Buscar
The compensation committee and the remuneration of the directors
(Emerald, 2014)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze if the composition and activity of the appointment and remuneration committee have a significant effect in the remunerations of the members of the board of directors.
...
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 ...
Forecasting multiple-term structures from interbank rates
(Elsevier, 2018-02)
The classic relationship between deposit rates and interest rate derivatives has been fractured since August 2007. Uncertainty in the interbank money market has increased the risk premia differentials on unsecured deposit ...
Socially (ir)responsible investing? The performance of the VICEX Fund from a business cycle perspective
(Elsevier, 2016-02)
We assess the performance of the VICEX Fund, which lies at the opposite end of the spectrum to socially responsible mutual funds (SRMF). This fund is morally controversial due to its higher return premium on investments ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Evaluating local government performance in times of crisis
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)
In recent years, Spanish local governments have come under increasing pressure to accommodate severe economic restrictions while maintaining their
provision of local public services. We analyse overall cost efficiency in ...
The impact of the board of directors characteristics on corporate performance and risk-taking before and during the global financial crisis
(Springer-Verlag, 2012-07)
Over recent years, the effectiveness of good corporate governance practices has received considerable attention by the financial literature. In the current global finance crisis, several practitioners, academic and regulators ...