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Are ESG stocks safe-haven during COVID-19? (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate safe-haven properties of environmental, social and governance (ESG) stocks in global and emerging ESG stock markets during the times of COVID-19 so that portfolio managers and equity market investo... Read More about Are ESG stocks safe-haven during COVID-19?.

Cyclicality of capital adequacy ratios in heterogeneous environment: A nonlinear panel smooth transition regression explanation (2021)
Journal Article

Our study uses a new business cycle (BC) index and a nonlinear panel smooth transition regression model on quarterly data of 1538 bank holding companies of the United States to investigate response of capital adequacy ratios (CARs) to changes in econ... Read More about Cyclicality of capital adequacy ratios in heterogeneous environment: A nonlinear panel smooth transition regression explanation.

Seaweed blends as a valuable source of polyunsaturated and healthy fats for nutritional and food applications (2021)
Journal Article

Seaweeds are considered healthy and sustainable food. Although their consumption is modest in Western countries, the demand for seaweed in food markets is increasing in Europe. Each seaweed species has unique nutritional and functional features. The... Read More about Seaweed blends as a valuable source of polyunsaturated and healthy fats for nutritional and food applications.

Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market (2021)
Journal Article

This study uses daily data of 382 cryptocurrencies and a quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) framework developed by Sim and Zhou (2015), to establish a link between herding behavior and investors’ mood and provide support for mood-as-information hy... Read More about Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market.

End of life choices and storytelling - Exploring preferences and conflicts (2021)
Journal Article

As people are living longer, their needs for health and social care at the end of life (EoL) are increasing. People are encouraged to make choices about their EoL, but doing so is a complex process, and there is currently little research into how—and... Read More about End of life choices and storytelling - Exploring preferences and conflicts.

Safe-haven properties of soft commodities during times of Covid-19 (2021)
Journal Article

We use wavelet coherence analysis on global COVID-19 fear index and, soft commodities’ spot and futures prices to investigate safe-haven properties of soft commodities over the period from January 28, 2020 to April 29, 2021. Our findings show that ea... Read More about Safe-haven properties of soft commodities during times of Covid-19.

Financial literacy and retirement planning in Pakistan (2021)
Journal Article

In this paper, we analyze the financial literacy level of individuals using sociodemographic variables, namely age, sex, education level, working in the financial sector, experience level, and income level. Next, we investigate the impact of financia... Read More about Financial literacy and retirement planning in Pakistan.

Carbon neutrality target for leading exporting countries: On the role of economic complexity index and renewable energy electricity (2021)
Journal Article

In order to contribute to the existing limited energy-environment literature, the present study analyze the carbon neutrality targets of the 16 major exporting economies while considering the role of economic complexity and renewable energy electrici... Read More about Carbon neutrality target for leading exporting countries: On the role of economic complexity index and renewable energy electricity.

COVID-19, Lockdowns and herding towards a cryptocurrency market-specific implied volatility index (2021)
Journal Article

This study investigates herd effects in 101 cryptocurrencies during the period from January 2015 to June 2020. Our results confirm the existence of herding behavior in the cryptocurrency market for the entire sample and show that herding asymmetry is... Read More about COVID-19, Lockdowns and herding towards a cryptocurrency market-specific implied volatility index.

Understanding the dynamics of resource curse in G7 countries: The role of natural resource rents and the three facets of financial development (2021)
Journal Article

In this study, we aim to reinvestigate the resource curse hypothesis with a special emphasis on the institutional failure hypothesis. Our sample is based on G7 countries, known to have a high degree of institutional strength, for four decades from 19... Read More about Understanding the dynamics of resource curse in G7 countries: The role of natural resource rents and the three facets of financial development.

Are cryptos safe-haven assets during Covid-19? Evidence from wavelet coherence analysis (2021)
Journal Article

This study adds to the inconclusive debate on safe-haven properties of cryptocurrencies during Covid-19 by analyzing the use of wavelet coherence framework on the global Covid-19 fear index, cryptocurrency implied volatility index (VCRIX), and crypto... Read More about Are cryptos safe-haven assets during Covid-19? Evidence from wavelet coherence analysis.

How women’s transformational leadership induces employees’ innovative behaviour through trust and connectivity: A sequential mediation model (2021)
Journal Article

A number of women are leading a variety of organizations in Pakistan. The available research on the effectiveness of women’s leadership is not so clear, and there have been mixed findings across different contexts. The present research attempts to vi... Read More about How women’s transformational leadership induces employees’ innovative behaviour through trust and connectivity: A sequential mediation model.

Impact of project management certification on project performance (2021)
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In general, certified project management professionals are perceived to enhance project perfor-mance. However, this narrative has quite often been challenged in previous literature. We investi-gate this controversy by including professionalism and ps... Read More about Impact of project management certification on project performance.