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Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- In Search of a Scientific Research Programme for Addressing the Sustainable Management of the Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The ``Indicators Approach´´ and the Multi-criteria Analysis: Building the Hard Core of a SRP -- 3 Potential Problems Associated with a Massive Use of Indicators -- 4 A Necessary Linkage Between Circular Economy and Sustainability -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendix -- The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: An Outline -- The Hard Core -- The Protective Belt -- The Negative Heuristic -- The Positive Heuristic -- References -- An ELECTRE-TRI Model for National Energy Sustainability Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy Sustainability Approaches -- 2.1 Applications of ELECTRE Methods in the Energy Sector -- 2.2 MCDA Approaches in Energy Sustainability -- 2.3 Other Barometers for Measuring Energy Sustainability -- 3 ELECTRE-TRI Method -- 4 World Energy Trilemma Index (ETI) -- 5 Methodological Framework -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Towards Sustainable Development and Climate Co-governance: A Multicriteria Stakeholders´ Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Use of MCDA in SDG Analysis -- 3 Urgency of SDG Assessment, in Relation to Climate Policy, from the Experts´ Point of View -- 3.1 Scope -- 3.2 Context: Event, Alternatives and Criteria -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 The 2-Tuple Model -- 3.3.2 The 2-Tuple TOPSIS Model -- 3.3.3 Consensus Measuring -- 3.4 Results -- 3.5 Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Multicriteria Decision Support for Sustainable Energy Systems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multiobjective Approaches for Power Systems Planning -- 2.1 Power Generation Planning -- 2.2 Unit Commitment and Dispatch Planning -- 2.3 Network Planning.

"This book focuses on the consequences of the recent and prior financial crises. It also explores the relation between stock market and macroeconomics factors, earnings management, portfolio and pricing models as well as the reporting of accounting information and accounting standards"--

This volume highlights recent applications of multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) models in the field of finance. Covering a wide range of MCDM approaches, including multiobjective optimization, goal programming, value-based models, outranking techniques, and fuzzy models, it provides researchers and practitioners with a set of MCDM methodologies and empirical results in areas such as portfolio management, investment appraisal, banking, and corporate finance, among others. The book addresses issues related to problem structuring and modeling, solution techniques, comparative analyses, as well as combinations of MCDM models with other analytical methodologies.

AbstractMathematical programming and multicriteria approaches to classification and discrimination are reviewed, with an emphasis on preference disaggregation. The latter include the UTADIS family and a new method, Multigroup Hierarchical DIScrimination (MHDIS). They are used to assess investing risk in 51 countries that have stock exchanges, according to 27 criteria. These criteria include quantitative and qualitative measures of market risk (volatility and currency fluctuations); range of investment opportunities; quantity and quality on market information; investor protection (security regulations treatment of minority shareholders); and administrative "headaches" (custody, settlement, and taxes). The model parameters are determined so that the results best match the risk level assigned to those countries by experienced international investment managers commissioned by The Wall Street Journal. Among the six evaluation models developed, one (MHDIS) classifies correctly all countries into the appropriate groups. Thus, this model is able to reproduce consistently the evaluation of the expert investment analysts. The most significant criteria and their weights for assessing global risk investing are also presented, along with their marginal utilities, leading to identifiers of risk groups and global utilities portraying the strength of each country's risk classification. The same method, MHDIS, outperformed the other five methods in a 10‐fold validation experiment. These results are promising for the study of emerging new markets in fast‐growing regions, which present fertile areas for investment growth but also

In recent years sustainable finance along with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects and their implications for financial institutions have attracted the attention of academics and policy makers. The aim of the book is to bring together chapters that discuss the most recent empirical and theoretical evidence in the field, along with policy making and regulatory initiatives. The book covers topics such as the changing role of banks in the financial system, the differences between sustainable banks and traditional banks, ESG and financial performance, bank social responsibility and customer satisfaction, ESG risk management of financial institutions, the politics of climate finance and policy initiatives, and the role of bank regulators. It will be of interest to academics and policymakers working in banking, risk management, sustainable finance and related fields. Chrysovalantis Gaganis is Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics at the University of Crete, Greece. Fotios Pasiouras is Professor of Banking & Finance at Montpellier Business School, France. Menelaos Tasiou is a Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics at the School of Economics, Accounting and Finance at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Constantin Zopounidis is Professor of Financial Engineering and Operations Research, at Technical University of Crete, Greece, Distinguished Research Professor in Audencia Business School, France, a Senior Academician of both the Royal Academy of Doctors and the Royal Academy of Economics and Financial Sciences of Spain.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Effect of Financial and Non-financial Factors on the Productivity and Profitability of the Goat Industry: A Mod... -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Literature Review -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.3.1 SEM Theory -- 1.3.2 Results of SEM -- 1.4 Discussion -- 1.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Initiating Transition to Agro-ecological Farming Systems in Market-Oriented Arable Farming with Soil Conservation P... -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Social Network Analysis -- 2.3.2 SES Results -- 2.3.3 Agro-ecological Practices in Soil Conservation Farming -- 2.3.4 Drivers and Barriers in the Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices and Key Instruments to Address Them -- 2.3.5 Assessment of Market and Policy Incentives (MPIs) -- 2.3.6 Multi-criteria Assessment of Market and Policy Incentives (MPIs) -- 2.4 Discussion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Chapter 3: Competitiveness, Sustainability Performances and Policy Options in the Sheep Meat Sector of Mediterranean Countries -- 3.1 Introduction and Objectives -- 3.2 The Sheep Meat Sector in the Mediterranean -- 3.3 Sustainability and the Sheep Sector -- 3.4 Concept and Assessment of Competitiveness -- 3.5 Methodology -- 3.5.1 Market Share (Export-Import) -- 3.5.2 Competitiveness Indices -- 3.5.3 Trade Balance Indices -- 3.6 Results -- 3.7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 4: Countries´ Image and Agricultural Trade Volume -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Definition of Countries´ Image -- 4.3 Methodology and Data -- 4.4 Results -- 4.5 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 5: Designing a Traceability Framework for Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sustainability and Traceability -- 5.3 Framework Design -- 5.3.1 Addressing Consumer Perspectives.

AbstractThis study provides new evidence on how risk spillovers occur from the United States to developing economies in Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The results show that downside risk exposures of African markets, financial firms and banks particularly increased during Phase I (30 January to 30 April 2020). The nature and magnitude of downside risk exposures of African financial markets were similar to those of the United States. Our results also reveal that the United States is a net transmitter of risk spillovers while Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco are net recipients. Our conclusions offer guidance to risk managers, policymakers and investors.