Using a state of the art structural gravity model, we investigate the impact of various (post-)colonial cocoa trading arrangements on the cocoa trade between developing cocoa producer countries and rich industrial cocoa consumer nations in the time period 1951 to 1999. We find that in particular...

This study investigates the relationship between board characteristics (Sharia boards and boards of directors) and capital structure decisions of Islamic commercial banks (ICBs). The sample consisted of 14 ICBs in Indonesia operated during 2007-2021. The data were analyzed using the random...

Air pollution is a known health hazard, and evidence of negative effects beyond the health dimension is rapidly emerging. This paper studies the effect on one non-health dimension, namely cognitive performance. It exploits exogenous variation in exposure to air pollution during secondary school...

This study examines the energy policy landscape and renewable energy efforts in Bangladesh, with the goals of achieving sustainable development and reducing the climate change effects as the primary foci of the investigation. According to the findings of the study, it is critical to incorporate...