The GDP data, as well as the urban population growth data were obtained from World Bank’s World Development Indicators database71. Ecological footprint data were gained from the Global Footprint Database61. For
On the other hand, following the segmented capital markets framework established by Heinkel et al. (2001), it was found that investors are generally less interested in firms that are involved in pollution-related businesses because their risk is higher and their valuation is lower than that of ...
Unlike Haiti and West Africa, some places have an established medical infrastructure and prefer not to have an influx of foreigners descending upon the chaos. The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, for example, called for a different response. It was 3 a.m. on April 25 when Nepal native, Bibh...
The government’s intervention in trading is limited to the maintenance of price stability and measures to ensure sufficient supplies of essential goods. State trading corporations have been established by the Ministry of Internal and International Trade and Shipping Development, whi...