In the present paper, we investigate the financial homogeneity of the euro area economies by contrasting eurozone countries’ responses to monetary policy steps to the theoretical assumptions of the liquidity trap phenomenon. Our assumption is t...
This paper analyses the determinants of euro area non-financial corporate bonds since the early 2000s, so as to gauge deviations from the law of one price. We decompose the spread between the yield of German, French, Italian and Spanish corporate bon...
The relevance of this study stems from the fact that the development of a market for financial instruments can significantly expand lending opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses. While research on the impact of tokenization on financia...
This paper investigates the relationship between the BRICs’ and the advanced economies’ stock markets from 2000 to 2016 utilizing continuous wavelet transform. The continuous wavelet transform allows us to explore these relationships in the time–freq...
The growing relevance of sustainable finance has positioned green bonds as central instruments in debates on how capital markets can contribute to climate transition while creating value for firms. This article conducts a literature review to examine...
Amid accelerating climate change, climate-related hazards—such as floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and sea-level rise—increasingly drive land transformations and pose growing risks to housing markets by affecting property valuations, insura...
Agriculture and local food products can have a significant impact on the economic development of rural areas. However, in environments as harsh as marginal mountain areas it may be difficult to find the right conditions to start a new production. Thi...
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global stock markets by comparing developed and developing economies, while highlighting regional differences. Using dynamic panel regression models, this study explores the role of pandemic-...
Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are growing rapidly but remain structurally fragmented due to verification delays, lifecycle opacity, inconsistent metadata, and capital mobilisation bottlenecks. While blockchain is often proposed as a digitalisation...
Given the changing market conditions and uncertainty arising from climate change, forest management tends to focus on the financial functioning of forest holdings. The objective of this work is to study the financial performance of forest districts u...
Intermediaries are central to complex transactions. In housing markets, real estate brokers coordinate information flows, reduce search costs, and guide lay buyers and sellers through legal and financial steps. Despite this importance, scholarship on...
High-quality development of agricultural enterprises is essential for China’s rural revitalization, yet the institutional conditions that support it remain poorly understood. Drawing on institutional logics and configuration theory, this study...
In the current era of globalization and competitive edge, the survival of newly established ventures has become a big challenge. Numerous studies have been carried out to discover factors that are essential for newly initiated ventures but the result...
Over the past three years, travel agents, enterprises and destinations have switched almost entirely from traditional to digital marketing methods, relying strongly on search engines and social media. They consider these methods as faster, more flexi...
The rapid digitalization of financial services in the European Union (EU) has not only enhanced convenience and inclusion but also increased exposure to sophisticated online financial fraud. Digital financial literacy (DFL) is widely promoted as a ke...
This paper investigates the spillover effects and transmission networks of systemic risk within China’s national economic sectors under extreme conditions from both time and frequency domain perspectives, building upon the spillover index metho...
The answer to the challenging question, “Should one either invest in tangible resources or intangible resources/capabilities?” is still fragmented. In prior studies, more emphasis is given to tangible resources, while intangible resources...
Blue Finance has rapidly emerged as a strategic frontier for channeling capital toward sustainable and resilient ocean economies, connecting financial innovation with environmental governance and climate responsibility. However, its conceptual founda...
5 January 2021
In the medical device industry, which is highly value-added and requires multidisciplinary knowledge, major global firms dominate the market, so it is necessary to establish a growth strategy suitable for latecomers. Through a Korean case, it was con...
The global shift toward sustainable transport electric vehicles (EVs) is at the core of decarbonization efforts. While advanced economies have achieved their rapid adoption through strong policies and incentives, emerging markets face structural and...
Thailand is globally recognized for its tourism potential and rich diversity of cultural and natural heritage. Community-based tourism (CBT), in particular, holds significant promise for inclusive and sustainable development. However, CBT initiatives...
4 September 2025
Introduction: Market access, pricing, and reimbursement of digital health technologies (DHTs) in Europe are significantly challenged by regulatory fragmentation and various assessment methodologies. Understanding the challenges and priorities of tech...
A large and growing empirical literature documents that privatization, deregulation, financialization, and under-regulation of harmful industries are associated with adverse health outcomes in the United States. However, this evidence remains fragmen...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure has gained global prominence, yet its implementation in emerging markets particularly in environmentally intensive sectors remains fragmented. In Indonesia’s energy industry, ESG transparen...
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a critical strategy to address the intertwined challenges of climate change, food insecurity, and environmental degradation, particularly among smallholder farmers in Southern Africa. This study reviews...
Background/Objectives: Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are designed to enhance the quality of care for long-term nursing facility (NF) residents. However, utilization patterns vary significantly, and their broader impact remains only parti...
The integration of sustainable practices in tourism is increasingly critical, given the sector’s substantial environmental and social impacts. Although the need for innovation management to promote sustainable tourism is widely recognized, vari...
The market of energy services for the residential sector in Europe is very limited at present. Various reasons can be argued such as the high transaction costs in a highly fragmented market and the low energy consumption per dwelling. The rather long...
This paper reviews the literature on perishable food cold-chain management (FCCM) in order to assess its current state, pinpoint its knowledge gaps, and suggest a framework for addressing the issues faced by this industry. This work examines 103 acad...
The American tropics are hotspots of wild and domesticated plant biodiversity, which is still underutilized by breeding programs despite being conserved at regional gene banks. The improvement of those programs depends on long-term public funds and t...
The building sector is a major contributor to global resource consumption and waste generation. The circular economy (CE) concept offers a promising alternative to the traditional linear economy by promoting the reuse, remanufacture, repair, and recy...
(1) Background: The rising prices of medical infusions have resulted in the increased utilization of policies for payors to manage costs. These policies can be disruptive to the continuity of care, and health systems should develop a systematic strat...
Following the World Health Organization’s 2023 declaration, which ended the global health emergency, energy policy shifted from a short-term crisis response to a structural recovery focused on renewable energy. However, the current literature r...
In the context of the global transition toward carbon neutrality and the circular economy, remanufacturing has emerged as a vital strategy for enhancing resource efficiency and reducing environmental impact. However, the remanufacturing sector faces...
Rising financial fraud impacts industries, economies, and consumers, creating a need for advanced technological solutions. Compliance frameworks help detect and prevent illicit activities like money laundering, market manipulation, etc. However, with...
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies is reshaping global hospitality. However, in emerging markets, uptake remains limited by financial, organizational, and infrastructural barriers. This study examines the digital read...
Sinceits introduction in the 19th century to address geometric problems, topology as a methodology has undergone a series of evolutions, encompassing branches of geometric topology, point-set topology (analytic topology), algebraic topology, and diff...
This study explores the role of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) in enhancing solar energy forecasting, focusing on how network density influences prediction accuracy and economic viability. Using machine learning models applie...
The ongoing degradation of global forests has severely weakened ecosystem service functions, and traditional judicial remedies have struggled to quantify intangible ecological losses. China has become an important testing ground for restorative justi...