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ISSN: 2096-2320
CN: 10-1383/C
e-ISSN: 2589-5532

Does administrative monopoly regulation restrain enterprise over-financialization? Evidence from China's fair competition review system

This study investigates how government policies affect the market environment and enterprise practices. We conduct a quasi-natural experiment, with a treatment group based on enterprises' investment...

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Individualism/collectivism and charitable donations: An empirical analysis at the national, regional, and personal levels

Online donation platforms are instrumental in facilitating individual charitable giving by leveraging the confluence of financial technology and mobile social networks. Despite the impact of these technological...

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Damping effect of the percentage-based scheme: A novel resilient salesforce compensation to battle market turbulence

This study examines the resilience of two salesforce compensations—the quantity-based (Q-type) and percentage-based (P-type)—under market turbulence. These two compensations are used to incentivize...

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Bundled vs. unbundled: Impact of payment scheme on performance in a healthcare downstream referral program

Healthcare downstream referral programs, where patients are transferred to a community hospital after surgical treatment in a tertiary hospital for rehabilitation treatment, have been widely advocated....

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A constraint relaxation-based intelligence algorithm for workshop layouts with automated guided vehicle systems

With the widespread adoption of automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems for material handling in manufacturing plants, it has become practical and crucial to delve into the layout problem associated...

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Optimal pathways toward a carbon-neutral power system considering low-carbon technologies in the Yangtze River Delta region

Because of its important role in China, many scholars have addressed the decarbonization of the Yangtze River Delta Region (YRDR). However, little work has been conducted on appropriate ways to transform...

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Spatial Effects of Transport on Healthcare Efficiency: Evidence from China

Concerns have been raised regarding the equity and efficiency of Chinese healthcare systems, where improved transportation is expected to be a significant factor. The positive externalities of transport...

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A Bayesian network approach to production decisions by incorporating complex causal factors

Handling uncertainty is a key aspect of production management. This paper employs a Bayesian network (BN) approach to improve uncertainty analysis in production decision-making by identifying common...

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Service competition in two-tier healthcare markets with heterogeneous patients balking

Recently, public and private providers within two-tier healthcare markets have engaged in a fierce competition for patients, which is significantly influenced by patients' multifaceted sensitivities...

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Supplier encroachment and patent licensing strategy in technology-intensive supply chains

Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology. In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment...

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Factors influencing household debt structure under various credit constraints

Household debt is a critical component of family financial management, especially considering the prevalence of credit constraints. This study investigates the determinants of Chinese household debt...

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Analysis of the rebound effect and induced effect of non-residential natural gas consumption: Empirical evidence from China

Following the Paris Agreement, economic development demands energy services while reducing emissions. This study focuses on non-residential natural gas consumption, which plays a crucial role in the...

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Online platform algorithmic control and gig workers’ turnover intention in China: The mediating role of relative deprivation

Based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this study aims to investigate how algorithmic behavioral constraint and algorithmic tracking evaluation affect gig workers’ turnover intention by increasing...

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Dynamic policies with reference price effects and reference quality effects

Reference-dependent consumer preferences have been a central focus in economics, marketing, and operations management. However, existing literature predominantly concentrates on the effects of a single...

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The spillover effect of US monetary policy on the international financial market: Evidence from network analysis

The dominant role of the US dollar as a global currency allows the Federal Reserve's monetary policy to significantly influence economic and financial dynamics in other countries through mechanisms...

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Robust parameter design for constrained randomization lifetime improvement experiments

Several process parameters affect product reliability. Traditional reliability improvement methods primarily focus on maximizing product lifetime, often overlooking the variation in product lifetime....

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Early warning of bubbles in the agricultural commodity market: Evidence from LPPLS confidence indicators

This study leverages the Log-Periodic Power Law Singularity (LPPLS) confidence indicator to effectively identify bubbles in agricultural commodity markets. We analyze five major grain price indices...

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Forecasting the value at risk of the crude oil futures market: Do high-frequency data help?

This paper presents the first formal comparison of Value at risk (VaR) forecasting performance across various high-frequency volatility models and conventional benchmarks using daily data in the crude...

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Could coal-fired power plants with CCS be an effective way for carbon neutrality in China?

The transition toward carbon neutrality in China necessitates integrating more renewable energy sources (RES) into the power grid. However, a high share of RES can destabilize the grid, making it crucial...

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the intermittent behavior of the global spot markets of staple food crops

Intermittent or multifractal behavior has been reported in various markets, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been investigated. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global spot...

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Welfare analysis with uncertain market segment proportions

This study theoretically explores the impact of market segmentation uncertainty on producers’ production decisions and their subsequent effects on producers’ profits, consumer surplus, and social welfare....

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Can smart transportation reduce carbon emission intensity? — An empirical study from macro and micro perspectives in China

Traditional transportation development has yielded significant economic and social benefits, but it has also led to increased pollution emissions and substantial environmental impacts. Transport has...

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Ambiguity, limited market participation, and the cross-sectional stock return

Using expected utility under uncertain probability theory (EUUP, Izhakian, 2017, 2020), we study whether the ambiguity related to individual stocks is priced in the Chinese A-share market and the mechanism...

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Forecasting the market value of power battery industry chain: A novel RRMIDAS-SVR model

The emergence of electric vehicles has contributed to mitigating air pollution and greenhouse effects caused by traditional fuel vehicles. The power battery industry chain, which is a primary component...

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Research on the volatility characteristics and evolutionary mechanism of the “Asian premium” for natural gas

The spread of natural gas in the main international natural gas markets shows characteristics of violent fluctuation, frequent mutation, and periodic evolution, which pose a great challenge to the safety...

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