This study examines public trust in government and public belief in its truthfulness in respect of the measures it takes to combat COVID-19. Analysing global data from the International Coronavirus Survey of 178 countries between 20th March and 8th April 2020, we establish that integrated...

This study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the quantity and economic value of innovation, finding significant positive effects. A one-standard-deviation increase in the lagged CSR score results in 6.18 more patents being granted to an average firm in a year and...

With growing environmental concerns and the emphasis on sustainable development in pig production, the emissions of ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gases (GHGs) have emerged as a progressively significant issue within the industry. Optimizing the manure removal systems could modify the...

This study investigates the effects of financial statement comparability on corporate expected default risk (EDF). Based on three different comparability measures, we find that financial statement comparability is negatively related to the EDF in the current and subsequent periods. This negative...

This paper investigates how banks’ loan pricing responds to the environmental performance of borrowing companies. Using a unique hand-collected dataset of bank loans in China, we find that banks reward borrowers that have higher environmental responsibility scores with lower loan interest...