Industrial upgrading and new quality productive forces: evidence from Chinese industrial parks. [PDF]
Li C, Wang M.
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Economic Power of Political Leaders: Evidence From Central Leaders' Local Tours in China
ABSTRACT Do political leaders play a role in shaping economic outcomes? Can we quantify and compare the economic influence of contemporary political leaders? This paper examines the economic impact of autocratic leadership through the lens of firm visits in China, offering a unique empirical strategy to assess their influence.
Asei Ito, Jaehwan Lim, Hongyong Zhang
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Speculative Trading in Energy Markets: Evidence from Macroeconomic Surprises. [PDF]
Boucher SP, Gagnon MH, Power GJ.
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A qualitative assessment of quantitative easing sentiment
Abstract This mixed‐method study undertakes a comprehensive inquiry of the public discourse on social media surrounding quantitative easing (QE) across the US, the UK, and the European Union. Utilizing a unique tweet dataset, we reveal the sentiment polarity toward QE policy to be strongly negative, at 71.27%, with positive sentiment a mere 4.25 ...
Niamh Wylie, Martha O’Hagan‐Luff
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Causal interventions in bond multi-dealer-to-client platforms. [PDF]
Marín Martínez P +2 more
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When do proxy advisors improve corporate decisions?
Abstract This paper studies the impact of proxy advisors on shareholder decision‐making. We posit two assumptions: (i) the board is at least as well informed as any individual shareholder; (ii) shareholders can condition their information acquisition on the proxy advisor's (PA) recommendation.
Berno Buechel +2 more
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Stock Forecasting Based on Informational Complexity Representation: A Framework of Wavelet Entropy, Multiscale Entropy, and Dual-Branch Network. [PDF]
Tian G, Xu C, Yang Y.
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ABSTRACT We examine whether and how mandatory non‐financial disclosure affects corporate cash holdings. Using a panel data set of Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2005 to 2012 and exploiting the introduction of mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure for a subset of firms as a quasi‐natural experiment, we find that firms subject to ...
Adrian Cheung, Tianpei Luo, Siwen Song
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Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa
Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
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From supply to strategy: leveraging central medical stores experiences and information for health system strengthening. [PDF]
Tarrafeta-Sayas MB +10 more
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