Using a large sample of 47 countries from 2007 to 2022, we provide evidence that female political empowerment (FPE) is a critical determinant of green finance (green bonds). Our results remain robust when addressing concerns of cross-sectional dependence, omitted variable bias, alternative...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether corporate social media information helps improve analysts’ forecast accuracy. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses hand-collected information on S&P 500 firms’ official Facebook pages and uses posts and reactions to such posts...