...Anna Rita Dipierro; Pierluigi Toma; Massimo Frittelli Purpose Whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are a curse or a blessing in the run for performance is still a burning issue. This is all the more true for banks, as their call for action in ESG dimensions clashes...

...Hasan Tekin Purpose This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on the corporate sustainability of banks in both Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and non-OIC emerging economies, considering the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The research utilizes data from...

...Fadzlan Sufian; Muzafar Shah Habibullah Purpose The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of consolidation on Malaysian banking sector's market structure and competition. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs the Panzar‐Rosse (P‐R) method to compute the H‐statistics...

...Yong Tan; Christos Floros Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the determinants of bank profitability in China. It examines the effects of inflation on bank profitability, while controlling for comprehensive bank‐specific and industry‐specific variables. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ndahiriwe Kasaï; Ruthira Naraidoo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) sets monetary policy rate. Design/methodology/approach Given the controversial debate on whether central banks should target asset prices for economic stability...

... in India. Design/methodology/approach Using 13,487 housing loan accounts (sanctioned from 1993‐2007) data from Banks and Housing Finance Cos (HFCs) in India, this paper attempts to find out the crucial factors that drive demand for housing and its correlation with borrower characteristics using a panel...

... preference on the basis of Keynes′ theory of money. Banks Keynesian school Money supply Payments These criticisms of the NME address substantial and not merely interpretative issues. In fact, once a monetary aggregate is introduced to solve the Wicksellian indeterminacy problem, it is hard...