The combination of non-fungible token (NFT) with paintings, music, games, videos and other forms of creative content is an innovation to protect the copyright of authors. It digitizes physical works with unique labels. At present, the NFT industry is blooming in the area of digital collections...

We document empirical evidence that surges in capital inflows (outflows) raise (reduce) income inequality. We then introduce a small open economy model that explains these observed links between capital flows and income distribution. Our model features heterogeneous agents and financial...

We investigate an externality of earnings pressure from capital markets. We define earnings pressure as managers’ incentives to meet or beat earnings expectations. Using detailed establishment-level sulfur dioxide emission data from China covering 2003 to 2012, we find that firms with earnings...

This research seeks to answer the following research question "What kind of regulation architecture can stimulate creative destruction and growth of two different types of new industries like telemedicine, and for-profit-hospital?" Online interview method was used to investigate the telemedicine...