ESG Ratings and Investment Returns at the Country Level: Does Higher Mean Better?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether U.S. dollar‐based investors can do better investing in highly rated ESG countries than in medium and lower rated ESG countries using both cross sectional and panel data estimations. In general, we find evidence that investment in ESGLow scoring countries leads to better returns than investing in ESGHigh scoring countries ...
Dimitrios Asteriou +3 more
wiley +1 more source
How accurate are real-time estimates of output trends and gaps? [PDF]
Macroeconomics
Mark W. Watson
core
On Optimal Currency Areas: Common Shocks Versus Common Persistence of Shocks
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Optimal Currency Area (OCA) literature has been focusing on the co‐movement of business cycle shocks as a key policy criterion. We document in a simple Barro–Gordon framework that, in addition to a high correlation of shocks, a common persistence of shocks is a relevant OCA criterion.
Louisa Grimm +2 more
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Macroeconomic Performance and the Disadvantaged [PDF]
macroeconomics
David M. Cutler, Lawrence F. Katz
core
An Ensemble Model Minimising Misjudgment Cost: Empirical Evidence From Chinese Listed Companies
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Predicting corporate financial distress is critical for bank lending and corporate bond investment decisions. Incorrect identification of default status can mislead lenders and investors, leading to substantial losses. This paper proposes an ensemble model that minimises the overall cost of misjudgment by considering the imbalanced ratio ...
Kunpeng Yuan +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Carbon price prediction based on decomposition technique and extreme gradient boosting optimized by the grey wolf optimizer algorithm. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Feng M, Duan Y, Wang X, Zhang J, Ma L.
europepmc +1 more source
trade costs in goods market lead to home bias in equities?. [PDF]
Two of the main puzzles in international economics are the consumption and the portfolio home biases. We solve for international equity portfolios in a two-country/two-good stochastic equilibrium model with trade costs in goods markets.
Coeurdacier, Nicolas
core
Is Fintech Good for Bank Performance? The Case of Mobile Money in the East African Community
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mobile money, a technology‐driven innovation in financial services, has profoundly penetrated the financial landscape in Sub‐Saharan Africa, including banks. Yet, besides anecdotal evidence, little is known about whether mobile money adoption enhances or worsens bank performance.
Serge Stéphane Ky +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Debunking Macroeconomics [PDF]
The failure of neoclassical models to warn of the economic crisis has led to some rare soul searching in a discipline not known for such introspection. The dominant reaction within the profession has been to admit the failure, but to argue that there is ...
Steve Keen
core
Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy: More Evidence From Emerging Markets of G20 Bloc
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the key factors influencing dividend payout policy in emerging markets, using a quantitative approach with a sample of 938 firms and 19,698 firm‐year observations. The study considers dividends, and share repurchases as elements of payout, analysing the effect of earnings, taxes, debt, size and free ...
Wagner Dantas de Souza Junior +2 more
wiley +1 more source