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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
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Abstract The assurance of sustainability information by small and medium‐sized entities (SMEs) has not attracted much research interest to date. To rectify this, we draw on a sample of European firms (from the EU, the United Kingdom and Norway) extracted from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) database and explore the disclosure variable in relation
Antonio Somoza
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Fear of commitment: Weak institutions, volatile economy, and the prevalence of short-term International capital [PDF]
This paper shows that weak legal and political institutions and high macroeconomic volatility shorten the maturity of cross-border bank lending. Although these results are confirmed in the previous literature, this paper uses a broader panel data set of ...
Tasić Nikola, Ristanović Vladimir
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Maturity of Corporate Debt as a Time Variable: Evidence of Public Firms from Mexico This research aims to determine the factors of debt maturity for Mexican companies listed on the BMV, using an alternative method to define the dependent variable ...
Lianet Farfán Pérez+2 more
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The purpose of this study is to test whether variable quality of financial statements, debt maturity and good corporate governance as moderating the quality of financial statements affect investment efficiency.
Muhammad Dedat Dingkoroci Akasumbawa+1 more
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Gambling and crime: An exploration of gambling availability and culture in an English prison
Abstract Background There is evidence that prisoners have the highest rate of problem gambling in any population, but little is known about the nature of in‐prison gambling, the motives for it or how it relates to prior gambling behaviour. Aims To investigate the prevalence and type of gambling prior to prison and the prevalence, type, and reasons for ...
Lauren Rebecca Smith+2 more
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ADJUSTMENT SPEED OF DEBT MATURITY: EVIDENCE FROM FINANCIAL CRISES IN EAST ASIA
We investigate the change in adjustment speed of debt maturity for East Asian firms between 1990 and 2017 by including two exogenous shocks: the Asian Financial Crisis 1997-1998 (AFC) and the Global Financial Crisis 2007-2009 (GFC).
Hasan Tekin, A. Polat
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Globalization and Firms' Financing Choices: Evidence from Emerging Economies [PDF]
This paper studies the relation between firm's financing choices and financial globalization. Using an East Asian and Latin American firm-level panel for the 1980s and 1990s, we study how leverage ratios, debt maturity structure, and sources of financing
Schmukler, Sergio, Vesperoni, Esteban
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Good-Bye Original Sin, Hello Risk On-Off, Financial Fragility, and Crises? [PDF]
We analyze the sovereign bond issuance data of eight major emerging markets (EMs) - Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Turkey from 1970 to 2018. Our analysis suggests that (i) EM local currency bonds tend to be smaller in size, shorter in maturity, or lower in coupon rate than foreign currency bonds; (ii) EMs are more ...
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A theory of debt maturity and innovation [PDF]
I propose a theory of debt maturity as an incentive device to motivate innovation when contracts are fundamentally incomplete and shaped by ex-post renegotiation. The financing of innovative firms must balance two goals. On the one hand, since innovation is inherently risky, the entrepreneur must receive adequate protection after failure ...
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