The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette +2 more
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The Prospects for Geographic Diversification in UK Regional Property Investment: Implications Derived from Multivariate Cointegration Analysis [PDF]
This paper examines the short and long-term comovements among UK regional property markets over the period 1976-2001. The markets examined are London, Outer South-East, East Anglia, South West, East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside ...
Andrew C. Worthington, Helen Higgs
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Default Effect in ESG Investment: When a Recommendation Goes a Long Way
ABSTRACT Individual investors display a positive attitude toward ESG investments but typically fail to act upon it. We report results from a preregistered online experiment testing a default option on 1050 US investors examining the mechanisms driving the effectiveness of default options in promoting ESG investments.
Sai Sravanthi Ramadugula +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Eastern European Equity Markets and the Subprime Crisis Does Emerging Europe Still Offer Diversification Benefits? [PDF]
The stock markets in Eastern Europe went through a period of rapid growth. Those which joined the EU had to integrate with Western Europe on various levels, which had important implications for their equity price development during the subprime mortgage ...
Kinga Niemczak
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Green Ambiguity Shapes Sustainable Investing
ABSTRACT Green Exchange‐Traded Funds (ETFs) have experienced strong growth in recent years, reflecting increasing investor attention toward sustainability. However, these funds rely on a wide range of environmental metrics that are often weakly aligned, raising concerns about the meaning of greenness in sustainable investing.
Rita Laura D'Ecclesia +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Portfolio Diversification and City Agglomeration [PDF]
We relate the degree of investor portfolio focus to the broader urban economic context of the household. Using a detailed panel of investors in Sweden over the period 1995 to 2000, we find that the level of investor diversification, as measured by number
William N. Goetzmann +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of firms' propensity to adopt green buildings in the Euro Stoxx 300 and the S&P 500 indices, during 2012–2023. Using random forest binary classifiers, we assess the relative importance of financial, sectoral, geographic, and climate governance predictors and uncover nonlinear relationships often overlooked ...
María del Carmen Valls Martínez +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Connections between gold, main agricultural commodities, and Turkish stock markets
This study investigates the relationship between gold prices, agricultural commodity prices (rice, flour, bean, chickpea, lentil, and sugar), and Turkish stock markets.
Hasan Kazak +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Empowering Circular Startups: Unveiling the Blueprint for Circular Business Models
ABSTRACT Circular startups are increasingly recognized as key drivers in the transition toward a circular economy. Yet the business models (BMs) through which these startups operationalize circularity remain poorly understood, limiting the ability of entrepreneurial ecosystem actors to offer effective support.
Ann‐Sophie Finner +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Investment Strategies, Fund Performance and Portfolio Characteristics [PDF]
This paper studies the relation between fund performance and the fund manager's investment strategy, which is based on the characteristics of the portfolio.
Engström, Stefan
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