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Robust Bayesian portfolio optimization 稳健贝叶斯投资组合优化

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104215

Carlos Andres Zapata Quimbayo , Diego Felipe Carmona Espejo , Jhonatan Gamboa Hidalgo

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Does local government debt replacement affect macroeconomics? Evidence from China 地方政府债务置换是否影响宏观经济？来自中国的证据

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104208

Yan Wang , Xiao Wang , Xinyi Zheng

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What drives institutional investors' site visit decisions: The role of local business environment in China 驱动机构投资者实地考察决策的因素：中国当地商业环境的作用

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104204

Xiaofang Xu , Qi Wan , Jingru Ma , Qilin Peng

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How does regional judicial quality improvement enhance enterprises' capital allocation efficiency: Evidence from the establishment of circuit court 区域司法质量提升如何提升企业资本配置效率：来自巡回法院设立的证据

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104212

Lei Liu

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Strategic alliances and corporate financialization 战略联盟和企业金融化

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104214

Xin Zhao , Meiju Feng , Jinmei Sun

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Asymmetric impacts of energy market-related uncertainty on clean energy stock volatility: The role of extreme shocks 能源市场相关不确定性对清洁能源股票波动的不对称影响：极端冲击的作用

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104206

Yanchen Liu , Siyu Yi , Sitong Li , Gengxuan Chen

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Digital finance and sustainable development of commercial banks; insights from listed commercial banks 数字金融与商业银行可持续发展来自上市商业银行的见解

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104209

Qiubo Li , Zhu Zhong , Qing Ge

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The disciplinary impact of capital market internationalization on corporate ESG greenwashing: A study of A-shares' inclusion in the MSCI index 资本市场国际化对企业环境、社会和治理 "洗绿 "的惩戒性影响：A 股纳入 MSCI 指数研究

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104202

Lulu Tian , Xinyang Song , Meng Du , Baochang Xu

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Tax neutrality and digital transformation of private enterprises: From the perspective of human capital structure adjustment

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104200

Jiezheng Zhou , Xuexin Liu , Zhe Wang

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Business environment trustworthiness and employee income share

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International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104201

Min Bai , Yue Li , Chia-Feng (Jeffrey) Yu (Jeffrey)

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