Background: Neuromuscular blockade and pneumoperitoneum (PP) are important factors to ensure successfull aparoscopic surgery. However, residual neuromuscular blockade (rNMB) and PP are associated with many unfavorable complications. The aim of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the empirical association between the tone of earnings announcements and a company’s membership in a sin industry. Design/methodology/approach: This study constructs a model of the determinants of earnings announcement tone to examine the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of board gender diversity on the transparency of corporate political disclosure (CPD). Design/methodology/approach: Two empirical proxies, CPD transparency and policy transparency, are constructed from a data set jointly produced by...

Based on Alibaba's renowned "green" initiative, the Ant Forest program, we develop a novel measure to reveal an individual investor's nonpecuniary green preference and link it to an individual's investment actions. We present compelling evidence that supports nonfinancial incentives for...

In this paper, we examine whether and how green bond issuance affects local air quality and mortality rates in the People's Republic of China. We find that a 1 standard deviation increase in corporates' green bond financing in a city is associated with a 0.6% reduction in local air pollution...