📈 economics

The Structural Parameters of Scientific Knowledge Production: Panel Evidence on Homogeneity, Quality, and Global Redistribution

This paper analyzes panel data from 181 countries to reveal that while scientific volume growth is driven by compounding knowledge stocks leading to a projected decline in G8 dominance, scientific quality relies on human capital and institutional factors, creating a critical divergence where volume leadership may not guarantee enduring quality leadership.

Johannes W. Fedderke2026-07-31
📈 economics

Dynamic tail risk connectedness in different types of rare earth metals markets during major geopolitical events

This study employs a Quantile on Quantile Connectedness framework to reveal that China's rare earth markets exhibit asymmetric, nonlinear spillovers where Light Rare Earth Metals consistently act as dominant shock transmitters, particularly under bullish conditions and during major geopolitical crises, offering critical insights for risk management and supply chain security.

Sheena Rehman, Hayfa Kazouz, Mohammad Subhan2026-07-31
📈 economics

Does Landlord Tax Enforcement Raise Rents? Bounding the Incidence of Türkiye’s Formalization Campaign with a New-Tenant Rent Index

This paper demonstrates that while Türkiye's 2024–2025 landlord tax enforcement campaign coincided with rising rents, rigorous analysis reveals that the surge was primarily driven by the expiration of a rent cap rather than tax pass-through, with the campaign's actual contribution to rent increases estimated at only about 6%.

Kerem Yavuz ARSLANLI2026-07-31
📈 economics

Navigating the Sustainability Paradox: How Corporate Governance Mechanisms Balance Profitability and ESG Mandates in Traditional Industries

This paper proposes Dynamic Governance Ambidexterity (DGA), a novel institutional framework that integrates real-time shadow carbon and social pricing algorithms into executive compensation and capital allocation to help traditional asset-heavy industries resolve the sustainability paradox by transforming ESG liabilities into competitive assets.

Elham Rezaei2026-07-31
📈 economics

Technological Diversification or Structural Convergence? Türkiye's EPO Patent Portfolio in Comparative Perspective (2016-2025

This paper analyzes Türkiye's EPO patent portfolio from 2016 to 2025 to demonstrate that while the country achieved greater technological diversification and strengthened specialization in applied industrial fields, it experienced structural convergence with Europe's industrial profile rather than with the digital-electronics frontiers of the US or Asia.

Kamil TASCI2026-07-31
📈 economics

Integrating Economic Contribution and Tourist Satisfaction: A New National Park Management Effectiveness Evaluation Framework

This study proposes a novel framework for evaluating national park management effectiveness by integrating economic contribution and visitor satisfaction, which was validated through a case study of Huangguoshu National Park in China showing significant economic benefits and generally high visitor satisfaction.

Zeli Hu, Jeetesh Kumar, Jinfeng Wang, Suresh kannan, Qu Qin2026-07-31
📈 economics

The Manpower Multiplier: Industrial Policy as a Catalyst for Human Capital in China

Using data from 1997 to 2020, this paper demonstrates that China's industrial policies significantly enhance regional human capital—particularly in urban, eastern, and central areas with higher marketization—by driving structural upgrading, R&D innovation, and economic agglomeration, with resource allocation efficiency playing a key moderating role in these mechanisms.

Li Sun, Yingge Ma, Min Bai2026-07-31
📈 economics

Platform Maturity and the NIH–Patent Nexus: Evidence from Polymer Drug-Delivery Research (2015–2025)

This study analyzes NIH-funded polymer drug-delivery research from 2015 to 2025 to reveal that while public investment correlates with patenting, the temporal alignment and translational efficiency vary significantly by polymer class, suggesting that material maturity and platform characteristics are stronger predictors of innovation outcomes than funding magnitude alone.

Motahareh Hashemidehaghi, Zahra Omidi, Jeffrey M. Toth, Meisam Omidi2026-07-31
📈 economics

Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy in Ethiopian Private Banks and Insurance Companies: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis

This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2024 to identify profitability, firm size, liquidity, and past payouts as key determinants of dividend policies in Ethiopian private banks and insurance companies, while highlighting critical research gaps in regulatory capital, corporate governance, and insurance-sector analysis.

Petros Degefa Mulu2026-07-30