We perform principal component analysis (PCA) on an array of 20 financial ratios to explore and compare conventional and Islamic banks' financial characteristics. In contrast to the existing literature, this is the first study to use PCA to derive four components to examine the financial...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the default risk level of firms operating in the Eurozone and how CSR can provide insurance-like protection during financial/economic downturns. Design/methodology/approach: Based...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the default risk level of firms operating in the Eurozone and how CSR can provide insurance-like protection during financial/economic downturns.Design/methodology/approach: Based...

This paper explores the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on default risk in various institutional contexts. Using CSR scores and credit ratings for 1,153 firms from 45 countries, we find that CSR reduces the firm default risk level and that the effect is stronger in civil law...

This paper presents Peak Over Threshold's method and the generalized Pareto distribution of extreme value theory to measure Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall for CAC 40 and S&P 500 indexes during the 2008 financial crisis. We consider 1 day, 5 days and 10 days time horizons. The results of...

The purpose of this paper is to verify experimentally the possibility and the degree of persistence of a self-fulfilling bank panic. Furthermore, we test various means to prevent or to curb it: the suspension of deposit convertibility, the "narrow banking" solution. We confirm the possibility of...

Considering uncertainty in banks’ liquidity needs as a proxy of trust in the interbank market, this paper proposes a blockchain consensus algorithm to build trust among the market players and uses an agent-based model to investigate the effects on market stability. We connect 413 heterogeneous...