Hospital digitalization is to reduce costs, increase efficiency and productivity, and to improve quality of care. However, the literature lacks clarity on the meaning of "hospital digitalization," how to measure it, and what quality it might affect. We use data from the DigitalRadar project from...

This paper estimates the costs of ‘de-risking’ scenarios between China and OECD members at the aggregate and sectoral levels. Aggregate large-scale de-risking – reshoring by increasing reliance on domestic production and friend-shoring by reducing imports from specific foreign countries...

To improve the usefulness of audit opinions, on 23 March 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission mandated that auditors disclose overall quantitative materiality of consolidated financial statements in special explanations of modified audit opinions. This paper selects Chinese A-share...

This study investigates whether and how customer firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance impacts suppliers' green innovation quality using a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2009 to 2022. We find that customers' ESG performance facilitates suppliers' green...

This paper introduces an innovative model designed to predict the optimal product prototype within the framework of sustainable development. The model takes into account both quality and environmental impact throughout the entire life cycle of the product, with a specific focus on light electric...