... the advantages of incorporating all components of ESG information to help address the information asymmetries inherent in the crowdfunding financing mechanisms. Originality/value We use a singular and exhaustive dataset provided by the Ulule platform allowing to provide more nuanced findings...

...Elise Alfieri; Radu Burlacu; Geoffroy Enjolras Purpose This paper examines the relationship between the degree of information asymmetry among investors and the occurrence of bubbles in cryptocurrency markets. Design/methodology/approach The study applies the Philipps, Shi and Yu (PSY...

...Salma Mokdadi; Zied Saadaoui Purpose This paper aims to study the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on corporate cost of debt and the moderating role of information asymmetry between creditors and borrowing firms. Design/methodology/approach This study uses 5,223 firm-quarter observations...

... to investigate whether these disclosures reduced the level of information asymmetry about the riskiness of bank loan portfolios during the financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines the impact of these disclosures on the bid-ask spread of a panel of 246 publicly traded bank holding...

... 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Cost of debt Leverage Information asymmetry Capital structure Asset risk The tradeoff theory of capital structure implies a negative association between a firm’s financial leverage...