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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates earnings management in European banks in the context of the 2016 EU audit directive. Using a dynamic panel of 134 banks over 2012–2023, we apply two‐step System‐GMM estimators with three profitability measures—Earnings Before Provisions and Taxes (EBPT), Return on Assets (ROA), and Return on Equity (ROE).
Maria Christofidou +3 more
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Minimum Legal Sales Age for e-Cigarettes: a Qualitative Study on the Implementation of Model Policy Components. [PDF]
Nicotine Tob ResChadwick G +6 more
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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on credit risk using a sample of manufacturing firms listed on China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share markets from 2009 to 2021. Employing fixed effects, the generalised method of moments, and instrumental variable models, we find that ...
Yanan Wang +4 more
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Interplay Between Green Investment and Market Price Premia in Global Shipping
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Existing research emphasises that the driver of green investment is its future profitability. This paper shows that other investors' decisions also influence green investment. We take the example of scrubber installation in shipping, which is optional by regulation but has an established market for trading its underlying asset.
Yao Shi +4 more
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Green investors and ESG ratings divergence. [PDF]
Sci RepGe Y, Zhang R, Zhu H.
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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Options for student loan repayment matter. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AAbraham KG.
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Stock Price Deviations From Fundamentals Levels: Mis‐Valuation due to Investor Overconfidence?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We use the Residual Income Valuation Model to obtain fundamental values for sample stocks in six Eurozone markets. We then estimate the deviation between the fundamental values and actual stock prices. Subsequently, we examine whether these deviations can be systematically explained by business cycle trends, trends in local economic sentiment,
Stella N. Spilioti +1 more
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Labor Market Institutions, Fiscal Multipliers, and Macroeconomic Volatility
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do labor market institutions shape the transmission of government spending shocks and macroeconomic volatility? We develop a theoretical model in which labor market institutions affect fiscal transmission through their effect on wage rigidity, job separation, and matching frictions.
Maximilian Boeck +2 more
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Busy independent directors and IPO company earnings management: Evidence from China. [PDF]
HeliyonHe Y, Hamdan SL, Faizal SM.
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