With rapid industrial upgrading along the global value chain of manufactured goods, China has transformed, within one generation, from an impoverished agrarian society to a middle-income nation as well as the largest manufacturing powerhouse in the world. This article identifies the pattern of...

This paper offers in-depth analysis of the determinants and features of voluntary disclosure based on information in the annual reports of 1066 Chinese firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. This extensive sample represents about 80% of all public companies in China. Our...

Although there are many studies on the social welfare of renewable energy, the systematic study of the impact of renewable energy on life expectancy is relatively rare. Aiming at filling the research gap, we incorporate renewable energy consumption, economic growth, and life expectancy into a...

To better understand the impact of the energy transition on the environment, this study examines the impact of structural changes in energy (renewable), economy (industrialization), society (urbanization), and trade (trade openness) on environmental degradation in lower-middle-income,...

With rapid industrial upgrading along the global value chain of manufactured goods, China has transformed, within one generation, from an impoverished agrarian society to a middle-income nation as well as the largest manufacturing powerhouse in the world. This article identifies the pattern of...

Using a large panel dataset that covers 116 countries and 5013 products over the period 1998–2010, this study evaluates the effects of export experience on the geographic expansion of China's exports. The results suggest that past export experience in geographically close and culturally...

We analyze the influence of sponsors and major shareholders on the financing cost of financial leasing companies.Based on the natural experiment of financial leasing companies issuing financial bonds,We find the financing cost of financial leasing companies controlled by non-banks is...

Abstract While studies suggest that voluntary association involvement leads to more political participation in the U.S. and European countries, the relationship remains debatable in new democracies. Using the Current Social Integration Survey from 2015 to 2018 in South Korea, this study examines...