Mónika Bene, Antal Ertl, Áron Horváth, Gergely Mónus, Judit Székely
{"title":"Estimating the Energy Demand of the Residential Real Estate Stock in Hungary Based on Energy Performance Certificate Data","authors":"Mónika Bene, Antal Ertl, Áron Horváth, Gergely Mónus, Judit Székely","doi":"10.33893/fer.22.3.123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33893/fer.22.3.123","url":null,"abstract":"In our study, estimates are made for the distribution of the Hungarian residential real estate stock in 2020 by energy characteristics. In our calculations, which are novel in Hungary, a new database has been compiled by combining the energy certificates issued since 2016, the 2016 Microcensus and the housing construction statistics of the HCSO. Energy performance certificate data are assigned to the dwellings included in the Microcensus and to the 68,000 new dwellings built in the period since then. A statistical relationship is established between the characteristics and the energy demand of dwellings, which is then extrapolated to the stock as a whole. This is processed to present the estimated calculated energy consumption per square metre of the Hungarian residential real estate stock and the characteristics of the estimate by area and real estate type. Our results can support sustainable mortgage lending in the financial system.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135801318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tawarruq as an alternative product for bai al-inah within the Islamic banking system: A case study of Somali Islamic banks","authors":"Galad Mohamed Barre","doi":"10.55493/5002.v13i1.4697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i1.4697","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of liquidity raises a lot of questions regarding the products and services that Islamic banks offer to their customers. The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of tawarruq as a cash financing instrument and the possibility of using tawarruq as an alternative to bai al-inah in Somalia. This study focuses on awareness, the need for tawarruq, comparability, behavioral intention to use tawarruq, the relative benefit of tawarruq, and the function of Shariah scholars in determining whether tawarruq is acceptable in Somalia. This study adopted a quantitative research method by using descriptive analysis. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 150 customers of Islamic banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. Convenience sampling was used to select the respondents and data was analyzed by employing Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 23. It was found that the customers of Islamic banks in Somalia would like to see banks offering tawarruq as a product. The study shows new evidence that the majority of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed with all variables. It was also found that tawarruq is very attractive to the respondents compared to other Islamic banking products that banks offer. The findings of this study will help Islamic financial institutions in Somalia by showing the positive aspects of utilizing tawarruq as a method of cash financing. This survey contributes to the literature by enhancing the awareness of tawarruq in Somalia. The study also shows the demand for tawarruq among customers of Islamic banks for cash financing purposes in Somalia.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88590504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Unggul Priyadi, Siti Achiria, Mochamad Ali Imron, G. Zandi
{"title":"Waqf management and accountability: Waqf land financing models for economic wellbeing","authors":"Unggul Priyadi, Siti Achiria, Mochamad Ali Imron, G. Zandi","doi":"10.55493/5002.v13i1.4696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i1.4696","url":null,"abstract":"Waqf land can be a factor in the economic wellbeing of the community if it is managed productively. At the same time, it is necessary to determine the best financing model to manage waqf land because waqf institutions are constrained by the absence of funds to produce waqf assets. This paper aims to describe the financing models that can be applied in the development of productive waqf land, as well as find the most effective financing model for productive waqf land. Financing that reduces the risk of loss needs to be considered by waqf institutions in choosing the right financing model. Waqf management aims to properly run and increase the waqf properties' value while fostering the culture of waqf for the good of the community. In most Muslim nations, the government is in charge of overseeing the management of waqf properties to varying degrees. However, communities have built-in claims on the issues that affect them, including the usage of waqf properties. Therefore, in every activity, including the management of waqf, are all for the sake of Allah (lillahi ta'ala).","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73088695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gbadebo Adedeji, Akande Joseph, Y. Harada, Orraya Suwanno, Adekunle Ahmed
{"title":"Benchmark Beating and Earnings Manipulation in Nigerian Firms","authors":"Gbadebo Adedeji, Akande Joseph, Y. Harada, Orraya Suwanno, Adekunle Ahmed","doi":"10.55493/5002.v13i1.4694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i1.4694","url":null,"abstract":"Earnings management among firms remains a central focus for academics, auditors and regulatory bodies. Benchmark-motivated earnings management occurs when managers engage in opportunistic activities, including flexible use of accounting standards to misrepresent the information in a firm’s financial reports. Academic research has focused on how firms manage earnings to beat benchmarks, but the evidence regarding firms in emerging African stock markets is scarce and none is available for Nigeria. We applied both accruals quality and discretionary accruals models to detect whether firms that beat earnings benchmarks report earnings differently from others. Using 161 firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2002 to 2019, the study verifies how benchmark beaters manage earnings under the framework of two earnings thresholds – earnings (level) and positive earnings changes. Earnings persistence tests were carried out to verify whether benchmark beaters are consistent manipulators relative to non-beaters. The findings indicate that positive earnings benchmarks differ among the dichotomized groups. The evidence is not sufficient to validate that the change in earnings benchmarks motivates earnings discretions. However, the evidence may improve for larger samples. The study offers insights for informed decisions on the expectation of investment returns for investors, creditors, and other market partakers that require earnings information.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87028817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Quality Dimensions of Accounting Information System Success on the Effectiveness of During-Financial Crisis Management: The Mediating Role of System Usage in a Government Sector Context","authors":"M. H. M. Dalloul, Z. Ibrahim, S. Urus","doi":"10.55493/5002.v13i1.4686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i1.4686","url":null,"abstract":"The primary purpose of this research is to explore the value of quality dimensions of accounting information systems (AIS) success, as represented by system quality (SQ), information quality (IQ) and service quality (SVQ), on the effectiveness of management during financial crises. This paper highlights the mediation role of system usage (SU) in those associations in the context of a government ministry. Descriptive analytical and quantitative approaches were adopted, using a questionnaire as the data collection instrument and selecting employees of the Palestinian Ministry of Finance as a population sample for the research. A total of 141 questionnaires were distributed, of which 105 were valid for statistical analysis. In the data analysis, the partial least squares (PLS) and structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques were adopted using SmartPLS software. The results indicate a direct significant effect between SQ, IQ, SVQ, and managing during financial crises in the research context. The mediation of SU in the influence between IQ, SQ, and managing during financial crises in the governmental context is clear. Conversely, this mediation was not demonstrated in the effect of SVQ. The research emphasizes the necessity of adopting high-quality AIS in terms of SQ, IQ and SVQ because of their critical role in enhancing management effectiveness during a financial crisis. The advancement and wider employment of AIS that have high-quality characteristics can improve management tasks during a financial crisis, increasing the ability to contain the crisis and reduce its broader repercussions.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86248820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Adedokun, A. Gbadebo, A. O. Adekunle, J. Akande
{"title":"IFRS Adoption and Accrual-Based Managed Earnings in Nigeria","authors":"W. Adedokun, A. Gbadebo, A. O. Adekunle, J. Akande","doi":"10.55493/5002.v12i12.4669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i12.4669","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to evaluate the effects of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the accrual-based managed earnings behavior of firms in Nigeria. The panel corrected standard errors (PCSE) multivariate method was employed to analyze firm-level data for 125 firms and covers the 11 sectors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The results of the Welch–Satterthwaite test show a significant difference between the pre-adoption (2003–2011) and post adoption (2012–2020) discretionary accruals. These variables conformed to the a priori expectation and are all significant in the most parsimonious models. Contrary to some developed countries, the data does not support the idea that leverage, growth, and book-to-market value influence managed earnings for Nigeria. Managed earnings are not solely time-driven but are explained by certain firm characteristics (IFRS adoption, post-adoption firm-size, post-adoption audit firm’s size, returns on equity and asset turnover). Future research could explore opportunities in the areas of limitation we identified.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84769750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Corporate Governance Constrain Earnings Management in an Unstable Economic and Political Environment?","authors":"Yousef Hassan, Ahmed Abousamak, Rafiq Hijazi","doi":"10.55493/5002.v12i12.4670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i12.4670","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of corporate governance structures on earnings management behavior in a weakly governed and politically unstable environment. A panel of data from 35 non-bank companies listed on the Palestine Exchange between 2012 and 2019 was employed. A fixed effects regression model was used to examine the impact of certain board characteristics (board size, board meetings, and audit committee formation) and ownership structures (institutional ownership, foreign ownership, and ownership concentration) on earnings management in the volatile and risky political and economic environment of Palestine. The findings indicate that corporate governance and ownership systems in Palestine appear to be ineffective in constraining earnings management practices. None of the board attributes appear to constrain earnings management practices. However, there is weak evidence to show that ownership concentration has some effect in curbing earnings manipulation. The findings of this study are expected to increase awareness among Palestinian regulators, investors, and other policymakers regarding the role of boards of directors and institutional and foreign shareholders in monitoring Palestinian listed companies to enhance corporate governance and the quality of financial reporting.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80291168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marketing Equity using a Five-Factor Asset Pricing Model in ASEAN Countries","authors":"S. Pillay, S. Ramasamy, Yuen Yee Yen","doi":"10.55493/5002.v12i12.4665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i12.4665","url":null,"abstract":"This research examines the impact of market risk premium, size, book-to-market equity, profitability, and investment as risk factors on stock return. Portfolios are formed to develop the left-hand side and right-hand side portfolios. The objective of this paper is to assess the performance of the equity market and to enhance the generalizability of the five-factor model. A statistical analysis is applied to estimate the asset pricing model to assess their performance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) equity market. The researchers found that there were value premiums in the average stock returns in all the countries except Malaysia. Traces of profitability premium can be observed in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. However, there was no evidence of investment premiums in any of the countries. The study examines whether the asset pricing models capture the value, profitability and investment patterns in the capital market. The five-factor model performs better than the three-factor model in explaining the average excess returns of the size–BM (book-to-market) and size–profitability portfolios. However, the five-factor model fares poorly in explaining the average excess returns of the size–investment portfolios.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86637165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Long-Term Performance of Capital Expenditure from a Fundamental Perspective: Evidence from Indonesia","authors":"Hendri Kwistianus, Juniarti","doi":"10.55493/5002.v12i12.4667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i12.4667","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to identify the effect of capital expenditure on the long-term performance on companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Fundamental measurements were used as the internal perspective of performance; This study also tries to fill the gap due to the lack of studies that discuss capital expenditure in Indonesia by providing empirical evidence regarding capital expenditure in the context of Indonesia's stock market. Capital expenditure is represented by the growth of fixed assets for the current period. The long-term performance utilizes earnings persistence and is measured using the regression of ROA and ROE for the past six years, and then the coefficients are determined using the lags of ROA and ROE in the three years after capital expenditure. The sample comprises 60 “big cap” companies listed on the IDX at the beginning of the sample period (in 2016) and for four years of the sampling period (2016–2019) with a total of 240 observations. The companies sampled should fulfill the criteria of having complete financial data for the six years before the sampling period. The hypothesis testing proves that capital expenditure impacts long-term performance, with no evidence to the contrary. Additional testing utilizing the control variables generated additional interesting results with important implications.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87302965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. A. Wahab, O. Bacha, Norhazlina Ibrahim, A. Abdullah, Nurul Afaaf Mohd Nasir
{"title":"An Assessment of Currency Exposure of Non-Financial Firms in ASEAN-4: Insights using the Stock Returns and Cash Flow Methodologies","authors":"H. A. Wahab, O. Bacha, Norhazlina Ibrahim, A. Abdullah, Nurul Afaaf Mohd Nasir","doi":"10.55493/5002.v12i12.4666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i12.4666","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the extent and nature of foreign exchange exposure in 405 listed corporations operating in the ASEAN-4 nations, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The study period of 23 years, from 1995 to 2017, covers the two major crisis periods, the Asian financial crisis (AFC) of 1997 and the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008. Our study improves on earlier work by using two alternative assessment methods, i.e., stock returns (SR) and cash flow (CF) methods. We report several interesting and noteworthy results. First, we find that the stock returns approach results in a higher incidence of exchange rate exposure relative to the cash flow method. Specifically, about 65% and 28% of the total ASEAN-4 firms had significant exposure to all currencies under the stock returns and cash flow methods, respectively. Second, we find the sample firms to have predominant exposure to the US dollar, signifying the important role played by the United States (US) as the major trading partner of the ASEAN-4. Third, when evaluating time-varying exposure, we find that the incidence of the exchange rate exposure is event-specific. Most of our sample firms were highly exposed to exchange rates during the mid-points of the AFC and the GFC.","PeriodicalId":53424,"journal":{"name":"Asian Economic and Financial Review","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75134349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}