📈 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
📈 economics

Impact of National Sports Industry Demonstration Bases on Regional Sports Development: Empirical Difference-in-Differences

Using a multi-period difference-in-differences approach on panel data from 208 Chinese cities, this study finds that while National Sports Industry Demonstration Bases significantly boost the regional sports industry's economic value, they have no significant impact on resident sports consumption or employment absorption, prompting recommendations for policy optimization in evaluation, employment transformation, and product supply.

Wenxuan Gan, Qiulin Chen, Ying Liu2026-07-30
📈 economics

A Study on Strategies for Enhancing the Resilience of Manufacturing Industrial Chains Based on Three-Party Evolutionary Games

This paper employs a three-party evolutionary game model and numerical simulations to demonstrate that optimizing government regulation, reducing participation costs, and leveraging digital empowerment are critical strategies for overcoming coordination failures and achieving a stable, resilient equilibrium among government, chain-leading enterprises, and other manufacturing entities.

Yong Jiao, Ruxue Xu2026-07-30
📈 economics

Financial Development, Foreign Direct Investment, and Private Sector Development in Sierra Leone: Evidence from ARDL and Granger Causality Analysis (1996–2024)

This study utilizes ARDL and Granger causality analyses of data from 1996 to 2024 to demonstrate that financial development, institutional quality, and foreign direct investment collectively drive private sector development in Sierra Leone, with institutional effectiveness significantly moderating the impact of FDI.

Peter Makieu, Saffa Mohamed Massaquoi, Abdulai Sillah, Edison D. Dartue2026-07-30