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Risk governance, ethics codes and bank performance: evidence from large banks worldwide
Oumeima Kacem, Sana El HarbiThis paper has a triple objective: first, to investigate the effect of the adoption of ethics codes on bank performance, second, to analyse the role played by the risk committee…
Asymmetric determinants of Bitcoin's wild price movements
Noureddine Benlagha, Wael HemritThe present work endeavors to explore the potential nonlinear and asymmetric effects of supply fundamental properties of Bitcoin mining process (velocity, size and stock of…
Employee welfare and firm financial performance revisited
Woan-lih Liang, Duc Nguyen Nguyen, Quynh-Nhu Tran, Quang-Thai TruongThis study aims to revisit the link between employee welfare and firm financial performance using a large sample. Besides, the study explores mechanisms behind the link and…
Does companies' financial flexibility drive their leverage dynamics? New evidence
Apoorva Arunachal Hegde, Ajaya Kumar Panda, Venkateshwarlu MasunaThis paper aims to study the leverage adjustment behavior of firms distinguished based on financial flexibility. Financial flexibility is one of the key strengths of the companies…
What drives corporate cash holdings in MSMEs?: Evidence from India
Vedika Saxena, Seshadev SahooThis study investigates the factors affecting corporate cash holdings for a sample of 598 Indian Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) for nine years (2011–2020).
Financial literacy in for-profit vs pro-social peer-to-peer lending
Laura GonzalezPeer-to-peer (P2P) lending facilitates direct online lending and aims to provide financial inclusion and investment returns. Lender goals range from for-profit to pro-social and…
More than just agents: the role of executives' psychological ownership in aligning interests of principals and agents
Franziska M. Renz, Julian U. N. VogelAligning interests of principals and agents is the most efficient way to reduce the agency conflict. Yet, the literature on executive compensation reveals inefficiencies in…
Dynamic responses of energy prices to oil price shocks
Tom W. MillerThis study examines the dynamic responses of five different daily energy prices to a pulse shock affecting the daily price of oil.
Does product market competition moderate the impact of promoter ownership on firm value?
Sethiya Anuja, Thenmozhi M.This study explores whether product market competition is a substitute for or complementary to good internal governance through promoter holdings. Specifically, it examines the…
The nexus between investor sophistication and annuity insurance ownership: evidence from FINRA's National Financial Capability Study
Thomas Korankye, Blain Pearson, Hossein SalehiAlthough annuitization provides insurance against longevity risk that can benefit households, researchers have uncovered an annuitization puzzle, which suggests households are…
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