Designing bimetallic sulfide materials with well-defined nanostructure and high energy density is indeed desirable for high-performance supercapacitors. Here, a hollow zinc cobalt sulfide (ZnxCo3-xS4 ) dodecahedron with plentiful sulfur vacancies is synthesized through a co-precipitation...

Integrating ESG factors into investment strategies is a rapidly growing trend, but less is known about how investors value these ESG factors. The characteristics of investors prioritizing ESG in their decisions remain under-recognized. This study uses the Value-Belief-Norm conceptual framework...

Background: The gender disparity in the Information Technology (IT) field has persisted over the years. In 2018, only 27.2% of IT workers were women. Once hired, women face more challenges, and they are leaving the field twice as fast as men are. The misconception that women are weak in tech is...

We construct a model for Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency as risky and costly bubbles in an infinite-horizon production economy with incomplete markets. This model is consistent with the following facts: i) the surging Bitcoin market presents enormous volatility, and ii) its price dynamics are...

This paper provides evidence that the formation of global supply chain partnerships predicts significant increases, relative to otherwise similar firms, in cross-border financing. Our findings are detected in all three major financing markets - equities, syndicated loans, and public debt - as...

We analyse the relationship between the extent of a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its long-term survival probability. We conjecture that a better CSR rating is associated with a lower probability of corporate failure and a longer survival period. Consistent with this, we...

This paper examines the operation of Diamond-Dybvig banks when depositors have access to the asset market. Previous studies have shown that banks are redundant in this environment since it is impossible to prevent the strategic withdrawals. This paper shows that the strategic withdrawals can be...

We analyze in some detail the full pre-deposit game in a simple, tractable, yet very rich, banking environment. How does run-risk affect the optimal deposit contract? If there is a run equilibrium in the post-deposit game, then the optimal contract in the pre-deposit game tolerates runs for...