Speaker: Prof. Tauhidul Islam Tanin, EGADE Business School, Technologico de Monterrey Abstract: We examine the impact of ESG practices on financial performance among Nifty 50 companies in India from 2015 to 2022. Utilizing fixed-effects panel quantile regression, we observe that the relationship between ESG practices and financial profitability varies across the ROE distribution. While the […]

Speaker: Makar Pravosud, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Abstract: In this paper we study the short-time behavior of the at-the-money implied volatility for European and arithmetic Asian call options with fixed strike price. The asset price is assumed to follow the Bachelier model with a general stochastic volatility process. Using techniques of […]

Speaker: Prof. Monica Billio, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Abstract: As ESG investing goes mainstream, investors increasingly rely on ESG ratings when making investment decisions. This study aims to delve into the overall ESG ratings provided by four prominent ESG data providers, focusing on their accounting methodologies, the relevance of the three […]