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Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners (2022)
Journal Article
Alroomi, A., Karamatzanis, G., Nikolopoulos, K., Tilba, A., & Xiao, S. (2022). Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners. International Journal of Forecasting, 38(4), 1519-1525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.03.010

The M5 forecasting competition has provided strong empirical evidence that machine learning methods can outperform statistical methods: in essence, complex methods can be more accurate than simple ones. This result, be as it may, challenges the flags... Read More about Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners.

Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes (2022)
Journal Article
Tilba, A. (2022). Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 13(5), 1015-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-03-2021-0091

Purpose – This paper examines the stewardship practices of BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest index managers, in order to highlight a tension and contradictions associated with demonstrating sustainability leadership and its actual substance. Desi... Read More about Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes.