We investigate the asset pricing implications of the greenness of bonds. To estimate a green-pricing effect, we determine the 'green bond premium' as the difference between the yields of matched conventional and green-labeled bonds. On a cross-sectional average, green bonds experience a...

We examine investor behavior on a leading peer-to-business lending platform and identify an investment mistake that we refer to as default shock bias. First, we find that investors stop investing in new loans and cease diversifying their portfolio after experiencing a loan default. The default...

This article examines whether mobile money adoption contributes to women's economic empowerment, and considers the mediating effect of financial management behavior. Cross-sectional data analysis is conducted utilizing a sample of women in seven countries across South Asia and Sub-Saharan...

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to determine a greenwashing indicator on firm level, based on five pillars of information that capture the key drivers of greenwashing: soft ESG data, textual self-representation, green marketing expenses, green virtue for the apparent green...

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to determine a greenwashing indicator on firm level, based on five pillars of information that capture the key drivers of greenwashing: soft ESG data, textual self-representation, green marketing expenses, green virtue for the apparent green...