Csr and Financial Crisis: Worldwide Evidence from Covid-19 Pandemic

Niccolo Nirino (University of Turin), Nicola Miglietta (University of Turin), João Paulo Vieito (Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo)

Discussant: Johannes A. Barg (University of Hamburg)

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Factor Exposures of Environmental, Social, and Governance (Esg) Indexes

Asli Ascioglu (Bryant University), Kemal Saatcioglu (Rhode Island College)

Discussant: Asli Ascioglu (Bryant University)

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Board Ancestral Diversity and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure

Johannes A. Barg (University of Hamburg), Wolfgang Drobetz (University of Hamburg), Sadok El Ghoul (University of Alberta), Omrane Guedhami (University of South Carolina)

Discussant: Kemal Saatcioglu (Rhode Island College)

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How Pervasive Is Greenwashing? an Examination of Short Selling Based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (Esg) Ratings

Asli Ascioglu (Bryant University), Juan Gonzalez (Bryant University), Kemal Saatcioglu (Rhode Island College)

Discussant: João Paulo Vieito (Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo)

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A New Approach to Markowitz Portfolio Optimization Using Ruin-Based Outcomes

Abraham Hernández-Pacheco (ISEG & CEMAPRE; President of VITALIS Expertos en Pensiones; Past Chairman of PBSS-International Actuarial Association), Roberto Carcache (Researcher at VITALIS Expertos en Pensiones; Member of PBSS-International Actuarial Association)

Discussant: Julian Fernandez (Copenhagen Business School)

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The Cspp Impact on Non-Financial Firms’ Cost of Borrowing and Debt Choice

Joana Kanda (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Porto Business School), João Pinto (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Porto Business School and CEGE), Beatriz Silva (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Porto Business School)

Discussant: Roberto Carcache (VITALIS Expertos en Pensiones)

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Price Elasticity of Demand and Risk-Bearing Capacity in Sovereign Bond Auctions

Rui Albuquerque (Boston College), José-Miguel Cardoso-Costa (Banco of Portugal), Jose Faias (Catolica Lisbon SBE)

Discussant: João Pinto (Católica Porto Business School)

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Exchange Rate Uncertainty, Uncovered Interest Rate Parity, and Fx Interventions

Julian Fernandez (Copenhagen Business School)

Discussant: Jose Faias (Catolica Lisbon SBE)

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Do Earnouts Create the Right Incentives?: Earnings Management Around Earnout-Based Acquisitions

António Pedro Coelho (University of Minho), Gilberto Loureiro (University of Minho)

Discussant: Gabriele Lattanzio (Nazarbayev University)

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M&A and Cybersecurity Risk: Empirical Evidence

Gabriele Lattanzio (Nazarbayev University), Jerome Taillard (Babson College)

Discussant: António Pedro Coelho (University of Minho)

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Ipo Firms and the Desire to Acquire: Evidence from Germany

Fatemeh Zare (Technical University of Darmstadt), Linus Köke (Technical University of Darmstadt), Berkay Ulusoy (Technical University of Darmstadt), Daniel Vollmer (Technical University of Darmstadt)

Discussant: Artur Rodrigues (University of Minho)

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Investment and Leverage with Caps and Floors

Artur Rodrigues (University of Minho)

Discussant: Fatemeh Zare (Technical University of Darmstadt)

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Deviations from the Law of One Price: Chinese Cross-Listings and the Ah Ratio as an Equity Return Factor

Carlos Gutierrez Mangas (University of Chicago)

Discussant: Michael Silva (Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB)

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The Impact of the Brexit Referendum on Uk Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment Inflows - Insights from a County Perspective

Michael Frenkel (WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management), Haiko Stefan (WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management)

Discussant: Carlos Gutierrez Mangas (University of Chicago)

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Influence of the Investor’s Short-Term Horizon on Ipo Performance: an Emerging Markets Perspective

Michael Silva (Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB), Tarcísio Silva (Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB)

Discussant: Haiko Stefan (WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management)

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Learning from Heightened Equity Premium

Beatrice Sagna (Universite Paris Dauphine PSL)

Discussant: Michael Silva (Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB)

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Risk and Risk-Reward in Finance Theory. the Nobel Prize Lecture by Merton H. Miller – 30 Years Later.

Tomasz Berent (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

Discussant: Beatrice Sagna (Universite Paris Dauphine PSL)

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Asset Prices when Large Investors Interact Strategically

Giuliano Curatola (University of Siena)

Discussant: Tomasz Berent (Warsaw School of Economics)

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The Influence of the Dynamic Structure of Capital on the Economic Performance of the European and Brazilian Companies Listed on Stock Market

Roberto Soares Júnior (Regional University of Blumenau - FURB/BRAZIL), Tarcisio da Silva (Regional University of Blumenau - FURB), Maycon da Rosa (Regional University of Blumenau - FURB/BRAZIL), Michael Silva (Regional University of Blumenau - FURB/BRAZIL)

Discussant: Giuliano Curatola (University of Siena)

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Endogenous Dynamic Concentration of the Active Fund Management Industry

David Feldman (UNSW Sydney), Jingrui Xu (Xiamen University)

Discussant: Antonio Figueiredo (Nova Southeastern University)

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Externalities of Foreign Institutional Ownership: Evidence from Supplier Innovation

Bingxuan Lin (University of Rhode Island), Minghai Wei (Sun Yat-sen University), Xiaowei Xu (University of Rhode Island), Zhaoying Yi (Capital University of Economics and Business)

Discussant: David Feldman (UNSW Sydney)

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Do Financial Markets Anticipate Corporate-Related Decisions of the United States Supreme Court?

Kate Suslava (Bucknell University), Yehuda Davis (Yeshiva University), Suresh Govindaraj (Rutgers University)

Discussant: Bingxuan Lin (University of Rhode Island)

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Global Portfolio Optimization Via Fx Option Implied Volatilities

Antonio Figueiredo (Nova Southeastern University), Brice Dupoyet (Florida International University), Ali Parhizgari (Florida International University)

Discussant: Kate Suslava (Bucknell University)

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Expected Randomness

Wolfgang Schadner (University of St. Gallen)

Discussant: Lykourgos Alexiou (University of Liverpool Management School)

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Nailing down Volatile Temperatures: Examining Their Effects on Asset Prices

Leonardo Bortolan (University of Bologna), Atreya Dey (University of Edinburgh Business School), Luca Taschini (London School of Economics & University of Edinburgh Business School)

Discussant: Wolfgang Schadner (University of St. Gallen)

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What Are the Events that Shake Our World? Measuring and Hedging Geovol

Susana Campos Martins (University of Oxford)

Discussant: Atreya Dey (University of Edinburgh Business School)

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Pricing Event Risk: Evidence from Concave Implied Volatility Curves

Lykourgos Alexiou (University of Liverpool Management School), Alexandros Kostakis (University of Liverpool Management School), Amit Goyal (Swiss Finance Institute, University of Lausanne), Leonidas Rompolis (Athens University of Economics and Business)

Discussant: Susana Campos Martins (University of Oxford)

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Synthetic Cap Rate Indices (1991-Covid Era)

Andreas Christopoulos (Yeshiva University - Sy Syms School of Business), Joshua Barratt (Barratt Consulting), Daniel Ilut (Cornell University)

Discussant: Mário Fernandes (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)

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Two-Side Filtration Model of Financial Asset Pricing with Idiosyncratic Noise

Pavel Levin (St John’s University)

Discussant: Andreas Christopoulos (Yeshiva University)

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Economic Analysis of Public Service Obligations on Air Transport Using Real Option Analysis

André Oliveira (University of the Azores), Gualter Couto (University of the Azores), Pedro Pimentel (University of the Azores)

Discussant: Pavel Levin (St John’s University)

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Modeling Energy Futures Prices Under Alternative Time-Varying Volatility Dynamics

Mário Fernandes (Business Research Unit (ISCTE)), José Dias (Business Research Unit and ISCTE), João Nunes (Business Research Unit and ISCTE)

Discussant: André Oliveira (University of the Azores)

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Zero Leverage on Smes: Is Sustainable Development Influencing the Phenomenon?

Flávio Morais (University of Beira Interior, Department of Management and Economics), Luís Marques (University of Beira Interior, Department of Management and Economics), Zélia Serrasqueiro (University of Beira Interior, Department of Management and Economics), Joaquim Ramalho (Department of Economics & Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL),)

Discussant: Ana Dinis (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA))

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Commitment to Esg and Ceo Compensation: Wealth Generation or Reallocation?

Carlos Alves (University of Porto), Joaquim Fontes-Filho (Fundação Jetúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)

Discussant: Flávio Morais (University of Beira Interior)

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Company-Level Ghg Emissions and an Institutional Investor’s Active Ownership Objective: Long-Term Shareholder, Socially Responsible Investor, Common Owner or Stakeholder-Oriented Shareholder?

Robert Annabel (University of New South Wales), Arghya Ghosh (University of New South Wales), Anthony Asher (University of New South Wales)

Discussant: Carlos Alves (University of Porto)

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Tax Law and the Environment: Car Taxation in Portugal

Ana Dinis (Research Centre on Accounting and Taxation (CICF), Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA)), Sara Dias (Research Centre for Justice and Governance (JusGov), University of Minho; Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA))

Discussant: Robert Annabel (University of New South Wales)

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Cryptocurrency Valuation: an Explainable Ai Approach

Luyao Zhang (Duke Kunshan University), Yulin Liu (SciEcon CIC and Bochsler Finance)

Discussant: Monzurul Hoque (Saint Xavier University)

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Are Decentralized Finance Really Decentralized? a Social Network Analysis of Aave Protocol on Ethereum Blockchain

Ziqiao Ao (Duke Kunshan University), Gergely Horvath (Duke Kunshan University), Luyao Zhang (Duke Kunshan University)

Discussant: Luyao Zhang (Duke Kunshan University)

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Cryptocurrencies: Composition of Investment Portfolios – Covid Challenges

Marco Santos (Universidade Aveiro), Mara Madaleno (Universidade de Aveiro and GOVCOPP), Júlio Lobão (Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto)

Discussant: Luyao Zhang (Duke Kunshan University)

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Antebellum Free Banking in a World of Ai and Blockchain – a Second Coming?

Monzurul Hoque (Saint Xavier University, Chicago)

Discussant: Marco Santos (Universidade Aveiro)

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Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy: Evidence from Emerging Markets of G20 Bloc

Wagner Dantas de Souza Junior (Regional University of Blumenau), Mohamed Mehdi Hijazi (University of Barcelona), Tarcísio Pedro da Silva (Regional University of Blumenau)

Discussant: Maria Elisabete Neves (Polytechnic of Coimbra)

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Debt Maturity and Cost-Complementarities

Marco Rispoli (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Discussant: Mohamed Mehdi Hijazi (University of Barcelona)

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Geographic Matching Between Firm Internationalization and Board Foreignness

Hong Zhao (NEOMA Business School), Samia Belaounia (NEOMA Business School)

Discussant: Marco Rispoli (University of Milano-Bicocca)

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Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility on Iberian Corporate Performance: Panel Data Evidence

Maria Elisabete Neves (Polytechnic of Coimbra, Coimbra Business School Research Centre| ISCAC, Coimbra Portugal.), Adriana Santos (NA), Catarina Proença (NA), Carlos Pinho (NA)

Discussant: Samia Belaounia (NEOMA Business School)

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Performance Persistence and Style Consistency of Indian Fixed Income Mutual Funds – a Longitudinal Study

Mayank Patel (J G University, Ahmedabad, India.), Vinodh Madhavan (Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, India), Supratim Das Gupta (Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, India)

Discussant: Michael Prendergast (NA)

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Relationship Between Engagements in Corporate Social Irresponsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Firm Value

Anita Mendiratta (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi), Shveta Singh (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi), Surendra Yadav (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi), Arvind Mahajan (Texas A&M University)

Discussant: Mayank Patel (J G University)

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Performance of Sri Funds Under Different Economic Regimes Determined Macroeconomic Factors that Follow First-Order K-State Markov Chain

Ali Fatemi (DePaul University), Iraj Fooladi (Dalhousie University), Yonggan Zhao (Dalhousie University)

Discussant: Arvind Mahajan (Texas A&M University)

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Mutual Fund Allocations that Maximize Safe Portfolio Returns

Michael Prendergast (Self)

Discussant: Nargess Kayhani (Mount Saint Vincent University)

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Beyond Proptech: Asymmetries in Financing Real Estate Innovation

Thomas Hall (Christopher Newport University)

Discussant: Monzurul Hoque (Saint Xavier University)

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Ai in Business Management

Ralf Wandmacher (accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg), Christian Sturm (accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg), Philipp Weber (accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg)

Discussant: Thomas Hall (Christopher Newport University)

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Machine Learning and Fund Characteristics Help to Select Mutual Funds with Positive Alpha

Victor DeMiguel (London Business School), Javier Gil-Bazo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Francisco J. Nogales (Universidad Carlos III de MadridAndre), Andre A. P. Santos (University of Edinburgh Business School and Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

Discussant: Christian Sturm (accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg)

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Dynamic Debt with Intensity Based Models

João Reis (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) & Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal), José Dias (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) & Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal)

Discussant: Dean Paxson (Alliance Manchester Business School)

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Auctions and Real Options: Bidding for Feed-In Tariff

Luciana Barbosa (Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL) and Iscte - Instituto Universit ́ario de Lisboa), Cláudia Nunes (CEMAT and Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa), Artur Rodrigues (NIPE and School of Economics and Management, University of Minho), Alberto Sardinha (INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)

Discussant: João Reis (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)

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Real Layered Collar Options

Dean Paxson (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester), Roger Adkins (School of Management, University of Bradford)

Discussant: Luciana Barbosa (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)

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Estimation of Default and Pricing for Invoice Trading (P2b) in Crowdlending Platforms

Cristian Marques (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Luis Otero (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Pablo Durán (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

Discussant: Ashay Kadam (Goa Institute of Management)

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What Determines Global Flows of Entrepreneurial Finance?

Thomas Hall (Christopher Newport University)

Discussant: Cristian Marques (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

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The Economic Angel Investor Approaches: Economic or Strategic.

Hamilcar Vaz do Vale (Universidade de São Paulo USP), Roy Martelanc (Universidade de São Paulo)

Discussant: Thomas Hall (Christopher Newport University)

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Effect of Caste on Access to Finance for Enterprises in India’s Unorganised Sector

Ashay Kadam (Faculty of Finance, Goa Institute of Management, India), Prakash Singh (Faculty of Economics, Goa Institute of Management, India), Jayati Chatterjee (Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.)

Discussant: Hamilcar Vaz do Vale (Universidade de São Paulo)

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Which Factors Play a Role in Coco Issuance? Evidence from European Banks.

Theo Vermaelen (INSEAD), Sara Wagner (BIL), Christian Wolff (University of Luxembourg)

Discussant: Alain Schatt (HEC Lausanne)

Bank Ownership and Control in an Emerging Market: Changes in Risk and Return

Basak Tanyeri Gunsur (Bilkent University), Aslihan Salih (TED University)

Discussant: Christian Wolff (University of Luxembourg)

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The Carrot and the Stick: Bank Bailouts and the Disciplining Role of Board Appointments

Christian Mücke (Goethe University Frankfurt - GSEFM and Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE e.V.), Loriana Pelizzon (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE e.V., Goethe University Frankfurt, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and CEPR), Vincenzo Pezone (Tilburg University), Anjan Thakor (Washington University in St. Louis, ECGI, FTG Fellow, and MIT LFE research affiliate)

Discussant: Basak Tanyeri Gunsur (Bilkent University)

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Audit Effort in Global Systemic Banks

Gerald Lobo (University of Houston), Romain Oberson (University of Québec), Alain Schatt (HEC Lausanne)

Discussant: Christian Mücke (Goethe University Frankfurt)

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Björn Borg Vs. New Wave Group: Stock Ownership and Company Name Fluency

H. Kent Baker (American University), Adri De Ridder (Uppsala University, Campus Gotland), Auke Plantinga (University of Groningen)

Discussant: Robinson Reyes Pena (Florida International University)

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The Effect of Personality Traits on Household Finance: Evidence from Europe

Rashed Ashqar (University of Porto), Júlio Lobão (University of Porto)

Discussant: Adri De Ridder (Uppsala University)

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Financial Behavior and the Misconception of Financial Inclusion

Renata Herrerias (ITAM, Department of Business Administration), Cecilia M. O. Alvarez (ITAM, Department of Business Administration)

Discussant: Rashed Ashqar (University of Porto)

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Hot Potatoes: Underpricing of Stocks Following Extreme Negative Returns

Mustafa Caglayan (Florida International University), Edward Lawrence (Florida International University), Robinson Reyes Pena (Florida International University)

Discussant: Renata Herrerias (ITAM)

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Does It Pay to Be Green? the Impact of Equator Principles on Project Loans

Gabriel Power (Laval University, Canada), Charli Tandja (UQO, Canada)

Discussant: Bijitaswa Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

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Too Invested to Change: the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance on Firms’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Marcos Velazquez (Florida International University), Arun Upadhyay (Florida Intenational University), Abu Amin (Central Michigan University)

Discussant: Luis Vicente (University of Zaragoza)

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Does the Information in the Csr Disclosure Designate Value Relevance or Impression Management: a Content Analysis Approach in the Indian Context

Bijitaswa Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India), Titas Bhattacharjee (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India)

Discussant: Marcos Velazquez (Florida International University)

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Ethical Window Dressing: Sri Funds Are as Good as Their Word

Fernando Muñoz (University of Zaragoza (Spain)), Cristina Ortiz (University of Zaragoza (Spain)), Luis Vicente (University of Zaragoza (Spain))

Discussant: Charli Tandja (UQO)

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How Retail Investors Affect Stock Market?

Xiaozhou Zhou (Faculty of Management (ESG),University of Quebec at Montreal), Feng Zhan (University of Western Ontario), Chang Chan (Department of Finance and Cooperative Management, National Taipei University)

Discussant: Cristiana Cerqueira Leal (University of Minho)

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Can Salience Theory Explain Investor Behaviour? Real-World Evidence from the Cryptocurrency Market

Rongxin Chen (University of Southampton), Chung-Ching Tai (University of Southampton), Gabriele Lepori (University of Southampton), Ming-Chien Sung (University of Southampton)

Discussant: Feng Zhan (University of Western Ontario)

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Evolution of Investor Sentiment: a Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Nhan Huynh (Department of Applied Finance, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Australia)

Discussant: Rongxin Chen (University of Southampton)

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The Impact of Financial Literacy and Personality Traits on Financial Behaviour

Ana Isabel Araújo (University of Minho), Cristiana Cerqueira Leal (NIPE & EEG, University of Minho)

Discussant: Nhan Huynh (Macquarie University)

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Evolution of Institutionalist Thought: Ceremonial-Instrumental Dichotomy of the Veblen-Ayres Tradition

Caroline Orth (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Clea Macagnam (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Fabiano Coelho (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Marlla Feitosa (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos)

Discussant: Manuel Graça (University of Porto)

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Measuring Financial Cycles: Empirical Evidence for Germany, United Kingdom and United States of America

Tiago Dutra (Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)), Jose Carlos Dias (Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)), Joao Teixeira (Universidade dos Açores (SBE))

Discussant: Caroline Orth (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS))

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Impact of Mobile Money on Resilience to Health Shocks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Togo

Ayi Gavriel Ayayi (Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada), Hamitande Dout (Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada), Mawuli Kodjovi Couchoro (Université de Lomé, Togo), Pagnamam Yekpa (Université de Lomé, Togo)

Discussant: Tiago Dutra (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)

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Sustainability and Organizational Ambidexterity: the Relevance for the Analysis in the Field of Finance

Manuel Graça (Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto), Isabel Correia (Universidade do Minho, Escola de Economia e Gestão)

Discussant: Pagnamam Yekpa (Université de Lomé)

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Forecasting Crash Risk in U.s. Bank Returns - the Role of Credit Booms

Marius Mihai (Widener University), Iqbal Mansur (Widener University)

Discussant: Filipe Correia (University of Georgia)

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Mandatory Pension Saving and Homeownership

Bjarne Astrup Jensen (Universität Konstanz and Copenhagen Business School), Bjarne Astrup Jensen (Copenhagen Business School), Marlene Koch (Universität Konstanz)

Discussant: Marius Mihai (Widener University)

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Technology Use, Performance and Profitability in the South Asian Banking Sector: Partial Least Squares Analysis

Piyadasa Edirisuriya (Monash University)

Discussant: Bjarne Astrup Jensen (Copenhagen Business School)

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The Online Payday Loan Premium

Filipe Correia (University of Georgia), Peter Han (University of Illinois), Jialan Wang (University of Illinois)

Discussant: Piyadasa Edirisuriya (Monash University)

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Do Registered Investment Funds Undermine Shareholder Activism? Evidence from Hedge Fund Proposals

Gilberto Loureito (Associate Professor of Finance, University of Minho & NIPE), Cesar Mendonça (Ph.D. candidate, University of Minho & NIPE)

Discussant: Wolfgang Bessler (University of Hamburg)

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Corporate Control and Shareholder Activism in Germany: an Empirical Analysis of Hedge Fund Strategies

Wolfgang Bessler (University of Hamburg)

Discussant: Feixue Xie (The University of Texas at El Paso)

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Corruption as Institutional Fragility and Foreign Direct Investment a Study in Developing Countries

Marlla Feitosa (Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (UNIFESSPA)), Clea Beatriz Macagnam (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Caroline Orth (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)), Fabiano Simões Coelho (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos)

Discussant: Cesar Mendonça (University of Minho)

Paper

Impact of Bottom-Up Internal Governance on Risk-Taking and Corporate Decisions

Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury (The University of Texas at El Paso), Feixue Xie (The University of Texas at El Paso)

Discussant: Marlla Feitosa (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos)

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In Search of Inclusive Esg Ratings: Solving the Csr-Financial Performance Link

Pablo Vilas (University of Zaragoza), Laura Andreu (University of Zaragoza), José L. Sarto (University of Zaragoza)

Discussant: Maria Ceu Cortez (University of Minho)

Paper

Disagreement in Mutual Fund Sustainability Labelling

Sofia Brito-Ramos (ESSEC Business School, France), Maria Ceu Cortez (NIPE - School of Economics and Management, University of Minho), Florinda Silva (NIPE - School of Economics and Management, University of Minho)

Discussant: José L. Sarto (University of Zaragoza)

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Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firms’ Capital Structure Choice

Ana Vinhas (Universidade Aveiro), Mara Madaleno (Universidade de Aveiro and GOVCOPP)

Discussant: Helen Popper (Santa Clara University)

Paper

Climate Change Salience and International Equity Returns

David Climate Change Salience and International Equity Returns (Vanderbilt University), Helen Popper (Santa Clara University)

Discussant: Ana Vinhas (Universidade Aveiro)

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What Is the Role of Finance and Productivity for Sme Growth?

Zélia Serrasqueiro (University of Beira Interior), Beatriz Pinto (University of Beira Interior), Filipe Sardo (University of Beira Interior)

Discussant: Rogerio Adelino (Universidade Mackenzie)

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Non-Financial Information, Financial Analysts’ Industrial Expertise, and Target Price Accuracy

Alain Schatt (HEC Lausanne), Adam Aoun (EHL Hospitality Business School Singapore), Michel DUBOIS (University of Neuchâtel)

Discussant: Zélia Serrasqueiro (University of Beira Interior)

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Surging Sovereign Spreads: the Impact of Rising Seas on Sovereign Risk

Atreya Dey (University of Edinburgh Business School)

Discussant: Adam Aoun (EHL Hospitality Business School)

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Arbitrage Implications in Pricing of Volatility Futures

Rogerio Adelino (Universidade Mackenzie), Leonardo Cruz Basso (Universidade Mackenzie), Eli Haddad Jr (Universidade Mackenzie)

Discussant: Atreya Dey (University of Edinburgh Business School)

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Benefits of Having a Female Cfo

Kate Suslava (Bucknell University), Joshua Livnat (NYU and PGIM), Julia Klevak (PGIM)

Discussant: Eli Hadad Junior (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie)

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Evaluating Brazilian Companies in the Electricity Sector, from the Perspective of Fundamental Analysis, Using Methods of Multicriteria Decision Support.

Felipe Fortuna Lucas (All Investimentos – XP Investimentos), Carlos Francisco Simões Gomes (Federal Fluminense University), Marcos dos Santos (Military Engineering Institute), Solange Fortuna Lucas (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)

Discussant: Kate Suslava (Bucknell University)

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Economic-Financial Performance of Sugar-Energy Companies in the South-Central Region of Brazil

Eli Hadad Junior (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie), Lucas Iugas Correa (NA), Ana Lucia Fontes de Souza Vasconcelos (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie), Paola Richter Londero (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Cooperativismo no Estado de São Paulo)

Discussant: Felipe Fortuna Lucas (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)

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Fund Trading Divergence and Performance Contribution

Ruth Gimeno (Accounting and Finance Department and Institute of Research in Employment, Digital Society and Sustainability, University of Zaragoza), Laura Andreu (Accounting and Finance Department and Institute of Research in Employment, Digital Society and Sustainability, University of Zaragoza), José Luis Sarto (Accounting and Finance Department and Institute of Research in Employment, Digital Society and Sustainability, University of Zaragoza)

Discussant: Peter Lerner (Anglo-American University)

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Foreign Bias in Equity Portfolios: Informational Advantage or Familiarity Bias?

Martijn Boermans (De Nederlandsche Bank), Ian Cooper (London Business School), Piet Sercu (KU Leuven), Rosanne Vanpee (KU Leuven)

Discussant: Ruth Gimeno (University of Zaragoza)

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Securities Lending and Trading by Active and Passive Funds

Pekka Honkanen (Terry College of Business, University of Georgia)

Discussant: Ian Cooper (London Business School)

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The Market Drives Etfs or Etfs the Market: Causality Without Granger

Peter Lerner (Anglo-American University, Prague)

Discussant: Pekka Honkanen (University of Georgia)

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