This paper provides an empirical estimation of energy efficiency and other proximate factors that explain energy intensity in Australia for the period 1978–2009. The analysis is performed by decomposing the changes in energy intensity by means of energy efficiency, fuel mix and structural...

This paper examines the relationship between income and environmental quality using environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis. The hypothesised link is tested using time‐series analysis of 22 countries over the period 1961–2011. The degree of environmental impacts of economic activity is...

Agriculture is one of the most important contributors to Bangladesh’s GDP. Having a large number of wetlands ( 50 percent) and their susceptibility to a climate change impacts, however, presents a case for modification of traditional agricultural systems. Many communities have already...

The study documented in this paper utilises a probit regression analysis to empirically investigate the key macroeconomic factors that influence credit risk in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market. By aggregating the United States (US) state-level data with LendingClub’s loan book covering...

This paper empirically investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on liquidity risk incurred by peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market. As the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects the financial markets, there is a need for better understanding of the dynamics of successful P2P lending under the...