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Role of next generation access networks on COVID-19 propagation: Empirical assessment with a dynamic multinomial discrete choice model framework

Through the application of discrete choice and machine learning models, the primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of NGA networks coverage on reducing the risk of contagion during...

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Land rent theory and rent research of digital platform enterprises

Marxist land rent theory has unveiled the nature and source of land rent, providing the rationale for discussing the distribution of total social products among wages, profits, and land rents. This...

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Digital transformation and enterprise inefficient investment: Under the view of financing constraints and earnings management

In the context of the digital age, digital transformation provides new inspiration and direction for enterprise investment. This paper examines the potential mechanisms through which digital transformation...

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Network externalities in the long-term performance of ICOs

This study examines the impact of technology and network externalities on exchange-listed Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Utilising an online database comprising of self-reported ICO characteristics,...

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Digital global value chains: An analysis from the perspective of a value-added decomposition

Digital technologies reshape the distribution of value added through global value chains (GVCs). Based on the GVC decomposition method, we calculate the digital technology-related value added implied...

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Situating artificial intelligence in organization: A human-machine relationship perspective

The increasing advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have resulted in greater adoption of intelligent devices, such as industrial and service robots. Such context substantially influences...

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Evaluation of smart scenic spot construction in China

The arrival of “Internet Plus” and the 5G era has brought rapid digital transformation. Many scenic spots in China are conforming to trends of the times by embarking on this transformation and beginning...

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The environmental cost of cryptocurrency: Assessing carbon emissions from bitcoin mining in China

This study estimates the environmental impacts of Bitcoin mining. Employing a top-down measurement approach, this paper assesses the carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining in China from 2017 to 2021. The...

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A SEED model for constructing the data factor market: Evidence from Guiyang Global Big Data Exchange (GBDEx) in China

In the era of digital economy, the data has increasingly become one important production factor. Taking Guiyang Global Big Data Exchange (GBDEx) as an empirical case, this paper first proposes a SEED...

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An improved FMEA quality risk assessment framework for enterprise data assets

Analyzing and assessing the quality risks is essential to leverage the value of data assets. In this paper, a framework for proactively assessing the quality risks of data assets based on an improved...

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Entrepreneurial ecosystem and urban economic growth-from the knowledge-based view

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic growth at the urban level from the knowledge-based view. This paper also scrutinizes...

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Comparative analysis of digital trade development strategies and governance approaches

With the process of digitalization, digital trade has become the primary pattern of international trade, and digital platforms and data have become two essential ingredients in digital trade. Meanwhile,...

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Supply chain finance: What are the challenges in the adoption of blockchain technology?

As an emerging information technology, blockchain has aroused extensive discussions around the world and been suggested as a solution to address current issues in supply chain finance (SCF). The Chinese...

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The digital economy and the growth dynamics of sharing platforms: A transaction cost economics assessment

Despite their growing significance in the digital economy, some sharing platforms struggle to achieve sufficient scale, while others fail entirely. By extending the focus beyond network effects and...

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How to realize the full potentials of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital economy? A literature review

Artificial intelligence (hereafter AI) is widely considered as a driving force in the current digital economy, with many firms having already invested in AI. Since AI is unconstrainted by humans' cognitive...

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Bilateral free trade agreements in a four-country model with a digital technology perspective

Using a four-country North-South trade model with two identical countries in each region, this paper studies two types of bilateral free trade agreements: symmetric free trade agreements between countries...

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Patent system in the digital era - Opportunities and new challenges

The patent system is instrumental in contributing to firms' innovation and nations’ economic growth. However, the system has been plagued by a series of persistent problems that prevent it from playing...

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Why do platform multinational companies struggle abroad? A multi-method study of the role of informal institutional distance

Firms providing virtual platforms that connect buyers with sellers of goods and services are increasingly venturing abroad, sometimes from or near inception. However, these platform multinational companies...

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Can digital economic attention spillover to financial markets? Evidence from the time-varying Granger test

The digital economy is pervasive, all-encompassing, and a pan-industrial revolution. This paper pioneers constructing a digital economy concern index by extracting the web search volumes of keywords...

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Customers as knowledge partners in a digital business ecosystem: From customer analytics towards knowledge partnerships

Analyzing data of your customers and providing them with the best product or service is no longer sufficient within the digital economy to make your customers satisfied or even enthusiastic about your...

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Costs or signals: The role of “Social insurance and housing fund” in the labor market — Evidence from recruitment platforms

In China's labor market, enterprises are allowed for some flexibility in deciding whether to provide “social insurance and housing fund” to laborers. This paper uses micro-data from two leading Internet...

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Determinants of consumers' adoption intention for blockchain technology in E-commerce

While blockchain is considered to have many unprecedented characteristics, and its application is recognized as another new opportunity for the development of e-commerce, there is limited evidence on...

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Using social media big data for tourist demand forecasting: A new machine learning analytical approach

This study explores the possibility of using a machine learning approach to analysing social media big data for tourism demand forecasting. We demonstrate how to extract the main topics discussed on...

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