The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the financial inclusion index and development variables in the least developed countries in Asia and Africa by using annual data of 42 countries for the period 2000-2019. The pooled panel regression and panel data analysis...

Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of technological digital oriented firms. The findings indicate that technology and digitalization positively impact the adoption of environmental and social standards. However,...

We analyze what are the main pricing components for performing loans. By exploiting a survey conducted by the authors in AIFIRM (2021), we provide empirical evidence about whether and to what extent various pricing criteria are related to interest income within the internal model framework. Our...