Dr Xihui Chen's Outputs (32)

Green Technology Innovation, ESG Ratings and Corporate Sustainable Performance: Empirical Evidence from Listed Semiconductor Companies in China (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Liu, Y., & Haviour Chen, X. (2025). Green Technology Innovation, ESG Ratings and Corporate Sustainable Performance: Empirical Evidence from Listed Semiconductor Companies in China. International Review of Economics and Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2025.104061

Green technology innovation is a crucial measure for semiconductor companies to tackle sustainability challenges. Drawing upon empirical evidence from 105 listed companies within the semiconductor industry, we compare the differences in the roles of... Read More about Green Technology Innovation, ESG Ratings and Corporate Sustainable Performance: Empirical Evidence from Listed Semiconductor Companies in China.

Positive Press, Greener Progress: The Role of ESG Media Reputation in Corporate Energy Innovation (2025)
Journal Article
Tan, W., Hengzhou Yan, E., & Haviour Chen, X. (in press). Positive Press, Greener Progress: The Role of ESG Media Reputation in Corporate Energy Innovation. Sustainable Development, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3399

While the role of media in monitoring corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices is increasingly prominent, limited research focuses on the sustainable impact of corporate ESG reputation from an energy strategy perspective in the... Read More about Positive Press, Greener Progress: The Role of ESG Media Reputation in Corporate Energy Innovation.

From values to value: exploring the dual impact of national spirit on corporate ESG performance (2025)
Journal Article
Tan, W., Liu, Y., Dong, Q., & Haviour Chen, X. (2025). From values to value: exploring the dual impact of national spirit on corporate ESG performance. Journal of Accounting Literature, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAL-08-2024-0222

Purpose
National spirit, as a powerful legitimacy trait, shapes the consistency of a firm’s financial decisions, employee engagement and sustainability strategies. Combining this with resource-based view (RBV) theory, the study empirically examines... Read More about From values to value: exploring the dual impact of national spirit on corporate ESG performance.

Green credit policy and energy consumption intensity in China: Firm-level evidence and insights (2024)
Journal Article
Tan, W., Huang, Y., Haviour Chen, X., & Gatto, A. (2025). Green credit policy and energy consumption intensity in China: Firm-level evidence and insights. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, Article 123664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123664

The transition to sustainable development has become a global priority, with energy transformation serving as a key component. In this context, green financial instruments play a crucial role in shaping corporate energy-saving behaviors and promoting... Read More about Green credit policy and energy consumption intensity in China: Firm-level evidence and insights.

Enhancing exchange rate prediction and risk management under uncertainty shocks: an AI-driven ensemble prediction model based on metaheuristic optimization (2024)
Journal Article
Sun, W., Li, M., Chen, X. H., & Wang, Y. (in press). Enhancing exchange rate prediction and risk management under uncertainty shocks: an AI-driven ensemble prediction model based on metaheuristic optimization. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-06319-4

The foreign exchange market significantly affects international trade, making accurate exchange rate predictions essential for investors, businesses, and government organizations. In this study, we propose an AI-driven ensemble model called the multi... Read More about Enhancing exchange rate prediction and risk management under uncertainty shocks: an AI-driven ensemble prediction model based on metaheuristic optimization.

Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, D. H., Nguyen, H. H., Nguyen, T. H. M., & Chen, X. H. (2025). Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam. Research in International Business and Finance, 73, Article 102570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102570

Vietnam is actively pursuing sustainable economic development while transitioning to a greener economy, facing challenges in balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. The evaluation of current sustainable development efforts and th... Read More about Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam.

Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south (2024)
Journal Article
Han, L., Haviour Chen, X., Wang, Y., & Hai Hoang, Y. (2024). Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south. Resources Policy, 98, Article 105289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105289

Export control policies for mineral resources may constrain the development of countries in the Global South. This study used data from 31 countries from 2009 to 2021 and employed a double fixed effects (FE) model to explore the impact of mineral res... Read More about Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south.

Climate change effects and their implications for the financial markets: Evidence from the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Ahmed, R., Chen, X. H., Hoang, Y. H., & Do-Linh, C. (2024). Climate change effects and their implications for the financial markets: Evidence from the United Kingdom. Journal of Environmental Management, 366, Article 121782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121782

This study aims to examine how the climate affects the behaviour of the stock market. To achieve this, we have drawn on daily data from Jan 2005 to Jan 31, 2023 and several environmental factors (e.g., temperature, humidity, cloud c... Read More about Climate change effects and their implications for the financial markets: Evidence from the United Kingdom.

The Socio-Economic Impact of Decarbonising Geographical Islands’ Energy Systems (2024)
Journal Article
Agu, N. L., Pillai, G., Ghanem, D. A., Vakalis, S., Crosbie, T., Chen, X. H., & Haralambopoulos, D. (in press). The Socio-Economic Impact of Decarbonising Geographical Islands’ Energy Systems. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 40, 8-26. https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.7922

The impact of the transition to energy autonomy on two geographical island’s local economies, through maximising renewable energy generation and storage, is assessed. The different sectors and activities that impact employment and income generation i... Read More about The Socio-Economic Impact of Decarbonising Geographical Islands’ Energy Systems.

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?.

Examining the linkage between economic policy uncertainty, coal price, and carbon pricing in China: Evidence from pilot carbon markets (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Dai, P.-F., Chen, X. H., & Nguyen, D. K. (2024). Examining the linkage between economic policy uncertainty, coal price, and carbon pricing in China: Evidence from pilot carbon markets. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, Article 120003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.120003

Economic policies affect companies’ production decisions. And the energy consumption volume is an intuitive reflection of the enterprise’s production decisions. In China, coal is the main source of carbon emissions and the most important energy sourc... Read More about Examining the linkage between economic policy uncertainty, coal price, and carbon pricing in China: Evidence from pilot carbon markets.

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.

The Effect of Information Resources Management in the UK on Financial Institutions (2023)
Journal Article
Chang, V., Kozah, V. A., Xu, Q. A., Shi, Y., Chen, X. H., & Mills, J. (2023). The Effect of Information Resources Management in the UK on Financial Institutions. Journal of Global Information Management, 31(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.334015

The authors adopt the resource-based view (RBV) and information processing theory to discover the problems that impact the capital structure of financial institutions in the UK. Five firm-level explanatory variables (profitability, size, tangibility,... Read More about The Effect of Information Resources Management in the UK on Financial Institutions.

Collaboration or collapse (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Chen, X., McDonnell, D., & Cunha, J. R. Collaboration or collapse

Charities are now critical to the support that local authorities must provide to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Relationship between Entrepreneurial Energy Efficiency Orientation and Carbon Footprint Reduction: The Mediating Role of Green Networking and Identification of Barriers to Green Practices (2023)
Journal Article
Adu, D., Chen, X. H., Hasan, M., Zhu, X., & Jellason, N. (2023). Relationship between Entrepreneurial Energy Efficiency Orientation and Carbon Footprint Reduction: The Mediating Role of Green Networking and Identification of Barriers to Green Practices. Journal of Environmental Management, 347, Article 119256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119256

Motivated by the growing attention to climate change and the crucial role businesses could play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this study investigates entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation in the context of carbon footprint reduction i... Read More about Relationship between Entrepreneurial Energy Efficiency Orientation and Carbon Footprint Reduction: The Mediating Role of Green Networking and Identification of Barriers to Green Practices.

The relationship between entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation and carbon footprint reduction: The mediating role of green networking and identification of barriers to green practices (2023)
Journal Article
Adu, D. A., Chen, X. H., Hasan, M., Zhu, X., & Jellason, N. (2023). The relationship between entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation and carbon footprint reduction: The mediating role of green networking and identification of barriers to green practices. Journal of Environmental Management, 347, Article 119256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119256

Motivated by the growing attention to climate change and the crucial role businesses could play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this study investigates entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation in the context of carbon footprint reduction i... Read More about The relationship between entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation and carbon footprint reduction: The mediating role of green networking and identification of barriers to green practices.

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.