1802 papers
This paper analyzes a novel Chinese dataset to demonstrate that traffic congestion exerts an inverted U-shaped impact on the agglomeration and diversification of urban consumption industries, with effects varying by sector characteristics and city demographics, thereby highlighting the potential of targeted infrastructure and policy interventions to mitigate these adverse consumption-side externalities.
This mixed-method study of 16 Indonesian seaports identifies ten key factors, particularly quality control procedures, human resources, and gateway performance, that significantly drive port productivity and competitiveness to foster regional economic growth in the archipelagic nation.
Using panel data from 35 Sub-Saharan African economies (2009–2020), this study demonstrates that bureaucratic quality significantly enhances non-life insurance penetration, with innovation serving as a critical contingent factor that strengthens this relationship.
Based on interviews with 42 finance middle managers, this study proposes the Cybernetic Middle Management Decision Model (CMMDM) to illustrate how AI functions as a cognitive extension that transforms investment management from static budgeting to continuous, data-driven resource orchestration through a recursive cycle of intelligence, interpretation, and learning.
This paper analyzes panel data from 27 EU member states (2000–2023) to find that numerical fiscal rules are positively associated with output volatility, suggesting they limit countercyclical stabilization and highlighting the importance of flexibility mechanisms in the reformed EU fiscal framework.
This paper analyzes Italian data to conclude that while certified innovative start-ups initially exhibit lower markups than ordinary SMEs, this difference is driven by the selection of inherently more efficient firms rather than the certification status itself, as the loss of certification due to statutory expiry has no causal effect on pricing.
This study utilizes an extended Protection Motivation Theory model to demonstrate that among Malaysian e-wallet users, Benevolence Trust is the strongest predictor of behavioural biometric acceptance, surpassing other trust dimensions and security appraisals, thereby offering critical insights for enhancing digital trust and guiding regulatory implementation.
Drawing on a mixed-methods study of 286 Tanzanian startup ecosystem participants, this paper demonstrates that strategic stakeholder engagement significantly enhances investment attraction both directly and through ecosystem development, while highlighting the complex, measurement-sensitive role of ESG integration as a governance signal in emerging economies.
This study utilizes panel data from eight EU countries (2014–2023) to demonstrate that while the COVID-19 pandemic caused a permanent structural increase in e-commerce intensity, adoption is uniquely driven by digital infrastructure and environmental consciousness rather than traditional logistics performance, which surprisingly exhibits a negative association with e-commerce growth.
This study utilizes an ARDL model on Nigerian data from 1994 to 2025 to demonstrate that while foreign aid positively influences long-term economic growth, its effectiveness is significantly undermined by corruption, which exerts a detrimental impact on growth in both the short and long run.