In this age of international terrorism and international economic contagion, it is clear that globalization in its broadest sense - i.e., the breaking down of barriers - is often a double-edged sword. The world economy of the early twenty-first century offers substantial growth potential and...

Credit rating agencies are frequently criticized for producing sovereign ratings that do not accurately reflect the economic and political fundamentals of rated countries. This article discusses how the home country of rating agencies could affect rating decisions as a result of political...

This paper studies spillovers across sovereign debt markets in the wake of sovereign rating changes. To this end, we use an extensive dataset covering all announcements by the three major agencies (Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch) and daily sovereign bond market movements of up to 74 developed...

This volume discusses strategic approaches and relevant decisions of business, government, and civil society to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which were adopted by all UN member states in 2015. The book presents the proceedings of the 4th International Scientific Conference on...

Introduction -- Part I. Asset Pricing -- Chapter 1. Oil Price Uncertainty: Panel Evidence from the G7 and BRICS Countries -- Chapter 2. Climate Risk and the Volatility of Agricultural Commodity Price Fluctuations: A Forecasting Experiment -- Chapter 3. Linking the COVID-19 Epidemic and Emerging...

Chapter 1. The Impact of Impression Management Using Minimal Narrative Disclosures in Integrated Reports on the Performance of the Top 100 JSE-listed Companies -- Chapter 2. The Role of Tax Transparency Reporting in Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Reporting -- Chapter 3. The Role...

This book extensively examines various contemporary macroeconomic themes of India, namely growth and macro policies, tax reforms, government finances and intergovernmental fiscal transfers, banking and monetary policy, and environment and social sector policies. It has three to six chapters...