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Does Productivity Growth Promote Environmental Sustainability? The Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether total factor productivity (TFP) promotes environmental sustainability and examines the moderating and mediating roles of financial development in shaping this relationship. Using balanced panel data for 92 countries from 2000 to 2023, the analysis employs dynamic two‐step Generalised Method of Moments (GMM ...
Olivier Joseph Abban
wiley   +1 more source

Eco‐Initiatives and Commitment to the Equator Principles

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Equator Principles (EP) score is a performance code for financial institutions (FIs) based on their commitment to managing environmental issues in project financing. This study examines the impact of environmental initiatives on the adoption of the EP by 204 US financial firms (including banks, insurance companies, investment banks, asset ...
Post Raj Pokharel, Munirah Sarhan ALQahtani   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic vs. conventional banking : business model, efficiency and stability [PDF]

This paper discusses Islamic banking products and interprets them in the context of financial intermediation theory. Anecdotal evidence shows that many of the conventional products can be redrafted as Sharia-compliant products, so that the differences ...
Beck, Thorsten, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Merrouche, Ouarda   +2 more
core  

Is the Plastic Waste Trade a Barrier to Sustainable Development? Empirical Evidence From RCEP Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is widespread consensus on the threats that plastic waste poses to the environment. A significant obstacle to sustainable development, the trade in plastic waste may contribute to plastic pollution. The objective of this research is to look at how the import and export of plastic waste affect the sustainable development of Regional ...
Mustafa Necati Çoban, Asım Çoban, Ayoub Zeraibi, Magdalena Radulescu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DETERMINATION OF DISCLOSURE OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL REPORTS AT SHARIA BANK IN INDONESIA

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis Airlangga
Introduction: This study aims to determine the effect of profitability, bank size, bank age, debt to asset ratio, and syirkah funds to partially and simultaneously reveal Islamic Social Reporting on Islamic banks in Indonesia. Methods: This study uses
Ayatur Muhammad Faiz, Puji Sucia Sukmaningrum   +1 more
doaj  

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Felix Orole, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Romanus Osabohien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of islamic banks across the world: an empirical analysis over the period 2001-2008 [PDF]

Our study aims at analyzing Islamic bank efficiency over the period 2001-2008. We found that they were efficient at 92%. The level of efficiency could however vary according to the region where they operate.
Kablan, Sandrine, Yousfi, Ouidad
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It's Not You, It's the System: Women Professors in TESOL and the Persistence of Gender Bias

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Although progress has been made with respect to the role and position of women in academia, overt and covert discrimination as well as structural and systemic bias persist. In this article, we report on research conducted with 14 women professors from 10 different countries to explore to what extent these issues affect women professors in ...
Sarah Mercer, Tammy Gregersen, Amy S. Thompson, Su Yon Yim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Efficiency of Islamic Banks: Empirical Evidence from the MENA and Asian Countries Islamic Banking Sectors [PDF]

The paper investigates the efficiency of the Islamic banking sectors in 16 MENA and Asian countries during the period of 2001-2006. The efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated using the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method.
Mohamad, A.M Noor, Muhamed-Zulkhibri, Abdul Majid, Sufian, Fadzlan   +2 more
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Banking on Sustainable Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks for SME Finance in the EU and African Union

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how legal and institutional frameworks influence bank financing for sustainable innovation among SMEs in the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU). Using institutional theory, it analyzes how coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures interact across international, regional, and domestic levels to shape green lending ...
Priscilla Akua Vitoh
wiley   +1 more source