Financial derivatives play an important role in helping companies manage the risk involved in interest rates, currency exchange rates, and equity markets. This study investigates the factors that influence derivative usage in Malaysian firms, as not much research has been conducted on the...

We study the impact of financing constraints on corporate risk management. Using data on credit scores matched with unique information on firm level commercial insurance purchases, we find that financing constraints lead to higher insurance spending. We adopt a regression discontinuity design...

This paper investigates the impact of financial constraints on firms' inventory holdings, an area of significant interest given that inventories are volatile over the business cycle. I use detailed data on Swedish firms' balance sheets, income statements, and credit scores. I employ a regression...

Making any project requires consideration of risks that may occur during the life of it. Therefore management of risk situations / difficult can be considered as a fundamental component of project management. The contents of this study will consider the highlighting in a theoretical form of the...

Purpose - This paper aims to present a literature review of the most recent optimisation methods applied to Credit Scoring Models (CSMs). Design/methodology/approach The research methodology employed technical procedures based on bibliographic and exploratory analyses. A traditional...