Alternative data in finance and business: emerging applications and theory analysis

Y Sun, L Liu, Y Xu, X Zeng, Y Shi, H Hu, J Jiang… - Financial Innovation, 2024 - Springer
In the financial sector, alternatives to traditional datasets, such as financial statements and
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, can provide additional ways to describe the …

Online search attention, firms' ESG and operating performance

X Zhao, L Fang, K Zhang - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
The online search volume reflects public attention related to people's concerns.
Environmental, Social and Governance issues (ESG) has been well documented to be a …

The impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices on investment efficiency in China: Does digital transformation matter?

Y Lin, Z Lu, Y Wang - Research in International Business and Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices affect
firm investment efficiency and further discusses how digital transformation (DT) plays a …

Information spillover effects from media coverage to the crude oil, gold, and Bitcoin markets during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the time and frequency …

H Zhang, H Hong, Y Guo, C Yang - International Review of Economics & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many scholars have explored the COVID-19 impact on the crude oil, gold, and Bitcoin
markets, whereas most have ignored the media coverage influence. This paper focuses on …

Powerful CEOs and investment efficiency

MRU Chowdhury, F Xie, MM Hasan - Global Finance Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates whether chief executive officers (CEOs) with excessive power make
efficient investment decisions. We employ a comprehensive measure of CEO power and find …

Individual investors' dividend tax reform and investment efficiency

D Kong, M Ji - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effect of individual investors' dividend tax on corporate investment
efficiency. Investment efficiency is closely related to increases in firm value and investor …

Employee treatment and corporate investment efficiency: Evidence from China

M Wang, Y Yan - Economic Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines whether and how employee treatment affects corporate investment
efficiency. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2010 to 2020, we provide evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Does environmental innovation improve investment efficiency?

IU Rehman, F Shahzad, U Laique, MA Hanif - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Using a sample of 12,550 firm-year observations for the US over the period 2009–2021, we
empirically examine the impact of environmental innovation on firm-level investment …

Cross-listing dynamics and labor investment efficiency: International evidence

I Ghadhab, H Nizar, R Benkraiem, F Lakhal - International Review of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the dynamics of cross-listing in the United States and labor
investment efficiency. Using a sample of 11,780 firm-year observations from 44 countries …

The impact of environmental investments on green innovation: An integration of factors that increase or decrease uncertainty

R Li, G Xu, R Ramanathan - Business Strategy and the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
How institutional factors that increase or decrease uncertainty can influence the effect of
environmental investments (EIs) on green innovation (GI) deserves further investigation. In …