investigates the potential mispricing of MENA sovereign risk. We explore whether this mispricing results from international … regression specifications and apply the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition approach to uncover the determinants of sovereign risk … sovereign risk predominantly arises from discriminatory conduct by international investors, rather than disparities in the …

. These findings highlight the asymmetric, nonlinear, and state-dependent nature of global financial contagion, offering …

FDI inflows to EMs. The study also estimates the contagion effect of a ratings change among any of the BRICS countries on … the BRICS countries as a bloc exert a statistically significant contagion impact on the FDI inflows into the three regions …

This study revisits sovereign credit ratings, contagion and capital flows to Emerging Markets (EMs), and clarify the … contagion may continue to be a threat to capital flowing into EMs and that financial crisis increases the impact of sovereign …

, emerging markets face structural barriers to standardized ESG measurement due to limited data availability and inconsistent … method applicable to other emerging markets, this research provides actionable insights for investors, regulators, and …