Illegal logging and the associated deforestation have serious consequences for biodiversity, the climate, the economy and society. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) prohibits the placing of illegally harvested timber or timber products on the market. The objective of this paper is to analyse the recent evolution of EU imports of these products from the international market, in order to check how the transparency index of the supplying countries’ institutions and tree cover loss have influenced this trajectory. To that end, a panel data model is estimated with 228 observations from 38 exporting countries between 2012 and 2017. The results show that EU timber imports have a direct association with the transparency index and an inverse relationship with tree cover loss; both these relationships are highly significant at the one-percent level. Other significant factors are the performance of the EU construction sector (as a proxy for timber demand) and timber supply. In the short and medium-term, Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) signed between the EU and non-EU timber-producing countries have a negative influence on the supply to EU member states. This study presents an analysis of EU timber imports after the implementation of the EUTR, providing specific conclusions that can inform policymakers’ efforts to foster sustainable forest management.

The decision made by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has been one of the most delicate moments in the history of the European integration project. Given the difficulties of doing other types of evaluations at the moment, this work aims to analyze the causes and the process followed, since it is the first time that a member country—one of the most prominent ones—takes this path. The conversations carried out for this purpose have posed unanswered questions of economic, political, and social nature about how to carry out this order successfully; this has raised serious doubts about its advantages, which were discussed at the time of voting for the exit from the European Union. This situation has created a climate of distrust between European and British citizens regarding their politicians, as it is not very clear if the latter are really defending the interests of the country or others.

Management control evolves over time in Spanish companies due to changes in the environment in which they interact. For this reason, digital tools are incorporated with the aim of improving their efficiency. The objective of this article is to analyze the evolution and current trends of management control in the transformation of Spanish enterprises. This research uses a qualitative method through the Technique of Content Analysis. In order to do this, the results of the Management Control & Financial Strategy Survey are used, as well as reports published by KPMG organization on management control. The study reveals the transformation of management control in Spanish enterprises, which faces the need for greater speed in the information gathering process and the interpretation of data to identify changes in a shorter period of time in order to adapt to them in less time.

En los últimos años, la economía mundial ha atravesado etapas muy diversas, determinadas por situaciones económicas, políticas, financieras, sanitarias y otras muchas de distinta índole. Se han vivido shocks energéticos, reformas del sistema monetario internacional, fases de crecimiento y de desaceleración, avances en la construcción de la Unión Europea, la caída de las economías centralizadas, el auge de las economías emergentes del sudeste asiático, la apertura hacia el multilateralismo comercial, la incorporación de China a la Organización Mundial del Comercio y su posicionamiento entre las grandes potencias económicas, la crisis del 2008, la vuelta a los regionalismos y bilateralismos, el Brexit, la pandemia de 2020, las guerras que alteran los equilibrios económicos, la fragmentación geopolítica o la transición verde. En la actualidad, nuevamente, la economía se encuentra en un momento de gran incertidumbre, en el que se han acumulado los efectos de la pandemia de COVID19, la invasión rusa de Ucrania que se han manifestado de maneras imprevistas. Caída de la demanda, trastornos persistentes en la oferta y escaladas de los precios de las materias primas y avivaron la inflación, que alcanzó en 2022 máximos no registrados en varias décadas en muchas economías, que obligaron a

En este trabajo se realiza un estudio bibliométrico de la Revista Economía Mundial entre 2008 y 2021, empleando el software SciMAT, con el objetivo de conocer cómo ha evolucionado la investigación, las principales áreas de estudio desarrolladas y señalar posibles líneas futuras que puedan priorizarse. Los resultados obtenidos han permitido identificar como tema motor de estudio para todo el período: “economic growth” y como temática básica de investigación “European Union”. Sin embargo, son pocos los trabajos referidos a otros temas de gran actualidad como la transición verde de la economía mundial.