The contracts between leading agribusiness enterprises and rural households: its effects on firm-level export of agricultural products [PDF]
In this paper, transaction cost is introduced into the general firm-level export behavior model. By so doing, we build a theoretical model explaining how connection modes between leading agribusiness enterprises and rural households affect the firm-level
Huang, Bo +3 more
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The choice of corporate social responsibility strategies under rivalry: Whether to increase socially responsible product characteristics or enhance relationship with buyers. [PDF]
Zhao X.
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The (non)Theory of the Knowledge Firm [PDF]
This paper argues that the mainstream approaches to the theory of the firm do not provide a theory of the human capital based or knowledge based firm. We examine the textbook (neoclassical) theory of the firm, the transaction cost model, the incentive ...
Paul Walker
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AI adoption in Spain (2023-2025): A web-derived dataset based on LLMs. [PDF]
Pastor-Merino A +2 more
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Rent Seeking and Judicial Bias in Weak Legal Systems [PDF]
We model rent seeking in litigation in weak legal systems as a Tulloch contest in which litigators may seek to influence the court directly through bribery as well as through the merit of the legal case that they bring.
Peter Bardsley, Quan Nguyen
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Two-way FDI and corporate total factor productivity--moderating role of environmental information disclosure quality. [PDF]
Duan Y, Ruan Y.
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Labor Market Institutions, Firm-specific Skills, and Trade Patterns [PDF]
This paper studies how cross-country differences in labor market institutions shape the pattern of international trade, focusing on workers' skill acquisition.
Heiwai Tang
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ESG disclosure quality and firm valuation under economic policy uncertainty: Evidence from Chinese A-share listed firms. [PDF]
Tang CH, Luo F.
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Role of corporate governance in thriving green innovation practices: A case of emerging economy. [PDF]
Arif U, Ahmad MB, Khawaja A.
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The data-driven decision-making, sustainable value creation, and international firm performance: Micro-level evidence based on AI language models. [PDF]
Xu M, Lu B.
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