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How a formative self-assessment programme positively influenced examination performance in financial mathematics
(RoutledgeStaff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), 2019)
Self or formative assessment are terms that, linked to feedback, appear in the literature associated with initiatives aimed at improving the learning process in higher education. Some studies have highlighted the peculiarities ...
Microfinance institutions fostering sustainable development
(Wiley, 2018)
The microfinance sector is considered an important contributor to the expansion of formal financial systems. It plays a significant role in sustainable development. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) as key actors in the ...
Sustainable supply chain management in a global context: a consistency analysis in the textile industry between environmental management practices at company level and sectoral and global environmental challenges.
(Springer, 2020-05-08)
In a global context, it is crucial to measure and report the corporate sustainability impacts taking into account what is happening along the whole supply chains. The objective of this study is to analyze whether environmental ...
Explaining local governments' cost efficiency: Controllable and uncontrollable factors
(Elsevier, 2020-05)
Efficient and effective management of public resources is essential at all levels of government. This issue has gained momentum due to the strains that affected public sector finances after the onset of the 2007/08 crisis ...
Mutual fund performance attribution and market timing using portfolio holdings
(Elsevier, 2018-09)
We propose a novel performance attribution model for equity fund portfolios. The model analyses investment decisions based on portfolio holdings and measures the value added from different sources of performance such as ...
Corporate Governance as a Key Driver of Corporate Sustainability in France: The Role of Board Members and Investor Relations
(Springer, 2018-04)
This paper examines the relationships between corporate governance and corporate sustainability by focusing on two main components of companies’ governance structure: boards of directors (BoDs) and investor relations ...
The impact of women’s leadership in local governments: the case of Spain
(Routledge, 2021-03-26)
The main objective of this article is to analyze whether the gender of the mayor and the municipal council members affects compliance with the principles of budgetary stability and financial sustainability established in ...
Can environmental, social, and governance rating agencies favor business models that promote a more sustainable development?
(Wiley, 2019)
The development of sustainable finance favors the appearance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agencies as providers of ESG information and tools for measuring the contribution of companies to sustainable ...
Pricing factors in multiple-term structures from interbank
(Elsevier, 2019-03)
This article analyzes the reward for the risk embedded in interbank derivatives, seeking to characterize the size and economic sources of the components of this risk premium in interbank spread quotes. The basis swap (BS) ...
La inversión sostenible como integradora de los aspectos sociolaborales, ambientales y de gobernanza en el mercado financiero: productos, medición y normativa en Europa
(Centro de Estudios Financieros - CEF, 2022-07-07)
La inversión sostenible (IS) se ha convertido en uno de los temas más destacados para la comunidad empresarial, los mercados financieros y la sociedad en los últimos años. Cada vez más, las inversiones buscan estimular la ...