Studies in Economics and Finance
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Information and communication technologies, financial inclusion and economic growth: evidence from high- and low-income countries
Dhita Aditya Nugraha, Sugiharso SafuanThis study aims to assess the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) and financial inclusion on economic growth. This study also examines whether ICT can be a…
Value relevance of cost of environmental damage
Joseph ArthurThis paper aims to assess whether environmental (carbon) damage costs affect firm value and ownership.
Investor attention and market activity: evidence from green cryptocurrencies
Mohamed Shaker Ahmed, Mohamad Husam Helmi, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Alanoud Al-MaadidThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between investor attention and market activity (return, volatility and volume) using a sample of 14 clean energy cryptocurrencies…
Public spending and sustainable economic development
Molem C. Sama, Saidou Baba Oumar, Nembo Leslie NdamDespite the increase in public spending by Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Governments in a bid to foster the growth of human capital and sustainable development, they continue to…
Economics and financial sustainability in microfinancing: do investment flows toward developing countries, rural areas, microenterprises and female borrowers foster institutionalization?
Kuldeep SinghThe long-term sustainability of microfinancing institutions (MFIs) is essential for poverty reduction. This study aims to empirically evaluate whether contemporary microfinance…
Herding behaviour in the cryptocurrency market: the role of uncertainty and return of classical financial markets
Hojjat Ansari, Moslem PeymanyThe purpose of the study is to examine the impact of uncertainty and return of classical financial assets on herding behaviour in the cryptocurrency market. Also, herding in this…
Integration level within the European Union banking sector
Younes GholizadehWhat is the current level of integration of the retail and wholesale banking sectors in the European Union (EU) countries, and what are the main factors and challenges affecting…
Digitalization and economic development: lessons from globalized developing countries
Madhabendra Sinha, Samrat Roy, Darius TirtosuhartoThis paper aims to empirically investigate the dynamic interlinkages among globalization, digitalization and economic development in the top 75 most globalized countries from 2000…
How do commodity futures respond to Ukraine–Russia, Taiwan Strait and Hamas–Israel crises? – An analysis using event study approach
António Miguel MartinsThe purpose of this study investigates the short-term market reaction of three commodity futures indices for four recent events of high geopolitical risk: the Ukraine–Russia war…
Influence of Ukrainian refugees on the exchange rate and stock market in neighboring countries
Catalin Gheorghe, Oana PanazanAs the onset of the Russia–Ukraine military conflict on February 24, 2022, individuals from Ukraine have been relocating in search of safety and refuge. This study aims to…
Unraveling exogenous shocks, financial stress and US economic performance
Yi-Chia Wang, Hong-Lin SuThis study aims to investigate the dynamics between exogenous shocks, financial stress and economic performance in the USA from January 1995 to August 2023.
The ups and downs of oil prices: asymmetric impacts of oil price volatility on corporate environmental responsibility
Mona Yaghoubi, Reza YaghoubiThis study aims to show the difference between the two types of oil price volatility resulting from either increases or decreases in oil prices and find evidence of the…
Directional connectedness between the electricity prices and natural gas prices: evidence from Alberta’s electricity market
Andrés Oviedo-Gómez, Sandra Milena Londoño-Hernández, Diego Fernando Manotas-DuqueThis study aims to assess volatility spillovers and directional connectedness between electricity (EPs) and natural gas prices (GPs) in the Canadian electricity market, based on a…
How do ESG challenges affect default risk? An empirical analysis from the global banking sector perspective
Zbigniew Korzeb, Renata Karkowska, Anna Matysek-Jędrych, Paweł NiedziółkaA review of the literature provides a solid reason to believe that an increase in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) activities have a positive impact on banks’…
Impact of the Russia–Ukraine War: evidence from G20 countries
Josua Tarigan, Monica Delia, Saarce Elsye HataneThis paper aims to investigate the impact of geopolitical events of the Russia–Ukraine conflict on the stock market volatility of G20 countries. Furthermore, the paper also…
Understanding cryptocurrency investment behaviour in Jordan: an examination of motivational drivers through the lens of the UTAUT2 model
Sultan Alzyoud, Hashem Alshurafat, Ibrahim N. KhatatbehThis study aims to explore the factors affecting investment behaviour in cryptocurrencies among Jordanian investors. Specifically, it aims to assess how various motivational and…
Economic tides and merger waves: insights from a long-run perspective
Tilahun Emiru, Sara WeisblattThis study aims to examine the long-run relationship between macroeconomic and financial conditions and the aggregate number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the USA, drawing…
Inflation persistence: new evidence across US metro areas
Nicholas ApergisThe purpose of this paper is to explore the degree of inflation persistence across all US metro areas over the post-pandemic period.
Altcoins as safe havens for bitcoin investors
Jin Cai, Gerard PintoThis paper aims to improve how investors can better manage their exposure to bitcoin (BTC), given the growing importance of BTC and the accompanying high volatility of BTC. This…
The effects of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group coup on defense stocks in Europe: an event study analysis
Svetoslav Covachev, Gergely FazakasThis study aims to examine the impact of the beginning of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group’s attempted military coup against Putin’s regime on the European defense…
The impact of digital inclusive finance on high-quality consumption: evidence from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai of China
Jiangjiao Duan, Mengdi ChenDigital inclusive finance has a positive promotion effect on the development of the national economy, but little research exists on how digital inclusive finance affects…
Dynamic connectedness among market volatilities: a perspective of COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine conflict
Prince Kumar Maurya, Rohit Bansal, Anand Kumar MishraThis paper aims to investigate the dynamic volatility connectedness among 13 G20 countries by using the volatility indices.
In what way can worldwide robotics and artificial intelligence encourage development in green crypto investments? An implementation of a model-free connectedness technique
Le Thanh HaThis study aims to investigate connections between the development of robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) and green crypto investments. The author also explores the…
Interrelations between bitcoin market sentiment, crude oil, gold, and the stock market with bitcoin prices: Vision from the hedging market
Guanghao Wang, Chenghao Liu, Erwann Sbai, Mingyue Selena Sheng, Jinhong Hu, Miaomiao TaoThe purpose of this study is to examine Bitcoin's price behavior across market conditions, focusing on the influence of Bitcoin's historical prices, news sentiment and market…
Return and volatility transmission among economic policy uncertainty, geopolitical risk and precious metals
Opeoluwa Adeniyi Adeosun, Suhaib Anagreh, Mosab I. Tabash, Xuan Vinh VoThis paper aims to examine the return and volatility transmission among economic policy uncertainty (EPU), geopolitical risk (GPR), their interaction (EPGR) and five tradable…
Precious metal prices: a tale of four US recessions
Pablo Agnese, Pedro Garcia del Barrio, Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, Fernando Perez de GraciaThe purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of persistence in four precious metal prices (i.e. gold, palladium, platinum and silver) during the last four US recessions.
Are there other fish in the sea? Exploring the hedge, diversifier and safe-haven features of ESG investments
Luca Pedini, Sabrina SeveriniThis study aims to conduct an empirical investigation to assess the hedge, diversifier and safe-haven properties of different environmental, social and governance (ESG) assets…
Can mutual fund characteristics predict future performance? Evidence from Portugal
Maria Inês Sá, Paulo Leite, Maria Carmo CorreiaThis paper aims to investigate not only the performance of Portuguese mutual funds investing in domestic and international equities but also which fund characteristics, such as…
Hidden truncation model with heteroskedasticity: S&P 500 index returns reexamined
Rachid BelhachemiThis paper aims to introduce a heteroskedastic hidden truncation normal (HTN) model that allows for conditional volatilities, skewness and kurtosis, which evolve over time and are…
Stock market indices and interest rates in the US and Europe: persistence and long-run linkages
Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, Eduard MelnicencoThis paper aims to analyse the persistence of the S&P500 and DAX 30 stock indices as well as of the Fed’s Effective Federal Funds rate and of the European Central Bank’s Marginal…
Co-volatility dynamics in global cryptocurrency and conventional asset classes: a multivariate stochastic factor volatility approach
Shalini VelappanThis study aims to investigate the co-volatility patterns between cryptocurrencies and conventional asset classes across global markets, encompassing 26 global indices ranging…
American option evaluations using higher moments
Patrice Gaillardetz, Saeb HachemBy using higher moments, this paper extends the quadratic local risk-minimizing approach in a general discrete incomplete financial market. The local optimization subproblems are…
Does banning cryptocurrencies affect stock markets?
Ahmed W. ElroukhThis paper aims to investigate the impact of banning cryptocurrencies on stock markets.
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