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International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
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Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
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Loadings for Insurance Premiums [PDF]
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 1986 openaire +1 more source
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha +2 more
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis +2 more
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Exchange Rates and Sovereign Risk: A Nonlinear Approach Based on Local Gaussian Correlations
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We empirically assess the interlinkages between sovereign risk, measured in terms of CDS spreads, and exchange rates for a sample of emerging markets. Our period of analysis includes episodes of severe stress, such as the Global Financial Crisis, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the Ukrainian War.
Reinhold Heinlein +2 more
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How Does AI Empower Corporate ESG Practices? Mechanisms Based on Information Processing Theory
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the context of the latest technological revolution and industrial transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides new impetus for the development of corporate ESG practices. This study, based on data from 2630 A‐share listed companies in China from 2010 to 2022, examines the impact of AI on corporate ESG performance and its mechanisms
Qin Zhu, Shanshan Jiang, Anna Min Du
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Designing Flood Insurance to Maximize Public Benefits in High-Risk Areas. [PDF]
Risk AnalBourdeau-Brien M +5 more
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Developing a Z‐ESG Score Model for Assessing Corporate ESG Performance
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study we develop a novel, unique ESG rating model that exploits the logic of the Z‐score by Altman (1968) to discriminate between ESG performing and non‐ESG performing firms using indicators of ESG performance for each of the three pillars (Environmental, Social, Governance) in place of financial ratios.
Edward I. Altman +3 more
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The Impact of Monetary Policy Shocks on Stock Price Crash Risk
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of monetary policy shocks (MPS) on future stock price crash risk (SPCR), using a sample of US firms from 1995 to 2019. We find that expansionary MPS significantly reduce the likelihood of SPCR, while contractionary MPS show no statistically significant effect on SPCR. These results remain robust after controlling
Shunshun Xu, Haifeng Guo, Yeqin Zeng
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