Purpose - The main purpose of this paper is to determine the discount function which better fits the individuals' preferences through the empirical analysis of the different functions used in the field of intertemporal choice. Design/methodology/approach - After an in-depth revision of the...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the functioning and organizational structure of the historic Andalusian water courts, institutions of Islamic origin whose basic model should be considered in light of the regulation of modern Islamic banking and finance. Design/methodology/approach: The...

Due to the ageing of the population, public pension plans are increasingly being implemented by private savings schemes. This therefore gives rise to a wide range of innovative schemes to meet the varying needs of savers and financial institutions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to propose...

This paper proposes that there exist situations when two or more investors who want to invest equal amounts in different, but successive periods, would be better off to "collude" and invest for the whole period to take advantage of an upward slopping yield curve. The goal of this paper is to...

Sustainable development is a priority to the United Nations. Moreover, investment managers consider environmental, social and governance score as an important variable in portfolios selection. The fifth goal in the 2030 Agenda is gender equality. Besides, European countries have established...