Essays about: "CHINA financial"

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  1. 1. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

    Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Skeptical but Supportive? An Experimental Study on ESG and Investment Decisions of Business School Students in Sweden and China

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Gong Xiao; [2024]
    Keywords : Behavioral Finance; ESG; Investment Decisions; Business School;

    Abstract : As more and more investors utilize Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to support their investment decisions, there is a growing body of research on ESG investing. However, most of the current research has focused primarily on sustainable finance, i.e., the Environment component of ESG, while neglecting the other two components. READ MORE

  4. 3. Financial Literacy, Environmental Literacy, and Environmental Related Financial Preference - The Case of China

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kaloyan Gorunski; Delun Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : Behavioural Finance; Financial Literacy; Environmental Literacy; ESG-Investing;

    Abstract : This paper describes a survey of a sample of Chinese individuals regarding their financial literacy, environmental literacy, attitudes toward ESG, and environmental related financial preference to investigate if pro-investment attitudes are related to financial decision-making. The data revealed that individuals with higher financial knowledge (FL) also have higher environmental knowledge (EL) and the effect is stronger among consumers who incorporate sustainability factors into their investment selection. READ MORE

  5. 4. The role of the Countries' Institutional Quality on the relationship between Companies' Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Financial Performance

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Isadora Siqueira Mafra; Roberto Carlos Imme Junior; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; financial performance; institutional quality;

    Abstract : It is known that ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) performance positively influences the company's financial performance. However, little attention has been paid to macro elements that can moderatethis relationship. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE