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ESG Ratings and Investment Returns at the Country Level: Does Higher Mean Better?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine whether U.S. dollar‐based investors can do better investing in highly rated ESG countries than in medium and lower rated ESG countries using both cross sectional and panel data estimations. In general, we find evidence that investment in ESGLow scoring countries leads to better returns than investing in ESGHigh scoring countries ...
Dimitrios Asteriou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Argentina

open access: yes, 1989
José La Torre, Sara B. de Rietti
openaire   +1 more source

Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy: More Evidence From Emerging Markets of G20 Bloc

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the key factors influencing dividend payout policy in emerging markets, using a quantitative approach with a sample of 938 firms and 19,698 firm‐year observations. The study considers dividends, and share repurchases as elements of payout, analysing the effect of earnings, taxes, debt, size and free ...
Wagner Dantas de Souza Junior   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper investigates the controversial relationship between firms' earnings quality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on the energy and utility sectors given their significant regulatory pressures, environmental impact, and capital‐intensive nature, which render ESG performance particularly important for ...
Antonios Persakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obstetrics and gynecology devices designed for low‐ and middle‐income countries: A narrative review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 71-80, April 2025.
Abstract There are many barriers contributing to poor health outcomes for women in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), one of which is the lack of necessary medical devices. Presently, the development of various kinds of devices intended to improve women's health outcomes specifically in LMICs remains underrepresented in the literature; therefore,
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers in the prevention and early detection of human papillomavirus in Latin America

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the individual, social, cultural, health system, and structural barriers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) in women from eight Latin American countries. Methods A prospective, relational, and analytical study was conducted from July to August 2024 in women from eight Latin American countries: Argentina, Colombia ...
Leopoldo Santiago Sanabria   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESG rating, corporate dividends policy, and the moderating role of corporate life cycle: Cross country study

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the link between environmental, social, and governance performance (ESG) and dividend policy, as well as how likely the corporate life cycle might moderate this association. Using cross‐country data from 2010 to 2020, the findings of this study reveal that ESG has a favorable influence on corporate dividend payments ...
Husam Ananzeh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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