This study attempts to characterise capital structure on the basis of country's economic factor, industry class, and firm-specific factors in three Asian countries, Japan, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Firm-specific factor studies include firm's growth, size, assets, composition, profitability,...

The claim that institutions matter for economic growth and development has so far received a more extensive theoretical treatment than an empirical or methodological one. Basing our approach on a coevolutionary conception of relations between law and the economy, we link theory to method and...

This article considers the effect, if any, that company law and corporate governance law had on the phenomenon of excessive lending and borrowing that occurred in the Irish economy towards the end of the Celtic Tiger era (1990–2008). The final years of the Celtic Tiger period saw the growth...

Policymakers across the world are striving to tackle the century-defining challenge of climate change without undermining potential growth. This paper examines the impact of structural reforms in the energy sector (electricity and gas) on enviromental outcomes and green growth indicators in a...