This dissertation consists of three articles striding topics from corporate governance to asset pricing. It seeks to understand the costs and benefits of better corporate governance, and how assets such as real estate are priced. My ultimate focus is on corporate governance on both sides of the...

With the rise of the digital economy and the depression in the travel industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the feasibility and profitability of innovative products on digital platforms, such as probabilistic selling, have garnered significant public attention. This paper utilizes a Salop...

Pull contracts are extensively studied in supply chains, but without considering barter exchange, which can help to handle the excessive inventory. We examine this gap by exploring the implications of barter exchange in a wholesale-price pull contract within the framework of a two-level supply...

This paper studies the effectiveness, competition structure and welfare effect of the tariff imposed on imported cars in China's automobile market. Our empirical findings suggest that the tariff cannot switch entire demand for imported cars to domestic cars: the tariff decreases sales of...

CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (CO 2 -EOR) is a potential CO 2 capture, geological utilization and storage technology. In particular, the injected CO 2 can break the balance of water-rock, CO 2 is expected to dissolve into the formation water and even convert into carbonate minerals which is...

The aim of this paper is to estimate the probability of default for JSE listed companies. Our distinctive contribution is to use the multi-sector approach in estimating corporate failure instead of estimating failure in one sector, as failing companies are faced with the same challenge...

The real estate is a pillar industry of China's national economy. Due to changes in policy and market conditions, the real estate companies are facing greater pressures to survive in a competitive environment. They must improve their financial competitiveness. Based on the conceptual framework...