Public service spending is an important issue with great economic, social and political ramifications. Consequently, correct measurements with respect to productivity evaluation of such expenditures is of paramount significance. Motivated by evaluating public services from a non-parametric...

Envelopment is an effective form of market entry that facilitates competition among platforms. Nevertheless, many commentators have focused on the anticompetitive potential of envelopment, and some have argued for regulation of platforms because of that concern. These calls for regulation are...

Will the development of FinTech improve the efficiency of commercial banks in China? In recent years, FinTech has been continuously developing and applying to the financial industry which has brought opportunities and challenges to the operation and management of commercial banks in China. We...