How do financial and commodity markets volatility react to real economic activity?
This paper examines the relationship between real economic activity and the financial and commodity markets using two approaches. First, we use the Discrete Wavelet Method to investigate the lead-lag dependence between real economic activity and these markets.
The Effect of Issuance Documentation Readability on Liquidity: Evidence from Green Bonds
This paper investigates the potential effects of the disclosure and the readability of a green bond’s issuance documentation on its liquidity.
Why shape a market? Empirical evidence on the prominent firm-level and market-level outcomes of market-driving strategy
Market-driving strategy (MDS) is defined as influencing the market structure and/or the market players’ behavior in a direction that reinforces a firm’s competitive edge.
A Note on the Profitability of African Banks: Islamic versus Conventional
This paper aims to examine and compare the profitability of Islamic and conventional banks located in 20 African countries over the period 2009-2017.
Building communities in rural coworking spaces
In the last decade, the coworking movement, that was initiated in urban environments, has been expanding to rural areas. In both cases, the concept of community appears as one of the most crucial aspects.