We mainly use four databases: Trucost for carbon emission data; KLD (Kinder, Lydenberg,
Domini and Company) for measures on ESG (environmental, social, governance) data; …

The worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation
of nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of …

Benjamin J. Cohen argued over two decades ago that ‘high finance can no longer be kept
separate from high politics’(Cohen 1986: 3). This has never been truer than in the era of …

In recent years, the standard theory of the integrated firm has given way to a concern about
the relative advantages of in-sourcing over outsourcing, recognizing that the scope of the firm …

What is environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data and how do we evaluate its quality
and effectiveness? This form of evaluation is important, as it is a precondition for investors …

The rise of the knowledge economy has ushered in important changes to the economic
landscape. One such change is the emergence of a market for intellectual property (IP), and …

Nation‐states are increasingly sharing sovereignty, both with other states and with supranational
and non‐governmental institutions. This is partly due to a long period of economic and …

… Clark and Ashby HB Monk 2017 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted First …
For Ashby Monk, they are the Global Projects Center (GPC) in the Faculty of Engineering at …

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global is one of the world's largest sovereign
wealth funds and is one of the most transparent institutions of its kind. It also has an explicit …

Alternative datasets (alt-datasets) appear to be entering the financial mainstream. Alternative
data (altdata) have always occupied a crucial role in financial markets, but, until recently, …