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Public Debt as Private Wealth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Government bonds are interest-bearing assets. Increasing public debt increases income, wealth, and consumption demand. The smaller government expenditure is, the larger consumption demand must be in equilibrium, and the larger must be public debt ...
Schlicht, Ekkehart
core   +1 more source

Challenges to increasing visibility and support for children in Bangladesh's informal ready‐made garment factories

open access: yesBusiness Strategy &Development, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 361-374, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Worker voice tools can support multinational companies to monitor social compliance within complex multi‐tier apparel supply chains. This study presents findings from an adaptation of a worker voice tool that contacted 11,555 workers in two informal ‘Ready‐made Garment’ (RMG) production hubs in Bangladesh.
Sheila Chanani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Debt as Private Wealth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Government bonds are interest-bearing assets. Increasing public debt increases income, wealth, and consumption demand. The smaller government expenditure is, the larger consumption demand must be in equilibrium, and the larger must be public debt ...
Schlicht, Ekkehart
core   +2 more sources

Which institutional investors drive corporate sustainability? A systematic literature review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 42-71, January 2023., 2023
Abstract In this article, we review recent archival research (66 studies) on the influence of institutional ownership (IO) heterogeneity on corporate sustainability. Relying on an agency‐theoretical framework, we differentiate between various types of IO and their nature.
Patrick Velte
wiley   +1 more source

Debt Aversion: Theory and Measurement [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
Debt aversion can have severe adverse effects on financial decision-making. We propose a model of debt aversion, and design an experiment involving real debt and saving contracts, to elicit and jointly estimate debt aversion with preferences over time, risk and losses.
arxiv  

Business-Driven Technical Debt Prioritization: An Industrial Case Study [PDF]

open access: yes2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Technical Debt (TechDebt), 2020
Incorporating the business perspective into prioritizing technical debt is essential to contribute to decision making in industry. In this paper, we evolve and evaluate a business-driven approach for technical debt prioritization. The approach was evaluated during a five-month industrial case study with business and technical stakeholders' active ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Public Debt and Low Interest Rates

open access: yesThe American Economic Review, 2019
This lecture focuses on the costs of public debt when safe interest rates are low. I develop four main arguments. First, I show that the current US situation, in which safe interest rates are expected to remain below growth rates for a long time, is more
Olivier J. Blanchard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The strategic choice of payment method in takeovers: The role of environmental, social and governance performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 200-219, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Payment method choice in takeovers is mainly driven by both asymmetric information between the acquirer and the target and the acquirer's financial capability. In this paper, we examine whether increased transparency and better access to finance induced by environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance are associated with the strategic
Mussa Hussaini, Ugo Rigoni, Paolo Perego
wiley   +1 more source

Creating social and environmental value through integrated thinking: International evidence

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 304-320, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Integrated thinking (IT) is a managerial mindset increasingly discussed in the context of value creation. Through the lens of systems theory, this study examines how the degree to which IT is embedded in a firm's strategy and day‐to‐day business processes is associated with the firm's social and environmental value creation.
Daniel Reimsbach, Geert Braam
wiley   +1 more source

Impact investing in biodiversity conservation with bonds: An analysis of financial and environmental risk

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 353-368, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Impact investments have the dual goals of generating profit and environmental and/or social impact from the same project or enterprise. This article examines recent impact investments in biodiversity conservation—specifically, debt finance in the form of conventional bonds and impact bonds.
Benjamin S. Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

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