Special Issue "Emerging Economics and Sustainable Growth"

A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The development of financial technologies is responsible for significant tensions on the demand on financial assets and sustainable economic growth in emerging economies. Some financial assets can become strategic and critical resources.

The development of financial technologies is determined by the success achieved in studying the formation processes and properties of economic systems. This Special Issue aims at gathering recent advances in the field of sustainable development and financial innovation. These challenges related to Fintech but also environmental, societal, economic, and financial tools, as well as process management, are of interest to this Special Issue.

The issue of the interrelationship between economic growth and sustainability has been the subject of thorough research and is of great interest to economists, researchers, and policymakers.

To achieve these goals, studies are solicited addressing research questions including, but not limited to:

  • Economic growth and innovations;
  • Health economics;
  • The economic crisis and sustainability;
  • Sustainability in the current COVID-19 pandemic;
  • Sustainable development goals (SDGs);
  • Renewable energy sources;
  • Business and sustainable development;
  • Smart payment and economic growth;
  • Blockchain and economic growth;
  • Cryptocurrencies and economic growth;
  • Cashless payments and economic growth;
  • Venture investments and economic growth;
  • Roboadvising and economic growth;
  • Cloud investment computing and economic growth;
  • Virtual reality and economic growth

Dr. Alexey Mikhaylov
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • emerging economies
  • sustainable growth
  • cryptocurrencies
  • blockchain
  • sustainability
  • financial markets
  • energy
  • innovation
  • sustainable development goals

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Sentiments–Risk Relationship across the Corporate Life Cycle: Evidence from an Emerging Market
Economies 2021, 9(3), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies9030111 - 11 Aug 2021
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The influence of market sentiments on the bankruptcy risk propensity of firms has been extensively explored in the literature. However, less attention has been paid to whether the corporate life cycle plays any role in this nexus. The purpose of this research is [...] Read more.
The influence of market sentiments on the bankruptcy risk propensity of firms has been extensively explored in the literature. However, less attention has been paid to whether the corporate life cycle plays any role in this nexus. The purpose of this research is to unveil how the corporate bankruptcy risk propensity responds to market sentiments, and whether this sentiments–risk relationship varies over different stages of the corporate life cycle. Using a sample of 301 Pakistani non-financial listed firms for 2005–2014, we employ two-step generalized method of moments (GMM) regression estimation to address the issue of endogeneity. Empirical evidence reveals that managers tend to escalate a firm’s bankruptcy risk during high market sentiments. Further analysis indicates that during the period of positive market sentiments, introduction stage firms prefer to assume the highest bankruptcy risk followed by decline and growth firms, while mature firms continue to be risk-averse. This research contributes to the corporate finance literature by suggesting that managerial risk-taking is influenced by market sentiments and corporate managers show a different attitude towards risk at different stages of the corporate life cycle. Therefore, to ensure enterprise sustainability, capital market regulators should have a robust risk management framework in place to discipline the excessive risk-taking by firm managers over different stages of the corporate life cycle. Moreover, investors and creditors shall take into consideration the respective life cycle stage of the firm to minimize the risk exposure of their investment portfolios. Our results are robust to alternate econometric specifications and alternate variable specifications. Full article
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Digital Customer Experience Mapping in Russian Premium Banking
Economies 2021, 9(3), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies9030108 - 05 Aug 2021
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The purpose of this study is to identify, in an era of extensive digitalization, the major opportunities and threats that influence the experiences of digital premium banking customers at key stages of their banking interactions. This study’s conceptual research model combines the content [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study is to identify, in an era of extensive digitalization, the major opportunities and threats that influence the experiences of digital premium banking customers at key stages of their banking interactions. This study’s conceptual research model combines the content of online questionnaires, completed by a representative sample of 3629 customers, in-depth interviews with heads of premium banking departments, and an audit of customer experiences conducted via Mystery Shopping in 13 Russian banks. The authors formulate four research hypotheses, substantiated by the empirical data and highlight key barriers preventing premium banks from effective digital interactions with their customers. Key opportunities for improving customer experiences are also identified. The theoretical contribution of the research includes the adaptation of an axiological approach to studying digital customers in premium banking. Practical contributions include the Premium Digital Customer Experience Map, designed by the authors as a ready-made tool for planning and improving premium banking services and a tool for performance comparison between competing banks. This study also discusses the authors’ definition of a “digital customer”. It presents a new approach to the Mystery Shopping methodology, including the recruitment of Mystery Shoppers following the three premium banking customer portraits: “saver”, “spender”, and “saver–spender”. Full article
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