High micro-credit interest rates cause fierce debates among practitioners, scholars and even the general public. To objectify these discussions this article investigates determinants of micro-credit interest rates by using a worldwide data set of 712 micro-finance institutions. We examine how...

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...