We empirically investigate the effectiveness of environmental and energy policies, complying with legal requirements or followed voluntarily by firms, on the pro-environmental efforts of 63 listed firms in Italy in the years 2008-2019. Our research design combines macroeconomic data referring to...

Based on a large and representative sample of Italian adults, our study aims to detect the determinants of retail investor preferences for socially responsible (SR) financial intermediaries, i.e., intermediaries adopting environmental, social and governance strategies and offering both...

Many indicators have been developed at international level to evaluate the quality of corporate governance. In this paper, the fundamental elements and limitations of existing indicators are discussed. Among these indicators, particular attention has been focused on the Gim Index, an index...

Using a representative sample of an entire country's population and a measure of insurance knowledge developed and validated by an insurance supervisor, this study tests the determinants of individuals’ insurance knowledge and the impact of this knowledge on the holding of insurance products...

Using a representative sample of an entire country's population and a measure of insurance literacy developed and validated by an insurance supervisor, this study tests the impact of insurance literacy on the holding of insurance products. We show that insurance literacy influences insurance...