Energy efficiency improvement is key to achieving energy conservation. Based on China's microdata from 2000 to 2010, this study systematically analyzes the impact of carbon reduction policies on energy efficiency through propensity score matching and the difference-in-differences method. The...

Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) and rooftop solar PV generate about 70% and 30% of all solar electricity. While the adoption of rooftop solar in the United States (U.S.) has been explored in depth, how USSE is spatially distributed has yet to be discussed. This study examines the spatial...

Why can complex knowledge be produced in some places but not in others? Regional knowledge complexity possesses a powerful explanatory and predictive capacity for regional innovation and economic development, yet the mechanisms underlying the formation of regional knowledge complexity remain...

The efficient capital markets hypothesis (EMH) posits that security prices incorporate all available information in capital markets. Nevertheless, real stock markets often exhibit speculative behavior due to information asymmetry and the limited rationality of investors. This paper employs...

This paper examines how the economic relations between China and the Central Asian countries affect the economic development of the Central Asian countries in the context of the Belt and Road economy. China has come up with the global economic strategy initiative known as '"'One Belt, One Road"...