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The Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Systemic Risk in the Fintech Industry: Evidence from Crisis Events and the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Aktham Maghyereh  and  Jinxin Cui
Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on the systemic risk of the fintech industry. To achieve this goal, we first estimate the evolution of system-wide systemic risk using the CatFin method. We further examine whether EPU significantly affects systemic risk. Our findings demonstrate that the systemic risk of the fintech industry is time-varian [...] Read more

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Digital Transformation in the New Zealand Retail Banking Sector: Challenges and Opportunities for Elderly Customers
by Indrapriya Kularatne
Abstract
This research focuses on the digital transformation of retail banking in New Zealand, focusing on the challenges and opportunities elderly customers face. The banking industry is undergoing unprecedented change as technology evolves and customer needs change. However, elderly customers face physical and security challenges associated with digital transformation and lower accept [...] Read more

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Financial Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability in Emerging and Developing Countries: Do control of corruption and trade openness matter?
by Emna Trabelsi  and  Thouraya Fhima
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of financial inclusion on environmental sustainability in 178 emerging and developing countries from 1996 to 2022. Employing a composite index derived through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) as a measure of financial inclusion and covering four aspects (access, depth, efficiency, stability), our analysis reveals negative outcomes. The findi [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Quantitative Methods, Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Social and Economic Policy Analysis Laboratory, Bouchoucha City, Tunis, Tunisia

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COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases: GMM/IV Panel VAR evidence from US states
by Lotanna E. Emediegwu
Abstract
This paper estimates panel vector autoregressions to analyze the endogenous connection between COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Using weekly, US state-level data, the study finds evidence of a significant positive effect of NCD-related mortality on deaths due to COVID-19. I find this effect to be higher for males than females. Results are robust to several sensiti [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Policy and International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

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Macro-level insurance for financing post-disaster recovery: The case of National Disaster Insurance Policy in Sri Lanka
by Gayan Wedawatta , Nadeeshani Wanigarathna , Anuruddha Vijekumara  and  Maheshi Tennakoon
Abstract
This paper evaluates the use of macro-level insurance to finance post-disaster recovery and reinstatement by investigating the case of the National Disaster Insurance policy implemented by Sri Lanka. The national scheme provided cover for all properties in the country against hazards such as flooding and provided compensation for those affected. Analysis of secondary data obtai [...] Read more

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Reasonableness and Correctness for Operational Value-at-Risk
by Peter Mitic
Abstract
Calculating the amount of regulatory capital to cover unexpected losses due to operational events in the upcoming year has caused problems because of difficulties in fitting probability distributions to data. It is consequently difficult to judge an appropriate level of capital that reflects the risk profile of a financial institution. We provide theoretical and empirical analy [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Risk Analytics, Santander Bank, London, UK

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An Examination of Ramsey's Critique: The Lack of Support in Dismissing Keynes's Logical Theory of Probability
by Michael Emmett Brady
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In his 1922 review for Cambridge Magazine of Keynes's A Treatise on Probability, and again in his 1926 review "Truth and Probability" (published in 1931 and republished in Kyburg and Smokler's 1980 edition), Ramsey provided examples critiquing Keynes's logical theory of probability. However, these examples do not disprove Keynes's theory as all of them are flawed. The flaws ari [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
College of Business Administration and Public Policy, California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA

Journal Article
Adoption Factors of Blockchain in Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management Analysis using EFA
by Nishanth Rao Dugyala , Abishek Rauniyar , Mary Subaja Christ  and  Atul Kumar Singh
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The global agricultural supply chain grapples with inherent challenges, including opacity, inefficiency, and ethical concerns, necessitating innovative solutions, particularly within Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management. Despite these challenges, a notable research gap emerges due to the limited exploration of adoption factors specific to the Indian agricultural context. [...] Read more

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Can Education Reduce or Mitigate Discrimination? An Investigation on Earnings of PhD Recipients in the US
by Wei-Chiao Huang , Qing Zang  and  Daxue Kan
Abstract
Spence’s signaling model (Spence, 1973) suggests that education can signal workers’ unobserved ability to employers thereby mitigating discrimination. There have been several studies concerning education’s impact on labor market discrimination against minority or disadvantaged groups. Our approach in this inquiry is unique in that we utilize the data of PhD re [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Bank OZK, USA

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Are greener RTAs reducing “dirty” exports?
by Li Cao , Dahai Fu  and  Ying Zhang
Abstract
We examine the impact of environmental provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs) on the environmentally harmful exports. Results show that environmental clauses in RTAs help reduce “dirty” exports, whereas RTA depth promotes exports. The exporting country may divert its polluting exports to its trading partner if it faces more environmental provisions with othe [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

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Innovation under environmental constraints: Does corporate environmental responsibility matter in green innovation?
by Haitao Wu , Shiyao Xia , Xiaofei Long , Jingyan Chen , Chenzejia Li  and  Yu Hao
Abstract
When human civilization is thriving to the rapid economic and social development, the deteriorating ecological environment has also pressured the society to put environmental protection issues on the agenda future development. Therefore, green innovation is not merely a requirement for a corporate’s long-term development but the basics of sustainable development of human [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

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Informed Trading of Sell-Side Analysts: Evidence from Class Action Lawsuits
by Hyoseok David Hwang
Abstract
This paper examines whether sell-side analyst-affiliated investors trade stocks before their analysts release material information. Using class action lawsuits, I explore the pre-lawsuit periods and investigate how potentially informed analysts trade their covered firms. The event study finds that analyst-affiliated investors reduce their stockholdings of firms prior to their o [...] Read more

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Overcoming the challenge: cell-penetrating peptides and membrane permeability
by Yuan Gu , Long Wu , Yasir Hameed  and  Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi
Abstract
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have emerged as a promising strategy for enhancing the membrane permeability of bioactive molecules, particularly in the treatment of central nervous system diseases. CPPs possess the ability to deliver a diverse array of bioactive molecules into cells using either covalent or non-covalent approaches, with a preference for non-covalent methods t [...] Read more

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Contribution of the Strategic Economic Plan to Singapore’s Long-term Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach
by Júlia Gallego Ziero Uhr , Felipe Weizenmann , Daniel de Abreu Pereira Uhr , Mariana Fialho Ferreira  and  Igor Serpa Moraes
Abstract
We assess the impact of the Strategic Economic Plan on Singapore’s long-term GDP per capita. To our knowledge, we are the first to evaluate the effect of the 1991 plan on Singapore’s successful growth trajectory using methodologies aimed at causal identification. In other words, this article applies the Synthetic Control method and World Bank data from 1970 to 2018. [...] Read more

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Pakistan’s Energy Dilemma and Its Consequences on Economic Growth
by Tooba Rehan Haqqi  and  Muhammad Farhan Fiaz
Abstract
Technological advancements in the last few decades have created energy and cost-efficient power plants, but it is not a prominent feature in the electricity supply-chain. While many long-term and short-term energy alternatives are available, Pakistan still has a significant number of people who do not have access to electricity; as there are many areas that are neither connecte [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Government & Public Policy, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Journal Article
Critical condition for deposit insurance to partially or fully substitute for raising capital under cyclical economic environment
by Hong Mao , Krzysztof Ostaszewski  and  Jin Wang
Abstract
Regulation of financial institutions has two key purposes: Solvency (prudential regulation) and consumer protection. Prudential regulation is implemented mainly by capital requirements, but governments also provide insurance for customer deposits, as a backup tool. In this article, we discuss the critical conditions for deposit insurance and capitalization to act as substitutes [...] Read more

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Digital economy drives the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry in Hebei Province
by Shi Yin , Jianfang Li , Jiayi Yin  and  Tahir Mahmood
Abstract
In the context of digital economy, Hebei Province, as an important province in central China, has a huge manufacturing base and potential, and the development of digital economy has driven the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry to a certain extent. In order to better play the driving role of digital economy in the transformation and upgrading of manufacturin [...] Read more

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Welfare fragmented information effects: The cost-benefit analysis and Trade-offs
by Emna Trabelsi
Abstract
We offer an extensive analysis of the significance of information within the realm of Gaussian quadratic economies. We build upon the seminal papers of Morris and Shin (2002, 2007) and consider a signal game of incomplete information. Particularly, we question the suitability of partial transparency portrayed by fragmented information in addition to the private signal in terms [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
University of Tunis, Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Social and Economic Policy Analysis Laboratory. Tunisia.

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Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia
by Emna Trabelsi  and  Nesrine Kachout
Abstract
This paper aims to study and quantify the impact of agricultural exports on economic growth along with other variables in Tunisia. For that purpose, we estimate the relationship between GDP, agricultural exports, other exports, and imports by applying the ARDL approach under the period 1990-2020. The results show a negative and insignificant impact of agricultural exports on ec [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Social and Economic Policy Analysis Laboratory, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

Journal Article
Underlining issues of emerging economies: a case of East and Southeast Asian Countries
by Mohammad Rezaul Karim  and  Md. Mizanur Rahman
Abstract
Overall development of a country largely depends on the economic policy instruments particularly fiscal and monetary policy to streamline the development and continue the developmental progress. These two policies have significant effects on long-term growth. It is noticed that policy adoption and reforms in both fiscal and monetary policies undertaken by Southeast Asian nation [...] Read more