Using unbalanced panel data on 3326 Chinese listed companies from 2014 to 2021, this study investigates the impact of corporate environmental performance on China's excess stock returns. The results show that stocks of companies with better environmental performance earn signifcantly higher...

Cultural distance is an important factor for the success of venture capital (VC) investments. Using a large sample of Chinese VC events, this study examines how cultural proximity between VC investors and portfolio firms, as measured by a unique indicator using Chinese dialects, affects the...

With the improvement of people's living standards all over the world, the demand for cooling (both space cooling and refrigeration) continues to grow. The increase in cooling-related energy consumption has a growing impact on global climate change. The importance of improving the energy...