📈 economics

Unpacking the Link between Digital-green Synergy Strategy and Disruptive Innovation: The Mediating role of Knowledge Orchestration

Drawing on resource orchestration theory and data from 328 Chinese high-tech enterprises, this study demonstrates that a digital-green synergy strategy drives disruptive innovation through the mediating mechanism of knowledge orchestration, a process further strengthened by network embeddedness and human-machine collaboration.

Xinyu Teng, Yujuan Xi, Yijing Li2026-09-13
📈 economics

Physical climate hazard exposure shapes small and medium enterprises’ adaptation plans indirectly through risk perception

This study of 2,088 Italian SMEs reveals that objective exposure to physical climate hazards does not directly drive adaptation plans, but rather influences them indirectly by shaping firms' risk perceptions, which are further moderated by organizational capabilities like environmental governance and sustainability literacy.

Alessandro Migliavacca, Aline Miazza, Vera Palea2026-09-13
📈 economics

Beyond digital access: how internet use patterns shape labour income returns—evidence from China

Using Chinese panel data, this study demonstrates that while the mere digital divide does not significantly boost earnings due to selection bias, the specific composition of internet use—particularly productive and mixed activities—drives substantial income gains that are disproportionately higher for women and older workers, suggesting that policy should prioritize converting access into productive engagement rather than simply expanding connectivity.

Qi Xiao, Dingyi Qin2026-09-12
📈 economics

Anti-corruption Shocks, Relational Supply Chains, and Crowded Competition: Heterogeneous Impacts on Private Manufacturers and Sectoral Demand in China

This paper analyzes how China's provincial anti-corruption enforcement shocks, while dismantling relational rents, simultaneously trigger short-term supply chain fragility, demand contraction in luxury sectors, labor shifts to the gig economy, and unproductive market crowding in SOE-dominated industries, ultimately revealing a critical tension between institutional reform and economic stability.

Rongliang Xu, Tianming Xu2026-09-12
📈 economics

Fuel Demand, Spatial Competition, and Local Market Structure: Evidence from Gasohol Retailing in Lima and Callao

This study utilizes district-level data from Lima and Callao to estimate that the price elasticity of demand for 90- and 95-octane gasohol ranges from -1.50 to -3.17, indicating a significant negative response of fuel demand to price changes despite the exceptional economic context of the pandemic and tax exemptions.

David Ricardo Gonzales Peña, Jorge Ricardo Gonzales Peña2026-09-12
📈 economics

The Welfare Implications of Expanding Dental Coverage in the United States: Evidence from Dental Expenditures, Utilization, and Financial Barriers to Care

Using 2024 MEPS data analyzed with rigorous survey-weighted methods, this study finds that US dental insurance significantly increases utilization and reduces financial barriers to care without driving up per-visit spending, suggesting that expanding coverage would primarily improve access rather than induce costly overuse.

Patrick Nyenkan2026-09-12