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Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?

International 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, Athanasios P. Fassas, Dionisis Philippas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key crops for processed foods have spatially variable biodiversity impacts not captured in other environmental impact indicators

Pamatat F, Outhwaite CL, Molotoks A, Dalin C, Jwaideh M, Chapman ASA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Financial Divide in Congenital Heart Surgery: Global Challenges and Solutions. [PDF]

Rev Cardiovasc Med
Prothasis S, Francis J, Prothasis P, Mathews V, Francis J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Performance and Corporate Risk: Evidence From the Tourism Industry

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of sustainability performance (Refinitiv Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG] scores) on corporate risk (CR). We apply stakeholder theory and the resource‐based view to an international sample of 247 tourism firms from 2002 to 2018.
Omneya Abdelsalam, Antonios Chantziaras, Vassiliki Grougiou, Stergios Leventis, Nikolaos Tsileponis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The unseen costs of medical training in the UK: a growing crisis. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Jerjes W, Majeed A.
europepmc   +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?

International 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, Jorge Antunes, Peter Wanke, Yong Tan, Ali Meftah Gerged   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic resilience in Central Africa in the face of COVID-19: corruption, a hindrance or a key factor? [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Ngono AM, Ongo Nkoa BE, Depret MH, Asafor CE.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of Prudential Policies on Sovereign Bond Markets: Evidence From the ASEAN‐4 Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of prudential policies on the sovereign vulnerability of ASEAN‐4 countries. We measure sovereign vulnerability within the network connectedness of sovereign bonds between ASEAN‐4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) and six other countries (the US, the UK, the European Union, China ...
Joshua Aizenman, Gazi Salah Uddin, Tianqi Luo, Ranadeva Jayasekera, Donghyun Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do government outlays crowd-out private consumption? Evidence from the European Union. [PDF]

PLoS One
Bölükbaşı ÖF, Çolak O.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

International 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