Article
Business
Zhenghui Li, Hao Dong, Christos Floros, Athanasios Charemis, Pierre Failler
Summary: The article explores the heterogeneous feature in determining Bitcoin volatility using a Markov regime-switching model and tests its forecasting ability based on the CAViaR approach. Results indicate significant relationship between Bitcoin volatility and crypto-asset returns, with speculation, investor attention, market interoperability, and their interactions being the main determinants of volatility. Additionally, evidence suggests that investor attention is the main source of volatility, while speculation and interaction show a U-shaped relationship and investor attention and market interoperability exhibit a linear trend on Bitcoin volatility.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
Business
Han Long, Chun-Ping Chang, Sujeetha Jegajeevan, Kai Tang
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in inflation and unemployment, with central bank activeness helping to mitigate inflation but not unemployment. Other government measures have limited impact on alleviating the negative effects of the pandemic.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
Business
Yan Xue, Caidong Jiang, Yunxia Guo, Jianmin Liu, Haitao Wu, Yu Hao
Summary: This paper evaluates the impact and mechanism of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the high-quality development of Chinese listed companies. The results show that CSR significantly promotes the improvement of corporate development quality and this effect is achieved through mechanisms such as green innovation, environmental investment, and corporate governance. Furthermore, the incentive effect of CSR on high-quality development is more pronounced in non-state-owned companies and during bull markets.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
International Relations
Gabriel Weimann, Natalie Masri
Summary: TikTok, the fastest-growing application with 1.5 billion active users, has become a platform for disturbing far-right extremism. This study highlights the presence of extremist content in TikTok videos, comments, symbols, and pictures. The unique characteristics of TikTok, such as its predominantly young user base and lack of effective content moderation, contribute to the dissemination of harmful content. Comprehensive measures should be taken to address this issue.
STUDIES IN CONFLICT & TERRORISM
(2023)
Article
Business
Zhiqiang Lu, Junjie Wu, Hongyu Li, Duc Khuong Nguyen
Summary: The study finds that local banks and digital financial inclusion can help alleviate SMEs' financing constraints, especially for small, transparent firms located in regions less dependent on bank credit. Digital finance technologies will have far-reaching implications on traditional SME-bank relationships, with important policy and managerial implications.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Review
Business, Finance
Alvaro Espitia, Aaditya Mattoo, Nadia Rocha, Michele Ruta, Deborah Winkler
Summary: This study examines the trade effects of COVID-19, finding that the negative impact varies across sectors, with industries more suited to remote work experiencing less contraction. Participation in global value chains increases vulnerability to shocks from trading partners but reduces vulnerability to domestic shocks.
Article
Economics
Lee Jones, Shahar Hameiri
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed massive failures of global and national governance due to the shift from 'government to governance', resulting in weakened state capacities, diffuse responsibilities, and reliance on ad hoc crisis measures.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Business
Haiqing Hu, Di Chen, Qiang Fu
Summary: This research examines the impact of government responses to COVID-19 on the stock prices of 30 international energy enterprises from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. The study found that government stringency, containment and health measures, as well as economic support, all have a statistically significant negative impact on the stock prices of these enterprises, with containment and health measures showing the greatest negative effect.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
International Relations
Bettina Rottweiler, Paul Gill
Summary: This study examines the impact of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions and finds that individual characteristics such as self-efficacy, self-control, and law-relevant morality can influence this relationship. Stronger conspiracy mentality is associated with higher violent extremist intentions, particularly for individuals with lower self-control, weaker law-relevant morality, and higher self-efficacy. Conversely, individuals with stronger conspiracy beliefs but high self-control and strong law-relevant morality have lower violent extremist intentions. These findings have important implications for the assessment and management of violent extremism risks, calling for further exploration of conditional effects of specific risk and protective factors.
TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
International Relations
Richard J. Harknett, Max Smeets
Summary: Cyber behavior consists of linked operations with strategic intent, rather than just tactical maneuvers. Strategy in cyberspace should not be limited to coercion, militarized crisis, and war.
JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Economics
Manolis Manioudis, Giorgos Meramveliotakis
Summary: This article provides an overview and calls for a return to the legacy of classical political economy in order to enrich the analysis and methodology of sustainable development studies.
NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Diva J. Amon, Sabine Gollner, Telmo Morato, Craig R. Smith, Chong Chen, Sabine Christiansen, Bronwen Currie, Jeffrey C. Drazen, Tomohiko Fukushima, Matthew Gianni, Kristina M. Gjerde, Andrew J. Gooday, Georgina Guillen Grillo, Matthias Haeckel, Thembile Joyini, Se-Jong Ju, Lisa A. Levin, Anna Metaxas, Kamila Mianowicz, Tina N. Molodtsova, Ingo Narberhaus, Beth N. Orcutt, Alison Swaddling, Joshua Tuhumwire, Patricio Uruena Palacio, Michelle Walker, Phil Weaver, Xue-Wei Xu, Clement Yow Mulalap, Peter E. T. Edwards, Chris Pickens
Summary: A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining impacts is necessary to assess compliance with international regulations. However, there is a lack of available scientific knowledge to support decision-making. Further information on deep-sea environmental baselines and mining impacts is critical for this emerging industry. Closing the scientific gaps related to deep-seabed mining is a monumental task that requires clear direction, substantial resources, and robust coordination and collaboration.
Article
Business, Finance
Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad, Elie Bouri, Mobeen Ur Rehman, David Roubaud
Summary: Bitcoin and gold serve as weak hedges against downside movements in BRICS stock market indices, with their hedging roles being influenced by the COVID-19 outbreak. Gold demonstrates higher and more stable diversification benefits in China, while VIX futures offer higher diversification benefits in Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Article
International Relations
Tiana Gaudette, Ryan Scrivens, Vivek Venkatesh
Summary: This study examines the interplay between the Internet and violent extremism, as well as the interactions between the on- and offline worlds of violent extremists, through in-depth interviews with ten Canadian former right-wing extremists.
TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
International Relations
James Khalil, John Horgan, Martine Zeuthen
Summary: This article introduces the Attitudes-Behaviors Corrective (ABC) model as a solution to the conceptualization issues in understanding and responding to terrorism and violent extremism. The model focuses on the connection between attitudes and behaviors and provides a classification system for the drivers of violent extremism, offering practical tools for research and countermeasures.
TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Business
Bao Wu, Haiyan Liang, Shifen Chan
Summary: The study shows that politically connected firms are more likely to enter emerging industries of strategic importance or subject to entrance regulations, leading to performance volatility. Moreover, the development of the institutional environment can reduce the effectiveness of political connections.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jessica Green, Jennifer Hadden, Thomas Hale, Paasha Mahdavi
Summary: The study found that the political and economic behavior of oil and gas companies are not necessarily correlated, and not a single firm is shifting away from fossil fuels during the studied time frame. Most companies' changes in business behavior have been relatively modest, with the most ambitious firms leaning towards risk mitigation through diversification. Companies making more progress towards decarbonization tend to be located in areas with stricter environmental regulations.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Peter Dauvergne
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to greatly enhance the productivity and efficiency of global supply chains, but it is not advancing sustainability as much as industry leaders claim. The metrics and rhetoric of corporate social responsibility are exaggerating the benefits of AI while overlooking its costs. AI's productivity and efficiency gains are leading to more production and consumption, benefiting big businesses more than the earth's sustainability. Additionally, AI is accelerating natural resource extraction and waste generation, causing harm to marginalized communities, fragile ecosystems, and future generations.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
International Relations
Shawn Davies, Therese Pettersson, Magnus Oberg
Summary: This article discusses the increase in fatalities from organized violence worldwide in 2021, with a focus on escalating conflicts in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Yemen. Despite a decrease in the number of state-based conflicts and actors carrying out violence against civilians, the number of deaths in organized violence increased. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in modern conflicts is also highlighted.
JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
International Relations
David T. Smith, Katie Attwell, Uwana Evers
Summary: Australian willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine is relatively low, with concerns mainly revolving around safety issues due to rapid development. Support for government mandates has also decreased, although there is still a significant proportion of respondents who express support.
