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The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed, Yassine Bakkar, Marco De Sisto, Mubasher Iqbal, Shajara Ul‐Durar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An explainable machine learning model for predicting depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults with chronic diseases. [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry
Wang XQ, Xue M, Zheng FJ, Chang CH, Dong XQ, Niu WQ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Major Customers Affect Firms' Environmental, Social and Governance Activities?

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the role of major customers in shaping firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. We find that firms with major customer relationships undertake fewer ESG activities compared to those without such ties. The association is attenuated when institutional ownership is high, firms are less diversified, customers exhibit
Feng Dong, John A. Doukas, Stephanie Walton, Rongyao Gloria Zhang, Yiyang Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Significant associations between multidimensional factors and physical activity among older adults: an application of Andersen's behavioral model. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Peng Z, Zhang Y, Yang R, Wang Z, Guo J, Zhang M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Female Directors Protect Employee Pension Benefits? Evidence on the Nexus Between Pensions and Dividends

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether female directors influence firms' allocation of internal funds between dividend payments and defined benefit (DB) pension funding. Using FTSE All‐Share firms from 2007 to 2021, we find that companies with a higher proportion of female directors exhibit stronger pension funding positions and, overall, maintain ...
Zezeng Li, Erhan Kilincarslan
wiley   +1 more source

How do children's cohabitation and family asset reserves impact rural individuals' participation in commercial pension insurance? [PDF]

Front Public Health
Feng C, Zhang Y, Yang L, Wu L, Liu B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Government Financial Reporting: A Study of Nested Controversy

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are two schools of thought on government financial reporting: one emanating from societal values and accountability to citizens; and one based on investment decisions and a business approach. There are staunch proponents of these different perspectives, which are rooted in economic thought and values.
Sheila Ellwood, Rhoda Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Does public pension crowd out the participation of older adults in community volunteering? Evidence from China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Li ZY, Tang YY, Yang HL, Tang LL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Financial Statement Readability and Firm Debt Choice

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Examining more than 16,000 firm‐year observations in the United States, we provide novel evidence showing that higher financial statement readability leads to a decrease in information asymmetry and the need for external monitoring, thereby reducing the reliance on bank debt relative to public debt.
Wajih Abbassi, Hamdi Ben‐Nasr, Sabri Boubaker, Arman Eshraghi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of the relationship between mutual aid and the mental health of older people. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Liu X, Zheng L, Li M, Hu B.
europepmc   +1 more source