Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?
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 +2 more
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The influence of exposure to foreign literature on Chinese readers' out-group attitudes: the sequential mediating role of emotional investment and cultural empathy. [PDF]
Qi Z, You H.
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ABSTRACT This paper studies herding and anti‐herding behaviour in three European stock markets before and during the Covid‐19 pandemic by employing both static and dynamic analysis. We examine four different questions related to herding behaviour: (i) Did herding behaviour increase during the pandemic? (ii) Does herding behaviour respond differently in
Dimitrios Asteriou +3 more
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Globalization and health in an emerging new world order. [PDF]
Labonté R +5 more
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Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment
ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo +3 more
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Bond market opening, monetary policy, and systemic financial risks - An empirical study based on the TVP-SV-VAR model. [PDF]
Ping WY, Hu YW, Luo LQ.
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals
ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa +2 more
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Retraction: Does industrial up-gradation, environment regulations, and resource allocation impact on foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from China. [PDF]
Frontiers Editorial Office.
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Effect of Prudential Policies on Sovereign Bond Markets: Evidence From the ASEAN‐4 Countries
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 +4 more
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Retraction: Nexus between foreign direct investment inflow, renewable energy consumption, ambient air pollution, and human mortality: a public health perspective from non-linear ARDL approach. [PDF]
Frontiers Editorial Office.
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