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Digital Village Construction and Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity: Theoretical Mechanisms and Empirical Evidence

Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (2011–2023) and a double machine learning model, this study demonstrates that digital village construction significantly enhances agricultural green total factor productivity, primarily through technological innovation, with effects varying across regional and structural characteristics while being driven by the coordination of governance and livelihood integration.

Xinyu Li, Xinyue Li, Baoqi Song2026-07-20
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Evaluating the scientific rigour of climate scenario analysis: LLM-assisted evidence from New Zealand’s mandatory disclosures

This study utilizes an LLM-assisted audit framework to evaluate New Zealand's pioneering mandatory climate disclosures, revealing that while reporting volume has increased, the scientific rigor remains compromised by inconsistent methodologies and narrative limitations, thereby exposing a critical gap between regulatory compliance and genuine financial utility.

Quyen Nguyen, Florent Aden-Antoniow, Nicholas A Cradock-Henry, Jack Drummond, Robert Buxton, Ani Barr2026-07-20
📈 economics

Correcting public service misallocation through intermunicipal mobility: evidence from Italy’s RRF childcare program

This paper demonstrates that while Italy's RRF childcare investments fail to meet coverage targets in many small municipalities due to rigid administrative allocation, fostering intermunicipal mobility to access neighboring excess capacity can significantly reduce spatial inequalities without requiring additional infrastructure.

Alberto Zanardi, Roberto Fantozzi2026-07-20
📈 economics

Two-stage dynamic network game for low-carbon technology innovation and diffusion among manufacturers under government intervention

This paper employs two-stage dynamic network game models to demonstrate that government interventions—specifically reputation concerns, subsidies, and carbon taxes—combined with oligopolistic innovation and favorable small-world network topologies, are critical for overcoming barriers and accelerating low-carbon technology diffusion among manufacturers.

Wanting Chen, Zhi-Hua Hu2026-07-20
📈 economics

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

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