Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between board diversity and quality of corporate social responsibility (QCSR) disclosure. Design/methodology/approach The study estimates seven dimensions of board diversity including age, gender, nation, ethnicity, educational level, educational background and tenure by applying Blau’s index. The relationship between board diversity and QCSR disclosure from the perspective of the resource-based view theory is estimated by using panel random effects regression across 57 firms producing exclusive sustainability reports listed in the Pakistan Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2017. The robustness of the results has also been checked through alternative measurements of the variables under study. Findings The regression results reveal that gender and national diversities are the firms’ valuable resources, having the potential to promote QCSR disclosure. However, age diversity was found to be negatively associated to QCSR disclosure. Furthermore, educational level, educational background, ethnicity and tenure were insignificant on QCSR disclosure. The sensitivity analysis supports the findings of the baseline model. Research limitations/implications Pakistani firms need to improve the level of board diversity through encouragement of the inclusion of diverse forces of gender and nationality to enhance disclosure on CSR practices. Originality/value This is the first study on board diversity and QCSR in the case of Pakistan.

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Motor vehicles play a major role in global warming. The main contribution of motor vehicles comes from the emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). This study aims to identify the factors affecting the preferences for vehicle fuel types in Turkey. To meet this objective, a survey was conducted with 1983 participants in different regions of Turkey by the DataProfil survey firm. Results obtained from a multinomial logit model show that variables such as gender, attitudes towards alternative energy sources, social responsibility and sensitivity to environmental problems have an impact on preference of vehicle fuel type.

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de emek piyasasında işsiz bireylerin işsizlik süresini etkileyen bireysel faktörler inceleme konusu yapılmıştır. Bu amaca uygun olarak daha önce yapılmış çalışmalardan faydalanılarak hazırlanan anket, Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinde bulunan 15 ilde, işsiz bireylere uygulanmıştır. Yapılan toplam anket sayısı 2162’dir. Ekonometrik yöntem olarak sağ kalım analizi kullanılmıştır. Böylece, işsiz bireylerin işsizlik süreleri üzerinde etkili olan sosyal, demografik ve ekonomik faktörler belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular ile işsizliğin yoğun olduğu bir ülke olan Türkiye’de, bu sorunun çözümü için öneriler geliştirilmeye çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca çalışmanın ülkedeki emek piyasasının daha iyi anlaşılmasına fırsat tanıyacağı düşünülmektedir. İşgücü piyasasının daha iyi anlaşılması ise, toplumun en önemli ekonomik sorunlarından biri olan işsizlik ile ilgili tartışmalara katkı sağlayacaktır. Özellikle işsizlik süresinin azaltılması için oluşturulabilecek politikalara yön verebileceği düşünülmektedir.

This paper analyses the socioeconomic determinants of Turkey's aggregate and genderspecific life expectancies from 1971 to 2017. The stationarity of data is checked with ADF, PP, and DFGLS unit root tests, while structural breaks are determined with the help of Zivot and Andrews (2002) unit root test. Also, ARDL bound test is conducted to identify co-integration. The estimated results show that the overall level of education, purchasing power, and economic development have a significant role in deciding the average life expectancy among the Turkish population at the aggregate, while population growth and environmental degradation are found to be insignificant. Gender-wise, estimation results show that environmental degradation, purchasing power, and level of male education contribute significantly to the life expectancy of males in Turkey, while economic development and the share of the male population are found to have insignificant effects. Moreover, environmental degradation, female education, fertility rates, and the female population significantly affect females' life expectancy, while purchasing power plays a statistically insignificant role. Overall, the results suggest that Turkey's government should implement policies to increase educational attainment, stabilize purchasing power, and maintain sustainable development with controlled fertility rates for higher-level life expectancy.