: This article presents a structural equation model of mountain biking events on sustainable tourism and the effect that the marketing mix and sustainability of the different events have on it. The analysis was carried out through a survey applied to different participants of mountain biking events in the different municipalities of the sta...

Digital transformation and technological advances are causing a radical change in communication structures and in the way information is consumed. With rapid development of computing and the Internet, data is generated, recorded, stored and accumulated on a large scale, making it necessary for economic sectors to act quickly in order to adapt their...

Spatial patterns on tourism establishments in five CIP´s in México, 2010-2022 Abstract Purpose - Studies on the spatial patterns of economic activity contribute to economic performance management, planning, and promotion. Investors, policymakers, and social organizations have access to valuable information on the concentration and location of acti...

ABSTRACT This article presents the opinions of mountain bike event organisers on the marketing mix generated by the different events, which will help us to detect areas of opportunity in the preparation of the sporting challenges. The analysis was carried out using a survey of twelve organisers from different municipalities in the state of Michoacá...

RESUMEN La agricultura ecológica del siglo XXI es el resultado del estudio de diferentes métodos alternativos de producción que se han ido desarrollando a lo largo de los años. Para conocer más sobre la compra de los productos ecológicos debemos aproximarnos a este segmento del mercado y conocer cómo interactúan los clientes con los productos. El o...

Abstract The increase in consumption and the increase in the use of resources linked to increasing human activity puts both energy security and sustainability at risk, which has led to a global restructuring of the policy agenda to ensure and integrate environmental well-being through channels such as energy efficiency (EE). Bearing this in mind, t...

National Tourism and its Role in the Post-Covid Economic Recovery of the Mexican Regions El turismo nacional y su rol en la recuperación económica Post-Covid de las Regiones de México Abstract Tourism is an important activity not only for generating employment in Mexico, but for the growth of those regions focused on this sector. The prevailing i...

Abstract Inequality is a problem that remains latent throughout generations, despite the growth of countries and the mechanisms that were implemented to mitigate it. Understanding the structure of spillovers from a spatial point of view would allow for the management of current resources, with the aim of improving the distribution among individuals...

This special issue is now open for submission. Special Issue Information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/AA61FBK632 Guest Editor: María de la Cruz del Río-Rama, University of Vigo, Spain. Claudia Patricia Maldonado-Erazo, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador. Amador Durán Sánchez, University of Extremadu...

The emission of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels has allowed the development of biofuels such as biomethane. The aim of this research was to explore the characteristics of biomethane literature from 1978 to 2020 based on the database of Scopus and its implications using indicators bibliometrics. The inform...

Abstract Debates on how growth and urbanization affect the environment have been intense,but they lack the global perspective. Therefore, this research examined those rela-tionships, and to a greater extent other forms of global environmental degradation,such as foreign direct investment (FDI). It also explored the relationships betweenindustrializ...

México y Corea del Sur han avanzado en sus vínculos comerciales desde que iniciaron relaciones diplomáticas en 1962. Actualmente, los gobiernos de ambas economías se encuentran discutiendo la posibilidad de negociar un acuerdo de libre comercio. El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar los efectos potenciales de dicho acuerdo. Para ello, se uti...

ABSTRACT In the literature on growth, infrastructure, in addition to other factors, is identified as a determining element in the growth of regions from a long-term perspective. However, there are few studies where the unit of analysis is disaggregated down to the regional level. Therefore, this research aims to explore the importance of infrastru...

Abstract Purpose – In this paper, the authors tested if promoting the workforce’s happiness (through highperformance working practices or HPWP) and well-being in European Public companies relates to their profitability (ROE), market risk (beta), and stock price return. Also, we tested if investors have a performance benefit if they buy a portfolio...

Geoparks are unique geographical areas whose geological significance is worthy of UNESCO designation as a Global Geopark. As of 2022, 177 geoparks located in 46 countries have this designation. The aim of this paper is to identify and analyse the worldwide scientific production published in the Web of Sciences database in the context of Geoparks. T...

This special issue is now open for submission. Special Issue Information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics/special_issues/Mathematical_Statistical_Soft_Computing_Methods_Uncertainty_Management Guest Editor Dr. José Álvarez-García, University of Extremadura, Spain. Dr. Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres, Saint Nicholas and Hidalgo Michoacán State...

There is a great interest in biofuels production as an alternative and potentially renewable fuel. This study analyzed the rate of scientific publications related to the biofuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen and wood pellets using the Logistic and Gompertz models to quantitatively describe the publications growth. The models s...

Abstract: The Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting (SJFA) is a leading international journal in the field of accounting and finance, which was founded in 1972 with the aim of serving as a platform for dissemination at the service of academics, researchers and accounting and business professionals. The aim of this research is to examine the dev...

Abstract The traditional trend in heritage management focuses on a conservationist strategy, i.e., keeping heritage in a good condition while avoiding its interaction with other elements. This condition results in the link between heritage and tourism to be established as juxtaposed process, which gives rise to the need to broaden the concept of he...

Abstract: The environmental impact linked to human activity has transcended beyond a purely internal problem that does not take into account the borders of the regions. The objective of this study is to analyze the spatial behavior of environmental quality, considering the impacts of tourism activity and human capital (what a person contributes t...

Abstract: Tourism represents an important part of global economic activity and has contributed to economic development, income generation and increased employment in many countries. Despite the positive impacts, this smokeless industry has become a major source of negative environmental externalities, such as the emission of 8% of the global total...

Abstract: Currently, in the tourism sector, companies and tourist destinations are changing their focus from focusing on the product to focusing on “experiences”. In this context, the concept of "co-creation of experiences" arises, in which the tourist becomes an active agent in consumption and therefore in the production of value. On the other ha...

Abstract Inequality has been of growing interest in the political debate and in theoretical and empirical studies for some decades. Therefore, the study of regional inequality raises some relevant questions related to the spatial nature of the data. In fact, adopting a regional point of view implies the opportunity to consider spatial interactions,...

Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide a comparative analysis regarding the production of the scientific research of biorefineries in India using Web of Science and Scopus databases. The rate of growth of publications, production, citation, correlation and overlap between databases, authors, journals and universities has been analyzed. The...

Abstract: This article presents the opinions of mountain bike event organisers on the marketing mix generated by the different events, which will help us to detect areas of opportunity in the preparation of the sporting challenges. The analysis was carried out using a survey of twelve organisers from different municipalities in the state of Michoac...

Abstract. New technologies have revolutionized the tourism sector, bringing about major changes. Nowadays, Internet is a way of access for communica-tion and promotion for all companies that want to promote themselves by us-ing Web pages as a cover letter for their customers. Similarly, the role of cus-tomers has also undergone significant changes...

Resumen: Los pueblos mágicos requieren estrategias para hacer frente a la competencia e incidir en el desarrollo económico. El objetivo es evaluar la relación competitividad turística vs PIB turístico en pueblos mágicos, para identificar incidencias directas e indirectas alrededor del fenómeno. Se utilizó la teoría de efectos olvidados, 25 experto...

RESUMEN Este proyecto centra su objetivo principal en el consumo del vino para un determinado estrato de la sociedad navarra, el de los jóvenes, así como las actitudes y opiniones que tienen ante el vino y su consumo. Se presenta una base teórica con la que se pretende dar a conocer el sector del vino, sus aspectos característicos más importantes y...

RESUMEN La forma de consumo ha ido evolucionando muy rápido en los últimos años, pudiéndose adquirir gracias a internet todo tipo producto desde cualquier parte del mundo. Las empresas se publicitan a través de sus páginas webs y los clientes, cada vez más exigentes, examina con lupa hasta su más mínimo detalle y comenta sobre su calidad de sus pro...

The market for socially conscious products and services has grown exponentially in the last years. Consequently, adding social value is among the great challenges that companies have to face nowadays. In view of this, companies need leaders with a set of specific skills that prepares them to act and compete in this new environment. This is especial...

RESUMEN La presencia en Internet es indispensable para las empresas de la economía social. La situación de crisis sanitaria derivada del COVID19 ha reforzado la necesidad de estar presentes en la Red. El presente trabajo analiza tanto la presencia web de las cooperativas agrarias catalanas como su nivel de madurez en el desarrollo del comercio elec...

Abstract In this research, the objective is to examine how private fnancial development, urbanization and foreign direct investment and economic growth afects the environment using the ecological footprint as an indicator. Panel data was used for 100 countries from 1980 to 2019, classifed according to their income level. Several econometric steps w...

Among the solutions to climate change’s harmful effects, AS (Adaptation Strategies) are more feasible. In this study, four AS, Changing Cultivation Dates (CCD), Deficit Irrigation (DI), Improving Irrigation Performance (IIP), and Optimizing the Crop Pattern (OCP), were investigated. The results showed that the WUE (Water Use Efficiency) was decline...

Abstract This paper aims to simulate portfolio decisions under uncertainty when the diffusion parameters of the risky asset and short rate paid for a bond are both modulated by a time-inhomogeneous Markov chain, with transition probabilities dependent on states, time, and asset prices. To do this, we first found closed-form solutions of the corresp...

Territories throughout different continents have a wide variety of natural and cultural resources, defined by the dynamics of spatiality, temporality, and functionality that have been generated by the human groups settled in these spaces. These resources have become an object of study of great interest since they constitute the initial sources for...

Abstract Dam reservoir operation plays a fundamental role in water management studies and planning. This study examined three policies to improve the performance of reservoirs: Standard Operation Policy (SOP), Hedging Rule (HR) and Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO). The objective functions were to minimize the LSR (Long-term Shortage Ratio) for HR...

The service-sales interaction should be aligned within and outside the organization, but many companies are not harvesting the benefits of this technique. In line with the conservation of resources (COR) theory, the current research investigates the impact of the salesforce control system on salesforce ambidexterity (service and sales interface), w...

ABSTRACT This study aimed to develop indicators that measure rural tourism destinations in a sustainable framework during the COVID-19 process. In order to achieve this goal, the A’WOT and TOWS hybrid method was used in the study. In line with this goal, the priority order was calculated by determining the factors for strengths, weaknesses, threats...

Abstract The tourism sector is growing rapidly, and this has greatly stimulated economic growth around the world; however, the environmental degradation that this implies cannot be ignored. In order to achieve sustainable tourism, it is important to study the link between tourism and environmental quality. Therefore, the objective of this study was...

Special Issue Information: Special Issue "Use of Natural and Cultural Resources through Tourism Activity for Regional Development" Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/tourism_resourses? fbclid=IwAR3l5jzammnZl4vrvTuXf12VLlB2YvUA52FOg1jvwNpn0P9bVRbuF32fwo0 A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the...

Abstract Beer is popular worldwide and it is considered the oldest and most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. At the global production level, most of the market is dominated by a few multinational companies, but in recent years, craft beers have gained market share. In addition to being independent and produced on a smaller scale, the main...

Abstract: Water is a vital resource for citizens´ economic and social development. However, the us-es to which it can be put often conflict. Possible solutions to mitigate disputes involve political op-tions, scarce economic resources and the search for mechanisms to ensure its adequate allocation. For over half a century, countries such as Austral...

Special Issue Information: A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2022. Special issue website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/integrated_water

Abstract In this paper, we suggest a holistic explanation of the role currently played by self-employment, and consequently, a reason for its persistence and growth in recent years, for less developed countries. At the same time, we link this explanation with current discussions on the role of very small economic units and informality. In general,...

RESUMEN La revolución de las Nuevas Tecnologías ha provocado un importante cambio en el sector turístico. En la actualidad, el uso de Internet es imprescindible en la comunicación y promoción de las empresas con sus potenciales clientes y empiezan a considerar la página web como su carta de presentación. Asimismo, el papel del turista también ha ex...

Abstract: In this paper, we tested the benefit of using Markov-Switching (M-S) models to forecast the views of the 26 most traded stocks in the U.S. in a Black-Litterman (B-L) optimal selection context. With weekly historical data of these stocks from January 1, 1980, we estimated and simulated (from January 7, 2000, to February 7, 2022) three port...

Abstract On the island of Ibiza, the sixties and seventies were the years of the touristic boom and the hippies. The hippie presence ended shortly after, but left various elements considered direct legacies. Among these elements, it is worth highlighting the creation of a local fashion inspired by traditional clothing and hippies. This fashion was...

Abstract: The research presented in this document aims to measure the geographical concentration for the period 1980-2010 of industrial activities in Ecuador and establish a possible relationship between the localization of industrial sectors and the urbanization levels of cities. The analysis of the geographical concentration of the 26 manufactur...

The island of Ibiza is a western Mediterranean destination known internationally for its nightlife. The aim of this paper is to make a proposal to classify the different types of premises in the Ibiza nightlife offer. This involves making a first definition that allows to delimit which businesses are parts of the sector. The methodology used is bas...

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). Special Issue "Sustainable Rural Development through Entrepreneurship and Innovation" Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2022. Special issue website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Sustainable_Rural_Development_Entrepreneurship_Innovation

Call for Papers, Journal: Mathematics (MDPI) Special Issue: "Markov-Chain Modelling and Applications". Deadline: 28 February, 2022. Special Issue Editors: Dr. José Álvarez-García, University of Extremadura, Spain. Dr. Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres, UMSNH, México. Dr. María de la Cruz del Río-Rama, University of Vigo, Spain. Special issue website: ht...

Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais (RPER) Issue N. 60 (2022) published. Publicado: 24-01-2022 Special Issue on: Covid-19 Pandemic: Socio-Economic Impact from a Regional, Local and Urban Perspective Guest Editors: José Álvarez-García, Financial Economy and Accounting Department, Faculty of Business, Finance and Tourism, University of Extrema...

Abstract The pandemic became a great challenge for many aspects of life, economic performance is no exception. There is evidence that the Employed Economically Active Population (EAP) decreased in Mexico as an effect of Covid-19, however, the behavior of the income of the Economically Active Population (EAP) that remained employed is unknown. In th...

Abstract: This research examines the relationship between renewable energy consumption and electricity prices in six South American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The methodology used is a panel econometric model with annual data for the period 1990-2015. The results show that the consumption of renewable energie...