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"Childcare should not be a luxury": Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England (2025)
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Bennett, N., Bailey, A., Broadbridge, A., Crowe, L., Unthank, J., Richardson, V., Ayadurai, C., Qi, X., Albani, V., Scott, S., & Boston, R. (2025). "Childcare should not be a luxury": Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England. Newcastle University and the Catherine Cookson Foundation

The cost of living crisis has hit families with young children hard, particularly those on low incomes. Increasing childcare costs and a benefits system which prioritises participation in the workforce, regardless of whether the work hours fit around... Read More about "Childcare should not be a luxury": Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England.

Parental death in childhood and stock market participation: Cross-cultural insights (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Driouchi, T., & Nguyen, D. D. (2025). Parental death in childhood and stock market participation: Cross-cultural insights. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 236, Article 107078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107078

This paper examines cross-country differences in the relationship between traumatic experience in childhood and household stock market participation. We find that US households that experience the death of a parent during childhood are less likely to... Read More about Parental death in childhood and stock market participation: Cross-cultural insights.

The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework (2025)
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Hamidi, M. L., Setiawan, G., & Asutay, M. (2025). The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework. Sustainable Futures, 9, Article 100588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100588

There are over 3.6 million mosques worldwide, and the Muslim population is projected to reach 2.76 billion by 2050. However, significant gaps persist in understanding how mosques contribute to sustainable development and how this benefits the mosque... Read More about The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework.

Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial/SME Finance: Regulatory Framework for Financial Inclusion (2025)
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Ahmed, H. (online). Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial/SME Finance: Regulatory Framework for Financial Inclusion. Journal of Banking Regulation, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41261-025-00273-2

Crowdfunding is considered an efficient alternative to traditional sources of finance that can enhance financial inclusion and reduce financing gaps faced by entrepreneurial firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The growth of crowdfunding pl... Read More about Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial/SME Finance: Regulatory Framework for Financial Inclusion.

Assessing Financial Convergence in Developing Countries: The Case of D-8 Countries (2025)
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Selcuk, M., & Asutay, M. (online). Assessing Financial Convergence in Developing Countries: The Case of D-8 Countries. Borsa Istanbul Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2025.03.009

The European Union's regional integration serves as a model for blocs such as the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, which aims to enhance financial and economic integration. This study employs wavelet coherence analysis to examine the interr... Read More about Assessing Financial Convergence in Developing Countries: The Case of D-8 Countries.

Pastures Green: Corporate Investments in Green Skills and Toxic Chemical Releases (2025)
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Hagendorff, J., Nguyen, D. D., & Sila, V. (online). Pastures Green: Corporate Investments in Green Skills and Toxic Chemical Releases. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12909

Firms face pressure to improve their environmental performance. However, in addition to making substantive investments that enhance environmental outcomes, firms may also engage in investments that are green but mostly symbolic and not effective in i... Read More about Pastures Green: Corporate Investments in Green Skills and Toxic Chemical Releases.

Carbonized Bamboo Culm-Based Composite Materials: Mechanical and Frictional Performance for Brake Pad Applications (2025)
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Dagwa, I. M., Okeke, O. E., Zarmai, M. T., Omiogbemi, I. M. B., Adeleke, A. A., Ikubanni, P. P., & Omotosho, E. (2025). Carbonized Bamboo Culm-Based Composite Materials: Mechanical and Frictional Performance for Brake Pad Applications. International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, 20(3), 501-514. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.200305

This study examines the development and application of composite materials based on dry and carbonized bamboo culm particles for friction material applications, particularly as a potential replacement for asbestos-based materials. Due to the environm... Read More about Carbonized Bamboo Culm-Based Composite Materials: Mechanical and Frictional Performance for Brake Pad Applications.

CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts (2025)
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Kwabi, F., Adamolekun, G., & Kyiu, A. (2025). CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts. International Review of Financial Analysis, 101, Article 104044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104044

Using a global sample of 899 firms from 26 countries for the period 2000 to 2021, this study investigates the effect of CEO power on firms' decarbonisation efforts. We find that firms with higher levels of CEO power are associated with lower carbon e... Read More about CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts.

Born to Behave: Home CEOs and Financial Misconduct (2025)
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Lei, Z., Petmezas, D., Rau, P. R., & Yang, C. (online). Born to Behave: Home CEOs and Financial Misconduct. Review of Accounting Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-025-09870-y

We examine the association between CEO birthplace proximity and financial misconduct. We find that CEOs managing firms near their birthplaces ("home CEOs") are associated with lower levels of financial misconduct compared to non-home CEOs. This assoc... Read More about Born to Behave: Home CEOs and Financial Misconduct.

Local boy does good: The effect of CSR activities on firm value (2025)
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Lei, Z., Petmezas, D., Rau, P. R., & Yang, C. (2025). Local boy does good: The effect of CSR activities on firm value. Journal of Banking and Finance, 173, Article 107398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107398

We examine the relation between home CEOs and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Our analysis shows home CEOs are associated with higher CSR engagement and increased firm value. These firms exhibit higher asset turnover, lower cost of equity, imp... Read More about Local boy does good: The effect of CSR activities on firm value.

Overcoming the Invisible Ceiling for the Empowerment of Refugees and Immigrants Through Islamic Finance (2025)
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Asutay, M., Avdukic, A., & Tobin, S. A. (2025). Overcoming the Invisible Ceiling for the Empowerment of Refugees and Immigrants Through Islamic Finance. Global Policy, 16(S1), 5-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13486

The 21st century has been marked by continuous political, economic and financial crises on a global, regional and national scale, leading to an unprecedented movement of people in the form of refugees and immigrants. The global refugee crisis has rea... Read More about Overcoming the Invisible Ceiling for the Empowerment of Refugees and Immigrants Through Islamic Finance.

Islamic Moral Economy: Bringing Back Substantive Morality to Humanise Islamic Finance (2025)
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Asutay, M. (2025). Islamic Moral Economy: Bringing Back Substantive Morality to Humanise Islamic Finance. Global Policy, 16(S1), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13487

The theoretical foundation of Islamic finance is constituted by the Islamic moral political economy, which aims to provide resource accessibility within the permissibility of Islam to all stakeholders. The complementarity and unitarity nature of the... Read More about Islamic Moral Economy: Bringing Back Substantive Morality to Humanise Islamic Finance.

Does compliance with screening standards affect the performance of firms? (2025)
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Ashraf, D., Rizwan, M. S., & Raza, M. W. (2025). Does compliance with screening standards affect the performance of firms?. Emerging Markets Review, 65, Article 101256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2025.101256

Thematic investments, such as sustainability and ESG, are often opaque because they have proprietary screening criteria that are not visible to investors. A transparent screening criterion based on publicly available information is desirable to help... Read More about Does compliance with screening standards affect the performance of firms?.

Corporate Hiring under Uncertainty (2025)
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Nguyen, L., & Sila, V. (in press). Corporate Hiring under Uncertainty. The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/rcfs/cfaf008

Using granular data on job postings and employee flows, we examine how firms adjust human capital investments during periods of uncertainty brought on by gubernatorial elections. We find
that firms reduce job postings in the six months leading up to... Read More about Corporate Hiring under Uncertainty.

UPdec-Webb: A Data Set for Coaddition of JWST NIRCam Images (2025)
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Wang, L., Shan, H., Nie, L., Cheng, C., Yuan, F.-T., Cui, Q., Li, G., Xie, Y., Liu, D., Liu, Y., Fang, M., Li, N., Jia, P., Li, R., Liu, F., Shu, Y., Jiang, C., Wei, C.-L., Qu, H., Zheng, W.-W., …Kang, X. (2025). UPdec-Webb: A Data Set for Coaddition of JWST NIRCam Images. Astrophysical Journal, 276(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad9566

We present the application of the image coaddition algorithm, upsampling and point-spread function (PSF) deconvolution coaddition (UPDC), for stacking multiple exposure images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near-Infrared Camera. By... Read More about UPdec-Webb: A Data Set for Coaddition of JWST NIRCam Images.