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Labour market effects of unemployment accounts: insights from behavioural economics [PDF]
This paper reconsiders the behavioural effects of replacing the existing unemployment insurance system with unemployment accounts (UAs). Under this alternative system, workers are required to save a fraction of their wage in special accounts whereas the ...
Janneke Plantenga, Thomas van Huizen
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Board Networks and Corporate Carbon Emissions: A Cross‐Country Analysis of Causal Effects
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether board networks influence corporate carbon emissions and the strategic pathways through which firms decarbonize. Using a sample of 1952 firms across 48 countries from 2003 to 2020, we employ dynamic stacked regressions that exploit exogenous carbon‐regulation shocks affecting firms connected through shared third ...
Katarzyna Burzynska +3 more
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How Aesthetic and Economic Factors Affect Consumers' Purchasing Decisions: Evidence from EEG. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Kong S, Li H, Fang H.
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ESG Controversies in Global Firms: A Black Mark?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention paid by companies to sustainability, there is still evidence of environmental, social and governance (commonly referred to as ESG) scandals. As research on this topic is scant, this paper aims to analyse the impact of ESG controversies on firms' sustainability practices, that is, ESG policies, as well as ...
Beatrice Bais, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor
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Diversity of Contract Law and the European Internal Market [PDF]
This contribution discusses the question whether diversity of contract law among the European member states is a barrier to cross-border trade. This question is important in view of the ongoing debate about the need for a unified European private law. It
Smits, Jan
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the strategic efficacy of corporate low‐carbon energy transition, such as through nuclear energy adoption, as a response to decarbonization pressures. Analyzing an international sample of energy firms, we demonstrate that the relationship between this form of transition and emission reductions is not technologically ...
Bilal Ahmed Abbasi +4 more
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MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE OF SUSTAINBLE DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
In this paper we incorporate the interdisciplinary New Institutional and Transaction Costs Economics (combining Economics, Organization, Law, Sociology, Behavioural and Political Sciences), and suggest a framework for analyzing the mechanisms of ...
Hrabrin Bachev
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates companies' responses to energy efficiency policies, focusing on mandatory and voluntary regulations that create a complex landscape for businesses to navigate. Using a sample of 1473 firms across 29 European countries (2002–2018), we explore the impact of legislation on green redesign—operationalized through ...
Thomas Alexopoulos +3 more
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Defining Remanufacturing: A Key Business Strategy Advancing Industrial Circularity
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Remanufacturing is a key strategy in the circular economy, enabling substantial product value retention. However, inconsistent definitions across standards and legislation hinder global trade, core recovery and market acceptance. This study examines how remanufacturing is defined in laws and standards, and how these definitions impact industry
Erik Sundin +2 more
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Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper provides novel evidence on the role of supply chain networks in influencing firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores and financial performance. Our analysis employs financial, board, ESG and supply chain data, resulting in an unbalanced panel of over 16,000 firm‐year observations from 3028 publicly traded US firms ...
Michail Filippidis +2 more
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