The sustainable development of Chinese agriculture needs to coordinate the quality and quantity of agricultural products. To verify whether government regulation can promote agricultural development by controlling pesticides, the indices of government regulation, quantity and quality of...

In the recent decade, the topic of environmental sustainability and its determinants has gained the attention of environmental policy analysts and academicians. However, some crucial factors that can affect environmental sustainability have not yet been explored in the literature. In this...

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are both the economic and political bases of the Chinese Communist Party (the Party) and the Chinese state. The overarching principle of SOE reform is to firmly implement the Party’s leadership and the modern enterprise system. This principle creates a political...

Business cycles and economic growth have long been studied separately, hindering understanding of the nature and causes of economic fluctuations and growth. Here, we present an economic model that incorporates both deterministic trends and persistent fluctuations, derived from a general economic...

Purpose This paper aims to study the motivations for purchasing protective products. Design/methodology/approach Empirical microeconomic research. Findings The results show that comparing with ordinary families, families vulnerable to environmental conditions, including prepregnant, pregnant and...

Comparing the priority order of different agricultural science and technology services adopted by cotton farmers and exploring the influencing factors of agricultural science and technology service adoption by cotton farmers from the perspective of farmer differentiation is significantly...

With the aging of Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) of electric vehicles in the near future, research on the second use of retired LIBs is becoming more and more critical. The classification method of the retired LIBs is challenging before the second use due to large cell variations. This paper...

Previous studies indicate that individuals’ default behaviors on online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms greatly influence other borrowers’ default intentions. However, the mechanism of this impact is not clear. Moreover, there is scarce research in regard to which factors influence the...

Using creditor litigation data from China, we investigate whether creditors can participate in corporate governance when agency conflict between shareholders and creditors is severe. By comparing firms that have experienced creditor lawsuits (litigation firms) with those that have not...

This study addresses a significant gap in the existing literature by conducting a comprehensive systematic review of the art market over the past 50 years, utilizing big data analysis and bibliometric methods. Through descriptive statistical analysis, we gained insights into research trends,...