The business environment goes a long way to influence firm performance through several channels such as government policies and regulations, institutions, infrastructure, and macroeconomic variations. With developing countries known for having the most deteriorating business climate, this study...

This study is possibly the first to investigate the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on life expectancy for 68 low- and middle-income countries for the 1990-2017 period. The analysis was carried out on a disaggregated basis on two dimensions: (1) the sources of CO2 emissions (i.e.,...

This study uses aggregate data from 133 developing and emerging markets from 2002 to 2020 and investigates how market concentration and capital are related to bank stability. We find that banks operating in more concentrated banking markets tend to be more stable than those operating in a less...