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Comparative Study on Robust Methodological Choice for Economic Valuation of Religious and Heritage Sites: A Systematic Review

This systematic review of 21 studies on the economic valuation of religious and heritage sites highlights a methodological shift toward individual-level travel cost models and contingent valuation to address the unique heterogeneity and non-use values of pilgrimage, while recommending hybrid designs and pilgrimage-specific demand models to overcome existing methodological challenges.

Khem Subedi2026-09-14

📈 economics

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Private Investment in India: A Data-Consistent Dynamic Econometric Framework

This paper outlines a data-consistent framework for analyzing the impact of economic policy uncertainty on private investment in India, prioritizing the rigorous alignment of national accounts and variable definitions over reporting econometric results due to the limitations of the currently available short sample period.

OM KRISHNA2026-09-14

📈 economics

Unpacking the Link between Digital-green Synergy Strategy and Disruptive Innovation: The Mediating role of Knowledge Orchestration

Drawing on resource orchestration theory and data from 328 Chinese high-tech enterprises, this study demonstrates that a digital-green synergy strategy drives disruptive innovation through the mediating mechanism of knowledge orchestration, a process further strengthened by network embeddedness and human-machine collaboration.

Xinyu Teng, Yujuan Xi, Yijing Li2026-09-13

📈 economics

Physical climate hazard exposure shapes small and medium enterprises’ adaptation plans indirectly through risk perception

This study of 2,088 Italian SMEs reveals that objective exposure to physical climate hazards does not directly drive adaptation plans, but rather influences them indirectly by shaping firms' risk perceptions, which are further moderated by organizational capabilities like environmental governance and sustainability literacy.

Alessandro Migliavacca, Aline Miazza, Vera Palea2026-09-13

📈 economics

When accuracy does not improve decisions: a decision-outcome validation framework for cross-regional box office forecasting

This paper introduces a decision-outcome validation framework demonstrating that minimizing predictive error does not guarantee optimal market selection decisions in cross-regional box office forecasting, as models optimized for decision outcomes often outperform accuracy-focused models in generating revenue.

Lu Chao, Xu AnQi, XiaoXi Ma2026-09-12

📈 economics

Beyond digital access: how internet use patterns shape labour income returns—evidence from China

Using Chinese panel data, this study demonstrates that while the mere digital divide does not significantly boost earnings due to selection bias, the specific composition of internet use—particularly productive and mixed activities—drives substantial income gains that are disproportionately higher for women and older workers, suggesting that policy should prioritize converting access into productive engagement rather than simply expanding connectivity.

Qi Xiao, Dingyi Qin2026-09-12

📈 economics

Tracing economic dependence and pressure on nature through global supply chains: priorities for nature finance and conservation screening

This paper presents a global screening framework that integrates economic dependencies on nature and associated environmental pressures across multi-tiered supply chains to guide financial institutions and policymakers in prioritizing ecological due diligence and nature-related risk management.

Thomas Huyssteen2026-09-12

📈 economics

Anti-corruption Shocks, Relational Supply Chains, and Crowded Competition: Heterogeneous Impacts on Private Manufacturers and Sectoral Demand in China

This paper analyzes how China's provincial anti-corruption enforcement shocks, while dismantling relational rents, simultaneously trigger short-term supply chain fragility, demand contraction in luxury sectors, labor shifts to the gig economy, and unproductive market crowding in SOE-dominated industries, ultimately revealing a critical tension between institutional reform and economic stability.

Rongliang Xu, Tianming Xu2026-09-12

📈 economics

Housing, Credit and the Real Economy in the Euro Area: Transmission and Heterogeneity

This paper analyzes the dynamic linkages between the housing market and the real economy in the Euro Area, finding strong cross-country connections driven by construction responsiveness and demonstrating that both macroprudential and monetary policies significantly influence house prices and mortgage credit growth.

Borek Vasicek, Vaclav Zdarek2026-09-12

📈 economics

Fuel Demand, Spatial Competition, and Local Market Structure: Evidence from Gasohol Retailing in Lima and Callao

This study utilizes district-level data from Lima and Callao to estimate that the price elasticity of demand for 90- and 95-octane gasohol ranges from -1.50 to -3.17, indicating a significant negative response of fuel demand to price changes despite the exceptional economic context of the pandemic and tax exemptions.

David Ricardo Gonzales Peña, Jorge Ricardo Gonzales Peña2026-09-12

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