Duc Huu Nguyen , Huan Huu Nguyen , Tam Ha Minh Nguyen , Xihui Haviour Chen
{"title":"Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam","authors":"Duc Huu Nguyen , Huan Huu Nguyen , Tam Ha Minh Nguyen , Xihui Haviour Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Vietnam is actively pursuing sustainable economic development while transitioning to a greener economy, facing challenges in balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. The evaluation of current sustainable development efforts and the identification of effective green financial tools are critical for Vietnam's progress. This study introduces the Sustainable Economic Development (SED) Index, a comprehensive measure of sustainable economic development quality across Vietnam's 63 provinces from 2015 to 2022. Using a range of analytical techniques, we explore the relationships between green credit, environmental pollution, and sustainable economic development during this period. Our findings indicate rapid growth in sustainable economic development until 2019, followed by a deceleration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. Green credit emerges as a pivotal factor in supporting sustainable economic growth, managing climate risks, and mitigating environmental pollution, particularly during times of uncertainty. Additionally, we observe spatial spillover effects, where the benefits of green credit and the challenges of environmental pollution transcend provincial boundaries. The study recommends promoting green credit policies, fostering regional cooperation, and enhancing local competitiveness, digital transformation, and social equality to advance Vietnam's journey toward sustainable economic development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102570"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0275531924003635/pdfft?md5=25520102c6662ed2a848f3da66549201&pid=1-s2.0-S0275531924003635-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142171663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of political risk on emerging market risk premiums and risk adjusted returns","authors":"Ralph Sonenshine, Aya Aboulhosn","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Researchers have observed the political risk, sign paradox whereby a decrease in political risk is associated with an increase in stock market returns. This apparent contradiction may be driven by a few political risk factors or perhaps certain emerging market (EM) countries<em>.</em> This paper examines this issue by assessing how key political risk components impact equity risk premiums and risk adjusted returns among EM countries. Using monthly stock market return data for 28 EM countries from 2000 to 2019, we segment countries into high and low political risk groups to explore heterogeneous effects. We find that improvements in political risk increase risk adjusted returns by lowering the volatility of returns. Differences were also found between EM countries with improvements in government stability leading to higher risk adjusted returns among high political risk EM countries. In contrast for low political risk countries, democracy was found to have a negative effect on equity premiums, while law and order and investment profile have a positive impact. Finally, our results suggest key political risk subcomponents, such as investment profile and corruption, impact risk adjusted returns during times of financial crisis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102573"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Place-based policies and local technology spillovers: Evidence from national high-tech zones in China","authors":"Donghui Li , Wei Chen , Kaixuan Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102580","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the impact of place-based policies on local technology spillovers, using a sample from the Chinese A-share market. The findings indicate that firms experience greater local technology spillovers following the establishment of national high-tech zones (HTZs). Channel analysis shows that HTZ policies facilitate the formation of R&D alliances and promote technology transactions. The positive effects are more pronounced in firms with higher knowledge absorptive capacity, those led by executives with academic backgrounds, and in environments with weaker market competition and intellectual property rights enforcement. Additionally, the research reveals that the technology spillovers generated by HTZ policies primarily spread between industries rather than within them.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102580"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142241267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interconnectedness and return spillover among APEC currency exchange rates: A time-frequency analysis","authors":"Shubham Kakran , Parminder Kaur Bajaj , Dharen Kumar Pandey , Ashish Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>By combining TVP-VAR Model (time domain connectedness) and TVP-VAR based Baruník and Křehlík model (frequency domain connectedness), this study analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum currency exchange rates. The results reveal that APEC currencies have time-varying effects (tend to cluster in appreciation and depreciation patterns in both the short and long term) and have generated higher total return spillover during COVID-19 (in the time domain) than the Russia-Ukraine war and SVB collapse. During COVID-19 (87.18 %) (total return spillover), impacts were more severe than the Russia-Ukraine crisis (79.49 %) and the Silicon Valley Bank collapse (75.55 %). Moreover, the South Korean won, Thai Bhat and Australian Dollar are identified as consistent shock transmitters, and Malaysian Ringgit, Philippine peso, Indonesian Rupiah, and Chinese Yuan as consistent shock receivers in the time domain. The findings have substantial repercussions for financial regulators and investors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102572"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142320410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Lu , Rong Ran , Kuan-Cheng Ko , Nien-Tzu Yang
{"title":"Asset pricing when social preference meets lottery preference: Evidence from China","authors":"Jing Lu , Rong Ran , Kuan-Cheng Ko , Nien-Tzu Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is substantial evidence indicating that stocks with lottery-like payoffs have lower returns. Unlike existing studies that focus on the role of investor behavior in accelerating lottery premiums, we propose that investors’ social preference toward corporate social responsibility (CSR) could alleviate the underperformance of lottery-like stocks. Using a sample of all Chinese listed A-share stocks, we show that a negative relationship between lottery preference and stock returns does not exist among stocks that behave well regarding CSR performance. Furthermore, we show that better CSR performance and higher institutional ownership mitigate the overpricing of lottery-like stocks. Our research contributes to CSR literature by showing that behaving socially responsible can prevent stock prices from being overpriced when the stock exhibits lottery-like payoffs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102576"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142171662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarra Ghaddab , Christian de Peretti , Lotfi Belkacem
{"title":"Are stock markets efficient with respect to the Google search volume index? A robustness check of the literature studies","authors":"Sarra Ghaddab , Christian de Peretti , Lotfi Belkacem","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102574","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is still a debated subject in the financial area. Particularly, no conclusions are drawn to date in link with the Google Search Volume Index (GSVI). To conclude on this question, our paper takes up the work of Škrinjarić (2019) by proposing robustness tests, various econometric improvements and the inclusion of additional explanatory variables. On a database of ten emerging European indices studied by Škrinjarić (2019), a dynamic panel model was applied. Unlike Škrinjarić (2019) who modeled the time-series separately and thus neglected any possible dependence or homogeneity between countries, our study operates within the framework of panel data. Drawing from a robust estimation approach, our findings indicate that the GSVI has no impact on market returns. In essence, this suggests that internet search queries fail to provide avenues for investors to seize arbitrage opportunities. Such findings support the EMH in the studied markets and underline the exposure of prior studies to robustness challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102574"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142241264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time horizon and corporate investment: Evidence from private and public firms around the world","authors":"Serkan Akguc , Jongmoo Jay Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102577","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102577","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite their economic importance, private firms are under-researched. We examine the relationship between the country-level time horizon and corporate investment for private and public firms using a unique dataset including 75 countries from 2003 to 2017. We show that private, unlisted firms invest more in countries where the national culture is more long-term oriented. Compared to public firms, private firms are characterized by close monitoring of operations and investments by fewer owners, fewer agency costs due to more concentrated ownership structures, and the absence of short-term pressures from capital markets on investment decisions. This structure of private firms, in turn, lends itself to an informal institution like culture having relatively more influence on key private firm decisions than on those of public firms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102577"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0275531924003702/pdfft?md5=29b67b2c2c0f04caffa581128976269e&pid=1-s2.0-S0275531924003702-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142241270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commercial bank NSFR adjustment and risk: Evidence from China","authors":"Minghui Li , Kaiyue Li , Yeni Huang , Zhongyu Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The net stable funding ratio (NSFR) is a critical monitoring indicator of bank liquidity risk introduced under the Basel III accord in 2009. This study used the partial adjustment model to analyze the NSFR adjustment behavior of Chinese commercial banks, leading to the following four findings. First, banks have been undertaking active liquidity adjustment while exceeding global and Chinese minimum standards. Second, the NSFR’s target level and adjustment speed are significantly higher than those of foreign banks. Third, the target NSFR gap is essential to the NSFR’s positive adjustment. Fourth, a higher target level and steady adjustment speed help reduce loss from systemic risk. This paper suggests establishing three liquidity risk firewalls, providing an essential reference for understanding NSFR adjustment in Chinese commercial banks. The study also provides practical significance for policy-level assessments regarding the impact of implementing NSFR supervision and establishing liquidity risk firewalls.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102559"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rim El Khoury , Anna Min Du , Nohade Nasrallah , Hazem Marashdeh , Osama F. Atayah
{"title":"Towards sustainability: Examining financial, economic, and societal determinants of environmental degradation","authors":"Rim El Khoury , Anna Min Du , Nohade Nasrallah , Hazem Marashdeh , Osama F. Atayah","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We examine the determinants of environmental degradation, focusing on MENA economies from 1991 to 2020, with a particular focus on the role of sectoral composition. Specifically, we assess the contributions of the industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, and service sectors to GDP and their impact on environmental outcomes. Employing augmented mean group estimation, we evidence that technological advancements and renewable energy consumption significantly reduce environmental degradation, and that multinational corporations from developed countries transfer beneficial environmental practices to local firms in emerging regions. Results offer new insights into the impact of financial, economic, and societal factors on environmental outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102557"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0275531924003507/pdfft?md5=f0216bb467c4441787e31044270b0f4f&pid=1-s2.0-S0275531924003507-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The environmental and social performance of firms and the impact of different types of institutional ownership: A French perspective","authors":"Houssein Ballouk , Vanessa Serret , Mohamed Khenissi","doi":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates how institutional ownership affects the social and environmental performance of firms in France. We specifically examine the impact of pressure-resistant and pressure-sensitive investors. We utilize the taxonomy created by Brickley et al. (1988) to categorize the various institutional investors, and we distinguish between environmental performance (EP) and social performance (SP). Our findings align with agency theory, and we utilize a paradigm that considers the diversity of institutional investors’ choices based on their investment goals, time horizons, and characteristics. Our findings indicate that various forms of institutional investor ownership are associated with distinct aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance—both environmental and social; having investors who are resistant to pressure is linked to improved EP; and corporate ownership by pressure-sensitive institutional investors has no significant impact on the assessed aspects of CSR.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51430,"journal":{"name":"Research in International Business and Finance","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 102558"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}