How prevalent are empty miles in freight trucking markets, and what are the economic frictions that contribute to empty miles This study collected estimates of empty trips, empty miles, and backhaul probabilities from the economics and transportation literature, covering 40 years and 27...

Während die Staatsangehörigkeit bei Erwachsenen nur wenig über den Stand der Integration aussagt, ist sie bei Kindern ein guter Indikator für eine nur kurz zurückliegende Migrationsgeschichte. So erhalten seit der Reform des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts im Jahr 2000 alle in Deutschland zur...

Homicides present itself as one of the most important social problems facing a society. Yet, homicide research in the context of developing countries has been under examined. This paper investigates the factors responsible for wide variations in homicide rates in India by shedding light on the...

The paper examines the usage of the Renminbi (RMB) as an international payment currency. Globally, the use of RMB remains small, accounting for 2 percent of total cross-border transactions. Using country-level transaction data from Swift** for 2010–21, we find significant regional variations...

Using hand-collected geographic location data of both blockholders and subsidiaries of all publicly listed firms in China from 2003 to 2019, this paper examines the impact of non-local blockholders (NLBs) on cross-regional investment of firms. We propose that NLBs with information advantage and...