This study examines the effects of special economic zones (SEZs) on firm growth and the regional business environment in Viet Nam, highlighting their key role as a policy tool to attract foreign investors. Using detailed panel data from Viet Nam's 63 provinces from 2006 to 2020 and instrumental...

Extreme climate events and factors related to the transition to a low-carbon economy can give rise to risk events capable of generating negative impacts on development financing by affecting the balance sheet of financial institutions and the stability of the financial system. The Bank for...

Extreme climate events and factors related to the transition to a low-carbon economy can give rise to risk events capable of generating negative impacts on development financing by affecting the balance sheet of financial institutions and the stability of the financial system. The Bank for...

Lifestyle and Values through the prism of Ancient Indian Tradition -- One Earth, One Family, One Future: Unpacking the theme of India’s G20 Presidency, and its Wide-Ranging Implications -- Perspectives on Ethical Values for Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) Mediated Economy -- Moralising...

Industries that occupy upstream positions in global value chains (GVCs) - being positioned closer to the raw product - produce proportionately more CO2-intensive. However, firms are heterogeneous, even in narrowly defined industries. In this paper, I empirically investigate whether the...