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Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Wind Energy, Green Technology, and Fintech: A Quantile Perspective From Germany's Low‐Carbon Transition

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
The current study examines the role of Fintech, wind energy, and green technology in determining environmental suitability in Germany from 2000 to 2024. The study employs time series econometric methods to estimate the QQR and QR techniques. The positive effects of wind production, FinTech, Natural Resources and green technology on environmental ...
Hind Alofaysan, Kamel Si Mohammed
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Voluntary Staying at Home on Japanese Female Suicide During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Japan, female suicide increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study evaluated how pandemic‐related home confinement affected female suicide. We employed a shift‐share instrumental variable design to assess whether differential exposure to the pandemic caused changes in suicide incidence.
Yoko Ibuka, Haruo Kakehi, Ryuki Kobayashi, Ryo Nakajima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competing Demographic Drivers of Hospital Expenditures: Coexistence of the Red Herring and the Steepening Effects

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fiscal sustainability of healthcare systems is increasingly strained by aging populations with two competing hypotheses dominating the literature. The Red Herring Hypothesis suggests that healthcare expenditures are driven more by proximity to death than by chronological age, while the Steepening Hypothesis examines whether expenditures ...
Malene Kallestrup‐Lamb, Alexander O. K. Marin, Jes Søgaard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Disquiet of Quiet Quitting: Definitional Clarity, Theoretical Pathways, and Future Research

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quiet quitting (QQ) has emerged as a prominent topic in both popular press and academic research, reflecting shifts in employees' engagement, effort allocation, and responses to contemporary work pressures. This review synthesizes findings from 11 papers published in a recent Special Issue on The Disquiet of Quiet Quitting.
Solon Magrizos, Lauren E. Aydinliyim, Dorothea Roumpi, Caitlin M. Porter, Jean M. Phillips, John E. Delery   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Innovation Output of Companies Backed by Corporate, Independent and Syndicated Venture Capital

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), Independent Venture Capital (IVC) and Venture Capital Syndicate (VCS) promote innovation among startups. Drawing on a dataset of 4406 venture‐backed deals in North America, spanning 1998–2019, it explores how the configurations of investors and their contextual factors influence ...
Fatima Shuwaikh, Sabrina Khemiri, Souad Brinette, Joakim Zebulon Börrén Dias   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper investigates the controversial relationship between firms' earnings quality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on the energy and utility sectors given their significant regulatory pressures, environmental impact, and capital‐intensive nature, which render ESG performance particularly important for ...
Antonios Persakis, Athanasios P. Fassas, Dionisis Philippas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reporting ESG Initiatives and Gender Diversity in Germany: Implications for Stock Liquidity

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adopting multiple theoretical perspectives, this study separately and jointly examines the impacts of reporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and gender diversity in boardrooms on corporate stock liquidity. Using a sample of non‐financial firms listed on the Frankfurt CDAX from 2010 to 2023, the study investigates ...
Ahmed Hassanein, Nader Elsayed
wiley   +1 more source

Herding and Anti‐Herding Behaviour in the UK, French and German Stock Markets Before and During the Covid Pandemic

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper studies herding and anti‐herding behaviour in three European stock markets before and during the Covid‐19 pandemic by employing both static and dynamic analysis. We examine four different questions related to herding behaviour: (i) Did herding behaviour increase during the pandemic? (ii) Does herding behaviour respond differently in
Dimitrios Asteriou, Paraskevi Katsiampa, Keith Pilbeam, Alexander Tziamalis   +3 more
wiley   +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

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