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The evolution of corporate social responsibility in China: Do political connection and ownership matter? (2024)
Journal Article
Tee, K., Chen, X. H., & Hooy, C.-W. (2024). The evolution of corporate social responsibility in China: Do political connection and ownership matter?. Global Finance Journal, 60, Article 100941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2024.100941

The rising CSR awareness globally has influence CSR development in China but unlike anywhere in the world, the central government is always the main driver of CSR here, making it a unique case study. Under this political state, this study examines ho... Read More about The evolution of corporate social responsibility in China: Do political connection and ownership matter?.

Assessing the environmental impacts of renewable energy sources: A case study on air pollution and carbon emissions in China (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, X. H., Tee, K., Elnahass, M., & Ahmed, R. (2023). Assessing the environmental impacts of renewable energy sources: A case study on air pollution and carbon emissions in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 345, 118525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118525

This study investigates the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy sources on carbon emissions in the context of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025). The plan emphasises a “Dual-control” strategy of simultaneously setting energy consumption... Read More about Assessing the environmental impacts of renewable energy sources: A case study on air pollution and carbon emissions in China.

Energy security and economic stability: The role of inflation and war (2023)
Journal Article
Banna, H., Alam, A., Chen, X. H., & Alam, A. W. (2023). Energy security and economic stability: The role of inflation and war. Energy Economics, 126, Article 106949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106949

This paper investigates the impact of energy security risk (ESR) on economic stability. Using multiple global datasets, we provide empirical evidence from a panel of 68 countries spanning over a period from 1980 to 2021. Our results indicate that hig... Read More about Energy security and economic stability: The role of inflation and war.

Inflation, oil prices, and economic activity in recent crisis: Evidence from the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Ahmed, R., Chen, X. H., Kumpamool, C., & Nguyen, D. T. (2023). Inflation, oil prices, and economic activity in recent crisis: Evidence from the UK. Energy Economics, 126, Article 106918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106918

This study examines the link between inflation and the macroeconomy such as output, trade balance and unemployment as reflected through crude oil prices. Using monthly data from the UK spanning January 2010 to June 2022, we apply a combination of thr... Read More about Inflation, oil prices, and economic activity in recent crisis: Evidence from the UK.

Risk modelling of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), healthcare, and financial sectors (2023)
Journal Article
Chaudhry, S. M., Chen, X. H., Ahmed, R., & Nasir, M. A. (2023). Risk modelling of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), healthcare, and financial sectors. Risk Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14195

Climate change poses enormous ecological, socio-economic, health, and financial challenges. A novel extreme value theory is employed in this study to model the risk to environmental, social, and governance (ESG), healthcare, and financial sectors and... Read More about Risk modelling of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), healthcare, and financial sectors.

Asymmetric effects of geopolitical risks and uncertainties on green bond markets (2023)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Chen, X. H., Sarker, P. K., & Baroudi, S. (2023). Asymmetric effects of geopolitical risks and uncertainties on green bond markets. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189, Article 122348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122348

This paper examines the asymmetric effects of the United States Economic Policy Uncertainty (USEPU), Geopolitical Threats (GPRT), Geopolitical Acts (GPRA), and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil on Green Bond returns. Our study analyses USEP... Read More about Asymmetric effects of geopolitical risks and uncertainties on green bond markets.

Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, D., Chen, X. H., Lau, C. K. M., & Xu, B. (2023). Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 187, Article 122219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122219

This study investigates the environmental implications of cryptocurrency energy consumption on climate change. Using a spectrum of approaches, including Granger causality across quantiles, cross-quantilograms, and dynamic connectedness, we provide no... Read More about Implications of cryptocurrency energy usage on climate change.

FinTech and commercial banks' performance in China: A leap forward or survival of the fittest? (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, X., You, X., & Chang, V. (2021). FinTech and commercial banks' performance in China: A leap forward or survival of the fittest?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, Article 120645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120645

As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic play out globally, the banking industry has been affected in both positive and negative ways, with the crisis creating both opportunities and threats for the collaborations between FinTech and banks. The aim of... Read More about FinTech and commercial banks' performance in China: A leap forward or survival of the fittest?.

An Overview of Corporate Governance and Innovation in Chinese IT and Manufacturing Listed Firms (2020)
Book Chapter
Chen, X. (2020). An Overview of Corporate Governance and Innovation in Chinese IT and Manufacturing Listed Firms. In Corporate Governance and Its Implications on Accounting and Finance (338-357). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4852-3.ch016

This study introduces the current structure of corporate governance (ownership and board structure) and innovation in Chinese IT and manufacturing listed firms. It highlights the unique features and potential issues of corporate governance and innova... Read More about An Overview of Corporate Governance and Innovation in Chinese IT and Manufacturing Listed Firms.