We examine whether allowing publicly listed firms to adopt equity-based compensation increases shareholder value for firms domiciled in weak institutional environments. We test our idea using a series of regulations in China that allowed publicly listed Chinese firms to adopt equity-based...

The urbanization and megalopolis have deteriorated traffic concerns, energy crisis and carbon pollution. In this study, a flexible-possibilist chanced constraints programming (FCCP) model is developed to plan the energy-transportation systems at a metropolitan scale (METS), which have multiple...

Our research carries out three tasks. The first is to examine the trends of poverty and inequality across the rural and urban areas in Togo between 2006 and 2011. The second task is to look for the drivers of these changes. The last is to inspect the evidence of inclusive growth. Using data from...

The current study aims to discover the impact of cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) exports on regional economic growth in China. A benchmark regression via the fixed panel effect model was conducted (using STATA software) based on Chinese provincial data from 2015 to 2020. The results demonstrated...

According to availability of rural data, and the actual situation of economic development in different areas, 1 first grade index, 2 grade indices and 20 third grade indices are selected to establish the measurement index system of circular economic development level in rural areas. According to...

According to availability of rural data, and the actual situation of economic development in different areas, 1 first grade index, 2 grade indices and 20 third grade indices are selected to establish the measurement index system of circular economic development level in rural areas. According to...

Most prior research on political patronage investigates its direct effect on power distribution and aggregate economic outputs, but less is known about the outcome of politicians’ patron-client networks at corporate level. This study investigates the causal impact of politicians’...

The current study aims to discover the impact of cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) exports on regional economic growth in China. A benchmark regression via the fixed panel effect model was conducted (using STATA software) based on Chinese provincial data from 2015 to 2020. The results demonstrated...