"It would be an understatement to say that the fate of Mercedes-Benz in China has undergone drastic changes over the past 50 years. In Mao's China in the 1970s, Mercedes cars were a rarity, and only the very top government officials rode in them. During that period, my family and I lived in a...

Leveraging its absolute power, low human rights advantage, and tolerance by other countries, the Chinese Communist Party has transformed China into a giant corporation. Living and working is not a right, but a privilege granted by the party. State-owned firms are business units or subsidiaries,...

This study tests the impact of banking sector reform and competition on bank stability based on the unbalanced data from 14 transition countries during the period from 1998 to 2016. The initial results not only highlight the positive relationship between the market power and bank fragility, but...