This study examines the effects of gender and cultural diversity of boards on the corporate
governance and social performance of 373 companies listed in 24 emerging country …

Many factors influencing shadow economy, including foreign direct investment, economic
complexity, and financial development, have been well acknowledged in the literature …

Purpose This study aims to analyze the impact of corporate governance on firms' external
financing decisions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region …

Ethnic fractionalisation has both positive and negative consequences. We contend that the
positive effects of skill complementarity in the production process apply to large firms …

Cultural and ethnic factors crucially affect economic agents' propensities toward law-abiding
behavior and operating in the underground economy is an important, widely prevalent …

The fourth industrial revolution has provided an impetus for the corporate sector to improve
operational efficiencies, cut costs, and increase profitability. However, this has also resulted …

Purpose: Since existing literature suggests that ethnic diversity is one of the key elements
that shape the dynamics of innovation, we examine whether inventions generated by …

This article is an attempt to explain the complex relationship of ethnic diversity and its
participation in informal economy by utilizing the data of 187 countries of the world. How …

Economists have paid close attention to ethnic fractionalization and cultural diversity. More
ethnic diversity has both positive and negative consequences (see Alesina and Ferrara …

This three-essay thesis examines how national institutions influence firm performance and
activities in sub-Saharan African economies. Most developing countries generally consider …