📈 economics

Digital Financial Literacy and Household Wealth among Financially Disadvantaged Generation Z in Malaysia: Evidence from a UTAUT-Based Model

This study utilizes an extended UTAUT model to analyze 534 financially disadvantaged Malaysian Gen Z respondents, revealing that while digital financial literacy levels are high and driven by performance expectancy and social influence, these competencies surprisingly exert a significant negative impact on household wealth, highlighting a critical disconnect between digital adoption and financial outcomes among vulnerable youth.

SF Syed Abdul Rahman2026-08-10
📈 economics

Analyses of inflation dynamics as a consequence of monetary-production imbalance in global markets

This study proposes a physically grounded framework that reinterprets economic inflation as an imbalance between financial expansion and real productive capacity by introducing four dimensionless "inflation moments" derived from monetary aggregates and GDP, which successfully model inflation dynamics across diverse global economies and historical crises.

Adnei Marino, Herson Oliveira da Rocha2026-08-10
📈 economics

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership and Environment Sustainability: Evidence from India

This study utilizes panel data from 50 Indian firms (2022–2024) and a Fixed Effects model to demonstrate that gender diversity in corporate leadership significantly enhances environmental sustainability performance, evidenced by reduced carbon emissions and improved resource efficiency, while firm size and CSR spending also positively influence these outcomes.

Ann Abraham, Minnie Mary Ninan, Bhawna Chahar2026-08-07
📈 economics

Can Public Debt Finance a Green Transition? Evidence from Japan's Economic Growth

This study finds that while Japan's public debt does not directly drive economic growth or significantly support its green transition, the effectiveness of public borrowing depends critically on how debt-financed expenditures are allocated toward productive green investments like renewable energy and low-carbon technology.

Khairunisah Kamsin, James Alin, Mori Kogid, Faerozh Madli, Anita Kristina2026-08-07