ABSTRACT ESG rating dispersion has left responsible investors in great confusion and
posed non-negligible barriers to sustainable investment. Despite its importance, there is a …

This paper investigates whether and how the research reports issued by securities
companies affect stock returns from the perspective of investor sentiment in China. By …

Digital finance has driven innovation and development in the financial industry, bringing
substantial changes to the process of purchasing financial products and services. These …

This paper examines how negative publicity influences firms' capital structure decision. We
find that firms exhibit faster adjustment of capital structure toward the target level after more …

While predictions that China and the United States were destined for war have so far been
proved wrong, the narrative of US-China 'decoupling'is increasing. On the one hand, on …