The objective of this research is to examine the inter-bank network of clients as a channel for credit risk transmission by groups of banks in Serbia characterized by different levels of credit risk (clusters). Two of the four observed groups of banks have experienced increase in NPLs through...

Using data on Chinese non-fnancial listed frms covering 2009 to 2022, we explore the efect of supply chain transparency on stock price crash risk. Two proxies for sup‑ ply chain transparency are constructed using the number of supply chain partners' names and the proportion of their...

We study the transmission of monetary policy through bank securities portfolios using granular supervisory data on U.S. bank securities, hedging positions, and corporate credit. Banks that experienced larger losses on their securities during the 2022-2023 monetary tightening cycle extended less...

This study aims to determine how payment disturbances in managers' earlier entrepreneurial practices (PDMs) predict corporate default. Classical financial ratios have often failed to predict the default of micro-, small- and medium-sized firms with high accuracy, and therefore, the extant...

Within the sphere of financial management for Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), the dividend payout ratio stands as a crucial indicator, influenced by a myriad of factors. This study scrutinized the impact of banks' specific factors, macroeconomic influences, and mergers and acquisitions on...

I study “donor governance,” which occurs when contributors to non-profit firms place restrictions on their gifts to limit the discretion of managers. In a study of U.S. art museums, I find that this practice has grown significantly in recent years, and it represents the largest source of...

In this bibliometric analysis, the study explores the evolution of internal auditing and its transformation from a basic financial oversight function to a critical entity that manages various aspects of organizational culture, IT challenges, risk management and more. The study emphasizes the...

Addressing recent calls by European regulatory and supervisory authorities, we develop a new bottom-up climate risk assessment method to examine the resilience of the European banking industry regarding transitory climate risks. We illustrate our approach by estimating the impact of a 50-100 EUR...

This paper explores the puzzle of inconsistent findings in regard to bank lending decisions and the negative response to bank loan announcements in China. Using firm performance before and after the lending decisions, adjusted for the effects of earnings management, we are able to examine not...

Previous theoretical and empirical studies suggest that CEOs' political connections are valuable to firms. We examine whether such connections become constraints if the expected political capital fails to materialize and the firm lacks other type of political power in place. Using a sample of...