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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

The Federal Reserve's imputed cost of equity capital: a survey [PDF]

Federal Reserve System ; Capital assets pricing ...
Edward J. Green, Jose A. Lopez, Zhenyu Wang   +2 more
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Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

A more realistic valuation: APV and WACC with constant book leverage ratio [PDF]

We value a company that targets its capital structure in book-value terms. This capital structure definition provides us with a valuation that lies between those of Modigliani-Miller (fixed debt) and Miles-Ezzell (fixed market-value leverage ratio).
Fernandez, Pablo
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Do ESG Leaders Achieve Higher Firm Financial Performance? The Influence of Women Directors and Controversial Industries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the growing pressure on companies to achieve high ESG performance while minimising ESG controversies, this study investigates how ESG performance and ESG controversies jointly affect firm financial performance (measured as ROA and ROE), considering the effect of the presence of women directors and of operating in controversial versus non‐
Alice Alosi, Emilia Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Provincial stratification and equity-weighted cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccines in Zambia under climate variability. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Phiri AE.
europepmc   +1 more source

Equity portfolio investment in developing countries : a literature survey [PDF]

The author surveys the literature on equity portfolio investment to develop a research agenda that could help developing countries interested in attracting equity portfolio flows.
Claessens, Stijn
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Does Managerial Ability Improve Environmental Performance and Overall ESG Ratings? The Impact of the European Sustainability Reporting Mandate

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu, Ion Ionașcu, Elena Turuianu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical and future projected costs of capital for ten energy technologies across 176 countries. [PDF]

Sci Data
Hatton L, Staffell I, Jansen M, Oluleye G, Hawkes A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Global Risk Factors Matter for International Cost of Capital Computations? [PDF]

International financial markets are becoming integrated. Hence, globalrisk factor are increasingly important for portfolio selection andasset pricing. The recent empirical finance literature has confirmedthat both the global market portfolio and exchange
Dijk, M.A. van, Koedijk, C.G.
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