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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsDebt financing plays a crucial role in fostering economic development, particularly in developing countries. When strategic debt financing is directed toward policies that promote growth and reforms that enhance efficiency, it can serve as a catalyst for
Kumar Debasis Dutta +2 more
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Public external debt sustainability assessment: towards a machine learning based approach
Cogent Economics & FinanceThis study addresses the challenge of sovereign external debt sustainability by employing a cointegration test, machine-learning classifiers, and explainable models.
Fatima-Ezzahra Rafie, Mostafa Lekhal
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Corporate Management of Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Rating Divergence
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings increasingly influence investment and corporate decision‐making, companies face growing pressure to manage their ESG performance strategically. This study examines how firms navigate the fragmented ESG rating landscape marked by significant agency divergence. Based on a multiple‐case study
Selina Hauch
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The Impact of Acquisition Intensity on ESG Performance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of Acquisition Intensity on ESG performance using a panel of 1,736 US‐listed companies from 2002 to 2023. Employing a robust OLS framework, we assess both Value‐Based and Volume‐Based Acquisition Intensity against overall ESG scores and their environmental, social, and governance pillars, controlling for firm
Ugbede Amedu +2 more
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Impact of Public Debt on Public Education Expenditure: Does Institutional Quality Matter?
Ekonomický ČasopisThis study investigates how institutional quality influences the relationship between public debt and education expenditure. Using data from 145 advanced and developing economies, over the period 1994 – 2022, we employ System GMM and dynamic panel ...
Gift Mbewe, Yanzhi Zhao, Chuanzhong Tang
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Sovereign risk and simple debt dynamics: the sase of Brazil and Argentina
, 2002 Thomas Ziesemer +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Environmental, Social, and Governance: A Hybrid Bibliometric Approach
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive overview of research on artificial intelligence (AI) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) by creating a knowledge map of the field. Using a systematic–bibliometric approach, we quantitatively analyzed a total of 129 documents, which collectively were cited 4276 times (2017–2024).
Qiang (John) Wu +3 more
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The Role of Corporate Governance in Enhancing Environmental and Social Performance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how different corporate governance (CG) approaches influence firms' environmental and social performance, specifically focusing on the role of internal vs. external resources and operational vs. strategic approaches. Anchored in stakeholder and resource dependency theory, we develop a conceptual framework grounded in ...
Tommaso Fornasari +2 more
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Egypt’s External Debt Crisis: The Role of Debt Management and Maturity Structure
EconomiesEgypt has experienced a sharp rise in external debt over the past decade, increasing from USD 55.8 billion in 2015 to over USD 165.3 billion by 2023. Despite maintaining a debt-to-GDP ratio within internationally accepted thresholds (approximately 45% in
Mahmoud Magdy Barbary +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on comparative institutional theory, we study the nature and magnitude of the effects of national environmental policies on corporate green innovation in developed versus emerging markets. Using a sample of 1831 listed firms in 34 countries from 2002 to 2020, we find that national environmental policies increase corporate green ...
Ivan Miroshnychenko +2 more
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