Corruption and its relatives: facing the relationship between economic health and quality of government

The prevailing orientation in the existing literature on corruption is on its consequences for the socioeconomic dimensions, on a national basis. Using a promising proxy for quality of government (QoG) with substantial potential for further research, we examine the relationship between gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and QoG across 198 European regions from 2009–2022. We enrich the relatively sparse but relevant body of literature on this issue by testing and demonstrating that the re...

The Impact of Bank Riskiness on the Quality of ESG Disclosure: Empirical Evidence From European Banks

The present study aims to inquire into the relationship between bank risk profile and ESG disclosure score. A sample of 50 listed banks from 28 European countries was analyzed in the timespan 2012–2018. Results revealed a positive relationship between bank risk and ESG disclosure score, confirming the likelihood of predatory banks increasing their ESG disclosure to mitigate the impact of risk-taking activities and improve their reputation toward customers. Theoretical and practical implicatio...

Predicting ESG Controversies in Banks Using Machine Learning Techniques

Mistreating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns has serious drawbacks in organizations of any type, and even more in banks. Deeply revolutionized in its taxonomy of risks, banking sector is herein evaluated in its integration of ESG parameters that, when lacking, leads to ESG-related controversies (ESGC). Thereby, this research approaches the almost uncharted territory of ESGC in banks, by means of machine learning. Aiming at selecting the set of features that are relevant in...

Criminalità informatica: 'bombe logiche' e danneggiamento di software