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Challenges in the future of cancer screening

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of cancer screening is to reduce mortality, and ideally incidence, from the cancer screened for. Until recently, cancer screening has been offered to all persons in pre‐defined sex‐ and age‐groups. The exception is lung screening which is targeted to high‐risk individuals.
Elsebeth Lynge   +29 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

Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Black‐Box of ESG Scores From Rating Agencies: Do They Genuinely Reflect Sustainability Practices, or Are They Disproportionately Shaped by Financial Performance?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring methodologies used by Bloomberg and S&P Global through the lens of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It addresses a notable gap in the literature by identifying the underlying factors that shape ESG scores and providing practical insights for companies seeking to ...
Philipe Balan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

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