We analyze stock market reactions to announcements of political appointments from the private sector and corporate appointments of former government officials. Using unique data on corporate affiliations and announcements of all Senate-confirmed U.S. Defense Department appointees of six...

Since anecdotal evidence indicates that corruption is rampant in the defence sector globally, we examine the drivers of firm level corruption risk in the defence industry. Our empirical results indicate that visibility and shareholding are significant drivers affecting a firm's corruption risk....

In a European context in which the objectives of climate neutrality and digitalization appear fundamental, the work analyzes the relationships between the price of the main stock market indices and the most representative variables such as carbon emissions, digitalization, use of renewable...