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From Policy Guidance to Corporate Online Disclosure: Constructing and Validating a Policy-Guided ESG Textual Measurement Vocabulary

This study constructs and validates a policy-guided ESG textual measurement vocabulary for China's high-impact industries, demonstrating its effectiveness in capturing informal ESG disclosures on corporate WeChat accounts and revealing that social media communication relies heavily on contextual terms and prioritizes Social and Environmental dimensions over Governance.

XIONG ZHOU, Mohd Haniff Zainuldin2026-07-17

📈 economics

A Hierarchical Hydro-Economic Modeling Framework for Policy Support and Impact Assessment: the case of a highly anthropized Mediterranean Semi-Arid Alpine Basin

This paper presents a hierarchical hydro-economic modeling framework that integrates micro-scale user demands into macro-scale basin welfare functions to identify critical systemic thresholds and inform resilient water governance in highly anthropized Mediterranean semi-arid alpine basins.

Francisco Huertas-Fernández, Anastasio Villanueva, David Pulido-Velázquez, Fernando Delgado-Ramos, Francisco J. Rueda Va (…)2026-07-17

📈 economics

Local Government Arrears Settlement and The Sustainable Development of Private Enterprises

This study empirically demonstrates that the 2016 local government arrears settlement policy significantly promotes the sustainable development of private enterprises by alleviating liquidity constraints, thereby fostering increased innovation investment and curbing illegal behaviors, particularly highlighting the policy's role as a critical measure for enhancing corporate resilience and long-term growth.

Xueying Tian, Yi Hu2026-07-17

📈 economics

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Concentration in the Public U.S. REIT Market

This study demonstrates that heightened economic policy uncertainty drives increased concentration in the U.S. public REIT market by stimulating merger and acquisition activity, a mechanism that subsequently adversely impacts long-term REIT performance.

Ying Zhang, J. Andrew Hansz2026-07-17

📈 economics

Working Capital Management and Financial Health of Minimarts in Tanzania: Evidence from a Quantitative Study

This quantitative study of 400 Tanzanian minimarts reveals that inventory and cash management are significant drivers of financial health, with all three working capital components jointly explaining 40% of performance variations, thereby highlighting the critical need for integrated working capital strategies to ensure the sustainability of small retail enterprises in developing economies.

NARESH CHARAN2026-07-17

📈 economics

Homeowner Choice in Energy Technology Adoption: Combining Psychological Theories and Behavioural Economics in Agent-based Modelling

This paper presents an Agent-Based Model that integrates psychological theories and behavioural economics to simulate homeowner energy technology adoption, demonstrating through a case study in Kiel, Germany, that social network interventions can effectively overcome adoption barriers where financial incentives alone may fail.

Ivan Digel, Sascha Holzhauer, Friedrich Krebs2026-07-17

📈 economics

The Abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty: A Quantitative Assessment of Hydrological, Agricultural, and Economic Impacts on Pakistan (2025–2035)

This paper quantitatively assesses the projected impacts of the Indus Waters Treaty's 2025 abeyance on Pakistan, forecasting a 28.8% decline in water availability by 2035 due to Indian hydroelectric projects, which would result in cumulative GDP losses of USD 50 billion and agricultural revenue declines exceeding USD 32 billion.

Praveen Kumar Yadaw2026-07-17

📈 economics

The Impact of AI-Powered Business Analytics on Organizational Agility and Competitive Advantage

This paper addresses fragmented research on AI-driven business analytics by conducting a structured literature review to propose the Adaptive AI Analytics Capability Framework (AAACF), which integrates cybersecurity governance with organizational agility to explain sustainable competitive advantage, supported by hypotheses for empirical validation and case studies of industry leaders.

Sakir Alim, Sudan Chundali, Arpan Upadhyaya2026-07-17

📈 economics

Effect of Market and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Agricultural Cooperative Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Culture Evidence from Agricultural Cooperatives in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

This study demonstrates that market and entrepreneurial orientations significantly enhance agricultural cooperative performance in Ethiopia's Oromia region, both directly and through the mediating role of organizational culture, while highlighting the need for improved strategic implementation and policy support.

Lemmi Tafa, Chalchissa Amentie, Abiot Tsegaye2026-07-17

📈 economics

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Sustainable Performance in Yemeni Banks

This study demonstrates that digital transformation significantly enhances the sustainable performance of Yemeni commercial banks across economic, social, and technological dimensions, explaining 81.6% of the variance in sustainability outcomes despite the country's challenging context.

Samah Shaja2026-07-16