Part I - Financial sector, regulation, supervision and sustainability: Rute Saraiva, ESG factors in pensions funds regulations: Why, how far have they gone, and what is the potential for improvement? -- Luciane Moessa, Benchmarking of national ESG banking regulations: State of art and remaining...

This festschrift volume presents discussions on contemporary issues in international economics and finance. It is aimed to serve as a reference material for researchers. There are two broad sections of the book -- International Macroeconomics and International Finance. The chapters in the...

WThis doctoral thesis focuses on the effects of investor sentiment on asset pricing and the challenges of portfolio optimization under parameter uncertainty. The first essay "Sentiment risk premia in the cross-section of global equity" applies a recently developed sentiment proxy to the...

There is no term that better describes the essential features of human society than complexity. On various levels, from the decision-making processes of individuals, through to the interactions between individuals leading to the spontaneous formation of groups and social hierarchies, up to the...

A New Keynesian AD-AS Model for India, Incorporating the effect of Covid-19 Pandemic -- Indian Economics: Tragedy of a Forsaken Legacy -- Changing Contours of Union-State Relations -- Disinvestment and Privatisation of Central Public Sector Enterprises in India: Need And Progress -- Fiscal...

1. Introduction; Nadia Linciano, Claudia Guagliano and Paola Soccorso -- Part I. Disclosing Non-financial Information -- 2.The Role of Finance in Sustainable Growth; -- 3. Information as a Driver of Sustainable Finance; S. Lovisolo -- Part II. The State of the Market -- 4. Corporate Governance and...

Chapter 1. Market-Timing Skills in the Aftermath of COVID-19 Outbreak: Evidence from Islamic Funds -- Chapter 2. The Relationship Between US Stock, Commodity and Virtual Markets During COVID-19 Forced Crisis -- Chapter 3. Towards a Better Comprehension of Tourism Crisis in the Era of Covid-19 --...