Emerging markets

  1. Chinese steel exporters show lagged responses to expected carbon costs
    Analysis of Chinese steel exporters' responses to anticipated EU carbon border policies, showing pricing serves as primary adjustment mechanism with significant lagged effects.
  2. Currency depreciation is linked to higher non-performing assets in Indian banks
    Explore how currency depreciation, inflation, and monetary policy drive non-performing assets in Indian banking. Study of 30 banks reveals exchange rate management matters more than GDP growth for.
  3. Geopolitical risk affects stock markets differently by regime
    Study reveals geopolitical risk impacts stock returns asymmetrically: negatively in bullish markets, positively in downturns. Emerging markets may hedge geopolitical shocks.
  4. Digitalisation and circularity are linked to stronger supply chain resilience
    Analysis of 32 emerging economies shows that digitalisation and circular practices jointly build supply chain resilience and sustainability through sequential capability development.
  5. AI market maturity is linked to lower banking system entanglement
    Quantum-inspired decision framework reveals how AI markets reshape Chinese bank performance structures, showing top performers integrate fintech while legacy systems constrain adaptation.
  6. Geopolitical risk is linked to lower stock returns in Vietnam
    Study analyzes geopolitical risk's negative impact on stock returns in Vietnam's emerging market, finding that firms sensitive to political uncertainty demand higher expected returns.
  7. Natural disaster risk links differently to DeFi and NFTs
    Study reveals natural disaster uncertainty differentially affects cryptocurrencies, DeFi assets, and NFTs across market regimes during geopolitical and inflationary crises.
  8. Capital account openness shows an inverted U-shape in growth
    Panel analysis of 42 years reveals that moderate capital account openness boosts emerging market growth, but excessive openness reduces it through short-term debt channels.
  9. FinTech, AI, and Blockchain are linked to higher sustainability performance
    Empirical analysis of FinTech, AI, and blockchain adoption effects on sustainable development performance in G20 countries, 2015-2023, revealing complementary amplification mechanisms.
  10. Morocco’s bank credit shows short-run inertia, not immediate policy-rate response
    ARDL–ECM analysis reveals limited short-run monetary transmission to bank credit in Morocco, with dynamics driven by prudential and balance-sheet channels rather than interest-rate mechanisms.
  11. Green hydrogen strategies differ across latecomer countries
    How Brazil, Chile, China, and South Africa strategically pursue green hydrogen development for industrial transformation, showing context-dependent outcomes shaped by state capacity and policy.
  12. Female labor participation is not automatically linked to sustainability gains
    Comparative analysis of female labor-force participation and sustainable development across G7 and E7 economies (1990-2022), revealing heterogeneous relationships conditional on structural conditions.
  13. UAE-specific crises produced negative firm returns; global crises often positive
    Study examines how global and domestic crises impact UAE financial markets using STL decomposition, revealing asymmetric responses across firm characteristics and event categories.
  14. Latin American markets showed resilience after corruption scandals
    Event study analysis of political corruption scandal impacts on Latin American CDS and EMBI spreads 2017-2020, examining market resilience and implications for institutional governance.
  15. Credit risk is linked to liquidity hoarding in African banks
    Panel analysis of credit risk-driven liquidity hoarding in African banks, examining institutional quality and global uncertainty effects across 474 institutions, 2013-2022.
  16. Yield curve factors predict growth in some countries, not inflation
    Analysis of yield curve predictive power for growth and inflation across 40 countries finds stronger performance in developed and CEE economies and low-credibility contexts.
  17. Environmental policy boosts green innovation in emerging markets
    Analysis of 1831 firms across 34 countries reveals national environmental policies increase corporate green innovation in emerging markets but not developed markets.