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Do ESG-conscious fund managers drive green innovation? An LLM-based textual analysis of fund manager narratives 具有esg意识的基金经理推动了绿色创新吗？基于法学硕士的基金经理叙事文本分析

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102983

Yi Li , Tong Liu , Zhaohua Wang

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Can Large Language Models forecast carbon price movements? Evidence from Chinese carbon markets 大型语言模型能否预测碳价格走势？来自中国碳市场的证据

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102951

Rui Chen , Haiqi Jiang , Tingyu Guo , Chenyou Fan

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How do global board reforms affect managerial investment decisions? 全球董事会改革如何影响管理投资决策？

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102934

Shu-Miao Lai , Chih-Liang Liu

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Stylized facts of GameFi GameFi的风格化事实

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Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102952

Boxiang Jia , Dehua Shen

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Tariff exposure and sectoral vulnerability: Evidence from equity market responses to the 2025 U.S. trade shock 关税风险和行业脆弱性：来自股市对2025年美国贸易冲击反应的证据

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102925

Tomasz Kaczmarek , Ender Demir , Wael Rouatbi , Adam Zaremba

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Carbon credits and financial performance: Exploring the moderating role of CSR strategy and corporate governance practices 碳信用额度与财务绩效：企业社会责任战略和公司治理实践的调节作用

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102919

Francesco Martielli , Enrico Battisti , Tomás Félix Gonzalez-Cruz , Antonio Salvi

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Top management team biographical similarity and persistent green innovation: Evidence from Chinese listed companies 高层管理团队履历相似性与持续绿色创新：来自中国上市公司的证据

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.103001

Daquan Gao , Songsong Li

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Exploring the nexus between sustainable energy tokens, electric vehicles, and the hydrogen economy 探索可持续能源代币、电动汽车和氢经济之间的联系

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102999

Marouene Mbarek

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Management integrity and the cost of equity capital: Evidence from Chinese listed firms 管理诚信与股权资本成本：来自中国上市公司的证据

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102935

Mo Yang , Sishi Yue , Dayong Dong , Jiawei Cao

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Environmental regulations and bond pricing: A quasi-natural experiment based on the new environmental protection law 环境规制与债券定价：基于新环保法的准自然实验

IF 6.3 2区经济学

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102921

Qian Wang , Li Wang , Yuan Zhang , Hongfeng Peng

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