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Economy-wide impact of a reduction in tobacco use in India. [PDF]

Tob Control
John RM, Narayanan B, Chakravarthy S, Bharathi S, Sinha P, Munish VG, Goodchild M.   +6 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

Investment attractiveness in BRICS+ economies: Evaluating business environment reforms, institutional quality, and macroeconomic factors. [PDF]

PLoS One
Tachega MA, Wang J, Chen Y, Ahmed R, Opoku EO, Mintah C, Bart-Plange L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
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, Tapas Mishra, Mamata Parhi, Zhuang Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A hybrid simulation model of HIV program interventions: from transmission behavior to macroeconomic impacts. [PDF]

Ther Adv Drug Saf
Crown W, Britton E, Razavi M, Luan Y, Veerunaidu S, Kates J, Gaumer G, Jordan M, Hurley CL, Nandakumar AK.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Risk Aversion and Economic Policy Uncertainty Impacts on Investor Attention: Evidence From International Stock Markets Indices

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between economic policy uncertainty, risk aversion, and investors' attention for 15 equity indices across Asia, Europe, and North America. Our empirical results indicate that both risk aversion and economic uncertainty significantly increase the Google Search Volume across all equity indices.
Stephanos Papadamou, Athanasios P. Fassas, Nikoletta Poutachidou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Global Economic Burden of Tuberculosis: Regional Disparities and Implications. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Wang JC, Zuo QY, Zheng JX, Lv WW, Wang W, Zhang SX.   +5 more
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

Formulation and validation of a regional household wealth index for sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Razavi M, Gaba C, Crown W, Nandakumar A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
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, Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle, Robin Maialeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source