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Digital economy, entrepreneurial activity, and common prosperity: Evidence from China
by Tongtong Zhao , Fangyi Jiao  and  Zhongwei Wang
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Based on the provincial panel data of China from 2011 to 2019 for a total of 9 years, this paper uses the entropy method to construct a comprehensive measure of the digital economy and common prosperity. We theoretically analyzed the impact mechanism of the digital economy on common prosperity using the econometric model. The study found that the digital economy can significant [...] Read more

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Does Higher Price Transparency Imply Lower Prices and Less Price Dispersion in Healthcare Markets? An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule in the Greater Los Angeles Area
by Sebastian van Baal  and  Jordan M. Strang
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The Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule aims at reducing the cost of healthcare in the United States by making information about the prices of medical services more readily available to market participants. The economic rationale is that higher price transparency should reduce the level and the dispersion of prices by disincentivizing hospitals from charging higher prices th [...] Read more

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The gap between formalism and empirical science: the example of the non-dictatorship condition
by W. Robert J. Alexander
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Since the establishment of neoclassical economics in the nineteenth century, there has been a debate in the economics profession over the role played by mathematics. Mathematics can add precision to discussion of real-world empirical problems in economics, but care needs to be taken when formalizing a problem to ensure that errors of translation are not made. Formalism allows o [...] Read more

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CRISPR-Cas9 Unleashed: Gene-Slicing Adventures in the Cancer Battlefield
by Shivakumar Sonnaila  and  Shilpi Agrawal
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Cancer, a global health menace, continues to pose significant challenges in terms of incidence and mortality, necessitating innovative therapeutic strategies. Despite existing treatments, the limitations persist, prompting a quest for novel approaches. The emergence of immunotherapy marked a transformative era in solid tumor treatments, yet its efficacy is constrained by advers [...] Read more

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Student loan debt and U.S. married households’ stock investment decisions
by Thomas Korankye
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This study aims to examine the effects of student loan debt on the decisions of U.S. married households to invest in stocks located in non-retirement accounts. Using longitudinal datasets from the 2011 to 2017 U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics and a fixed effects logit model, the results show mixed findings. The presence of student debt decreases the probability that married [...] Read more

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The Effect of Public Contract Winning Announcements on Share Prices: An Event-Based Study on the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Eyden Samunderu  and  Anita Yordanova
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The purpose of this paper is to examine and elucidate the effect of the announcement of winning a US federal contract by pharmaceutical companies, traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange on the share prices. The analysis is based on a sample of 327 event days from 12 pharmaceutical companies listed on the NASDAQ market for a given period (2010 – 2021). The sample is analysed [...] Read more

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The Impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment— An Empirical Analysis Based on Panel Data from 31 Chinese Provinces
by Zilong Li  and  Paredes John
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This paper employs a two-way fixed effects model and uses panel data from 31 provinces of China between 2012 and 2022 to empirically analyze the impact of digital inclusive finance on China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). The study finds that, overall, the development of digital inclusive finance in China significantly promotes OFDI. Its sub-dimensions, including co [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
International Business School, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Tianjin, China

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The U.S. Broadband Tribal Gap: An Empirical Evaluation
by George S. Ford
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Broadband availability is generally lower in the Tribal areas of the United States than in other areas and several policies implemented over the years aim to close that gap. Using data on broadband deployment over the years 2014-2020, progress in closing the Tribal Gap is evaluated. Unmatched and matched sample are used, and a sample of census tracts within 30 miles of a Tribal [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Chief Economist, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Washington, US

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Corporate social responsibility and the likelihood of external financing
by Shahbaz Sheikh
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This paper empirically investigates the relation between firm performance in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the need and likelihood of external financing to test the predictions of agency and stakeholder theories. Empirical results from Logit, Linear Probability Model, OLS and Firm fixed effects regressions indicate that CSR is negatively related to the likelihood an [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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Assessing Corruption in Times of Crisis: Empirical Evidence from Greece
by Paraskevi Boufounou , Kanellos Toudas  and  Athanasia Georgiou
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The goal of this paper is to provide an overall presentation of corruption as occupational fraud building on the findings of an empirical study conducted in Greece. As uncertainty leads to increased levels of corruption, Greece was chosen due to the prolonged period of uncertainty the country faces, caused by the 2010 financial crisis and followed by the Covid pandemic crisis. [...] Read more

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Impact of Carbon Emission Trading Market on Regional Urbanization: an Empirical Study Based on a Difference-In-Differences Model
by Haoyuan Cheng , Xiaoqian Liu  and  Zhenlong Xu
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China's carbon emission trading market has been formally established, but few studies have been conducted to analyze the impact of this policy on the regional urbanization level. Therefore, this paper evaluates whether the carbon trading pilot policy can enhance the regional urbanization level in China through the difference-in-differences method and analyzes the mediating role [...] Read more

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CEO power, corporate governance, and firm leverage
by Shahbaz Sheikh
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This study empirically examines the effect of corporate governance on the relation between CEO power and firm leverage. Results from OLS and industry fixed effects regressions show that CEO power is positively associated with firm leverage. However, this association is driven by the strength of corporate governance as powerful CEOs tend to choose higher levels of debt only when [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

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The Influence of Ethnic Identity on the Academic Performance of Chinese College Students: An Empirical Study Based on the Administrative Data of a University
by Zerong Wang
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The policy of ethnic equality and solidarity aims to narrow the ethnic gap and develop harmoniously. At the level of higher education, it should promote the equity of ethnic education. This paper uses the administrative data of undergraduate students from 2008 to 2015 in a liberal arts university in southwest China to study the differences, causes and dynamic trends in the scor [...] Read more

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An Empirical Study of the Policy of Low-Carbon City Pilot on the Level of Green Technological Innovation
by Xiaojun Liu , Hongyuan Bi  and  Yu Teng
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The low-carbon city pilot is an important policy for promoting sustainable development and addressing climate change. The level of green technological innovation is a significant driving force for China's transition to high-quality development and the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. This essay takes the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2008 to [...] Read more

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Assessing the Correlation Between Digitalization and Economic Performance: An Empirical Analysis for European Countries
by Ensem Mourou
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The rapid evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) has resulted in significant transformations across a wide range of social and economic activities. As a result, the ongoing digitalization process is emerging as a critical force in determining progress and modernity. This study looks at the complex relationship between digitalization and economic growth in E [...] Read more

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The Effects of Listed Company Charitable Foundation on Business Relationship of Supply Chain: Based on the Empirical Research of Corporate Social Responsibility
by Xindan Chang , Mengke Li  and  Ning Xiao
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The Public Welfare Foundation of a listed company is a non-profit organization with independent legal personality. It is established and funded by a listed company. The purpose of establishing a foundation for a listed company is generally to carry out charitable activities and make important contributions to charitable causes. However, due to the special power separation model [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
School of Business, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China

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The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Oil Shocks: Evidence from a Wavelet-Based Quantile-on-Quantile Approach
by Pengchao He  and  Nuan Zhao
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This study examines the effects of artificial intelligence on oil shocks (supply, demand, and risk shocks) across different time scales and market conditions, using the wavelet-based quantile-on-quantile approach. The empirical results have discovered that in the short term, artificial intelligence exerts significant negative impacts on supply and risk shocks, with these advers [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
School of Marxism Studies, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China

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Unraveling the impact of energy demand and exports on environment and economy: A case study of South Asian Economies
by Kiran Batool , Muhammad Adeel  and  Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar
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This study employs empirical analysis using an econometric model that examines the interdependence among environmental degradation, exports, and economic development with energy use. It also provides an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for selected South Asian economies utilizing time-series data. The findings reveal a long-term, stable equilibrium link between energy demand a [...] Read more

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Industrial Promotion and Corporate Innovation: A Study Based on China’s Five-Year Plans
by Bo Li  and  Qianling Xie
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Industrial policy is the government’s guidance and intervention in industrial development to achieve economic and social goals, and it seeks to steer the direction of industrial development, facilitate industrial structure upgrades, and improve social welfare. Based on panel data on 31 provinces in China from 2011 to 2022, this study examines the effects of industrial pro [...] Read more

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The Impact of Executive Academic Experience on Green Innovation in Manufacturing Corporations
by Dehua Li , Zhihu Xia  and  Yingying Shi
Abstract
Green innovation, as a sustainable development approach, can synergistically promote high-quality economic and social development. We select China's A-share-listed manufacturing corporations from 2011 to 2021 as the research sample to empirically study the impact of executive academic experience on green innovation in manufacturing corporations. Further, we test the relationshi [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia