This paper analyzes the correlation between catastrophe (cat) bonds and four other asset classes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a DCC-GARCH model and a dummy variable regression, our study suggests that cat bonds can be used as a strong safe haven for stocks before the pandemic...

Semi-encapsulated microfiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer is designed and developed for temperature, salinity and pressure (TSP) sensing in seawater. Based on the theoretical analysis, sensing experiment is performed with typical sensitivities of -2312 pm/℃, 631 pm/‰, and 3775 pm/MPa,...

Multifunctional electrocatalysts are desirable for overall water splitting in the energy conversion and storage fields. In this work, N, S-co-doped carbon nanotubes (CNT-NS) were obtained using a superior cost-effective method. The low-cost multi-walled CNTs were activated under a standard air...

This paper examines how decentralization of administrative and fiscal authority affects the development of small cities by exploiting a unique reform of county-to-city upgrading (chexiansheshi) in China. Based on a comprehensive county-level dataset and difference-in-difference approach, I...

Working at home is widely viewed as a useful travel-reduction strategy, and partly for that reason, considerable research related to telecommuting and home-based work has been conducted in the last two decades. The contribution of this study is to examine the effect of residential neighborhood...

Working at home is widely viewed as a useful travel-reduction strategy, and partly for that reason, considerable research related to telecommuting and home-based work has been conducted in the last two decades. The contribution of this study is to examine the effect of residential neighborhood...

This study uses latent class modeling (LCM) to explore the effects of channel-specific perceptions, along with other variables, on purchase channel intention. Using data on book purchases collected from an Internet-based survey of two university towns in Northern California, we develop a latent...

This study uses latent class modeling (LCM) to explore the effects of channel-specific perceptions, along with other variables, on purchase channel intention. Using data on book purchases collected from an Internet-based survey of two university towns in Northern California, we develop a latent...

This paper investigates the aggregate and distributional effects of urbanization and migration in China using a spatial equilibrium model and population sample survey data from 2005 and 2015. Our quantitative results show a high (low) elasticity of substitution between rural migrants and...

This paper examines spatial allocation and urban wage premiums of skills in China by leveraging a comprehensive dataset that includes several waves of population censuses and nationally representative surveys. Our finding indicates an increasing concentration of occupations requiring high levels...