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The Quality of Government and Educational Performance Across Countries

open access: yesEconomics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 183-198, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Using a new indicator of government quality, two different indicators of educational performance and two different datasets covering up to 120 countries, this study finds robust evidence that a higher quality of government improves educational performance.
Horst Feldmann
wiley   +1 more source

On the Role of Sea Surface Temperature in the 16 April 2024 Rainstorm Over the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
Abstract This study examines how anomalously high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs contributed to the record‐breaking rainfall (250 mm day−1 ${\text{day}}^{-1}$) over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 16 April 2024, with the greatest impacts in Dubai, Al‐Ain, and Abu Dhabi.
Basit Khan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Credit Risk, Climate Change and Bank Performance: Evidence From a Global Panel of Banks

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 1646-1666, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental credit risk on bank financial performance, with a particular focus on the moderating role of country‐level climate risk. Using a global panel of 345 listed banks across 75 countries from 2018 to 2022, we measure environmental credit risk through Fitch Ratings' Environmental Relevance Scores.
Kenza Mouti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting evolution of the Arabian Sea and Pacific Ocean oxygen minimum zones during the Miocene. [PDF]

open access: yesCommun Earth Environ
Hess AV   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dual Role Executives and Corporate Membership of Emission Trading Schemes: The Role of Board Structure

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 2122-2142, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of CEO duality on the likelihood of corporate participation in an emissions trading scheme. The results indicate that firms led by dual‐role executives are less likely to participate in emissions trading schemes.
Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term trends in heavy metal contamination of marine sediments in the Arabian Gulf: A meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Monit Assess
Swetha S   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Boards and ESG Performance: The Contingent Influence of Climate Vulnerability on Global Banks

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 2842-2863, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the contingent effect of climate vulnerability on the relationship between board characteristics and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of global banks. We use a dataset of 438 banks across 54 countries (2010–2022) and fixed effects estimation, two‐stage least squares, and generalized method of moments ...
Renata Karkowska   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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