This study presents a novel financial performance forecasting method that combines the threshold technique with Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). It applies the threshold regression method to identify the factors within the board of directors that influence the financial performance of...

The cost of living has shown a gradual upward trend in recent years, which has seriously impacted the quality of life and well-being of residents. This study empirically examines the impact of the digital economy on residents' cost of living and the mechanisms behind it by measuring the digital...

According to theory, financial openness (FO) increases growth. The literature often conditions the growth effect of FO on favorable collateral environment. However, this can conceal the actual growth benefits of FO. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating the unconditional...

This research highlights the extent to which fiscal policies, along with government effectiveness, trade, economic growth, and education, influence the entrepreneurial environment, starting from the assumption that the effectiveness of public policies and the public administration support for...

The effect of FinTech on income inequality in China and the characteristics of the existing thresholds are examined in this study based on China provincial panel data from 2011 to 2020 by combining dynamic panel differential GMM with panel threshold models. As revealed by this study, (1) FinTech...