This study examines how financial sector development mediates the relationship between digital payments and money laundering. The current study relies on a sample of 120 countries, including both developed and developing economies, for the years 2014, 2017, and 2021. The findings reveal that...

The main goal of the research was to develop a multi-criteria hybrid model for evaluating the region in the context of sustainable tourism, based on the example of the countries of the Visegrad Group. The research uses the mathematical apparatus of expert evaluation, theory of fuzzy sets, fuzzy...

Since announcing its "dual carbon" goals, China has made reducing carbon emissions a top priority. This study utilizes panel data from 285 cities in China, from 2011-2021, to systematically examine the relationship between the digital economy and urban carbon output. It aims to identify their...

The purpose of this study is to explore whether ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria can serve as a valuable tool for investors when making rational decisions about financial security selection and portfolio construction. By applying Modern and Post-Modern portfolio theories (MPT...

This article suggests that the expenditure multiplier and the interactions among its key components can help explain whether increasing public debt encourages or inhibits economic growth. As per the theoretical underpinnings of the effect of debt on growth, its influence is observable in regard...

This study examines whether a firm's business strategy - innovative vs. conservative - determines the extent to which a crisis impacts its performance. To explore this, the study calculates business strategy scores as a composite measure of six variables, where a high (low) score indicates an...

How to motivate enterprises to formulate green technology (GT) innovation is crucial for promoting green development and minimizing pollution control costs. This research employs a quasi-experimental approach to analyze the impact of environmental tax reform (ETR) on corporate innovation...

The subjective judgment and discretionary actions of a manager can influence the core strategy, investment, operations, and decision-making of a company. Managerial actions from the top, particularly the board, plays a vital role in addressing this inclination. While scholars have shown interest...

This study highlights the challenges that a traditional organizational culture faces in terms of its adaptation in the context of contemporary business models and globalisation trends. In our attempt to answer the question - Can a traditional organizational culture and global business coexist? -...

The paper examines the price volatility, key determinants, and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) framework of Romania's Intraday Continuous Market (IDC) during the summer months. The stability of the ARDL-ECM coefficients is assessed using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) test. We explore the...