📈 economics

Framing Social and Environmental Sustainability: An Econometric Assessment Framework

This study proposes a comprehensive econometric framework that utilizes Principal Component Analysis to construct a composite Sustainability Index and employs Ordinary Least Squares regression to quantify the positive impacts of renewable energy, education, and institutional effectiveness, as well as the negative effects of industrial emissions, on social and environmental sustainability.

SHATRAJIT GOSWAMI2026-07-03
📈 economics

A Hybrid Model Framework for Non-Linear Dynamic Connectedness: Evidence from Carbon, Energy, and Equity Markets

This study introduces a novel hybrid framework combining LSTM and TVP-VAR models to more accurately capture non-linear, time-varying connectedness among carbon, energy, and equity markets, revealing that green and fossil energy markets are primary transmission sources while coal and equity markets act as consistent receivers, with carbon prices remaining relatively insulated from short-term shocks.

Ozan Nadirgil2026-07-03
📈 economics

Education-job Mismatch and Employment Outcomes in Indonesia: A Systematic Mapping Review of Education Quality, Regional, and Gender Disparities

This systematic mapping review reveals that despite Indonesia's expanded educational access, persistent vertical and horizontal education-job mismatches—driven by quality disparities, regional inequalities, and gender norms—continue to undermine employment outcomes and wage growth, necessitating targeted, inclusive policy interventions.

Nasywa Nathania Candrarini, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-07-03
📈 economics

Investigating continuance intention to use m-banking apps among older adults using partial least squares modeling with income group differences

This study investigates the factors influencing older adults' continued use of mobile banking apps in Bangladesh using PLS-SEM, revealing that system quality, trust, and perceived risk are critical drivers while highlighting significant disparities in digital financial inclusion experiences between lower- and higher-income groups.

Hamida Akhter, Abu Naser Mohammad Saif, Nusrat Jafrin, Rasheda Akter Rupa, Francesca Dal Mas, Maurizio Massaro2026-07-03
📈 economics

Barriers and enablers of business intelligence system adoption in municipal revenue collection in Zimbabwe

This qualitative study of three Zimbabwean municipalities reveals that while Business Intelligence systems hold significant potential for enhancing revenue collection and public service delivery, their adoption is currently hindered by underdeveloped IT infrastructure, insufficient user training, and financial constraints, necessitating comprehensive IT establishment and change management strategies for successful implementation.

Clainos Chidoko, Lawrence Tanyanyiwa, Ivy Jean Marima, Mercy Nyasha Magoso, Njodzi Ranganai2026-07-03
📈 economics

Period-Aware Analog Retrieval for Probabilistic Financial RiskForecasting

This paper introduces Period-Aware Analog Retrieval, a non-parametric framework for probabilistic financial risk forecasting that constructs return distributions by retrieving and aggregating outcomes from historically similar market days identified through a three-stage filter of macroeconomic regime, calendar proximity, and learned distributional similarity, thereby significantly improving tail risk calibration and economic performance during volatile periods compared to existing models.

Ha Hung, Ngo Thanh, Nguyen Bao2026-07-03
📈 economics

Foreign Aid, Trade, and Growth in MENA, Africa, and South Asia: An Analysis of Nonlinear and Conditional Effects

This study utilizes a System-GMM framework to demonstrate that foreign aid fosters sustained economic growth in MENA, Africa, and South Asia only when recipient economies possess sufficient absorptive capacity—such as infrastructure and macroeconomic stability—and when aid is effectively coordinated with trade and investment strategies rather than undermining them.

Fouzia Yasmin, Muqarab Abbas, Ahsan Abbas, Muhammad Adnan YASIN2026-07-03