We analyze how board characteristics affect a company's carbon emissions besides further firm-related and cultural variables, using data on over 6,000 companies located in 46 countries for the period 2009-2019. We identify the boards that are more skilled or have a higher share of female members...

Based on an international data set that comprises over 6,100 companies located in 44 countries in the years 2002-2018, this paper analyzes the relation between corporate scandals and board structures besides further firm-related, political, nation-level economic, and cultural variables. We...

Based on an international data set that comprises over 6,100 companies located in 44 countries in the years 2002-2018, this paper analyzes the relation between corporate scandals and board structures besides further firm-related, political, nation-level economic, and cultural variables. We...

Using industry-based controversy ratings for 5,700 companies from 44 countries, and a hybrid panel data model which allows us to separate the within-firm and the between-entity effects, our empirical approach examines a broad spectrum of diverse political, cultural, societal and firm-specific...

We empirically study the perception of political uncertainty by UK’s financial markets, covering the The Brexit vote and the resulting decision of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union is unique in terms of various issues. The possible future effects in terms of trade barriers...

We empirically study the perception of political uncertainty by UK's stock markets, covering the entire Brexit period from January 2013 to March 2020. We find that indices dominated by the largest capitalized companies anticipate negatively perceived events already prior to the actual event,...