📈 economics

The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Marine Fishery Carbon Emission Efficiency: Evidence and Differentiated Policy for Coastal Provinces in China

This study demonstrates that while digital economy development significantly enhances marine fishery carbon emission efficiency in China through local improvements and positive spatial spillovers, its effectiveness is contingent upon regional production structures, being most beneficial in low capture-dependence areas and necessitating differentiated policy strategies across coastal provinces.

Erchun He, HoGeun Jang, Chunfeng Zhang, Ying Luo2026-10-23
📈 economics

Measuring Regional Economic Development from the Ground Up: Gas Station Infrastructure as an Alternative to Nighttime Lights

This paper introduces the Gas Station Index (GSI), a novel bottom-up indicator derived from open-source geospatial data on gas stations and their surrounding amenities, which effectively measures regional economic development with accuracy comparable to nighttime lights while providing complementary ground-level insights into infrastructure and consumption environments.

Vasil Filkoski, Dragan Tevdovski2026-10-23
📈 economics

Strategic Leadership and Corporate Governance in Municipal Owned Entities within South African Cities: A Case Study of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

This qualitative study of KwaZulu-Natal's municipal owned entities identifies that despite existing legislative frameworks, governance failures persist due to weak oversight and leadership instability, concluding that strengthening strategic leadership and internal controls is essential for ensuring accountability and sustainable performance.

Khayelihle Ngobese. Ngobese2026-10-23
📈 economics

AI-Driven Strategic Forecasting: Harnessing Big Data Analytics to Predict Decision Outcomes in Enterprise Management

This study proposes and validates a hybrid decision intelligence framework that integrates Large Language Model agents, Digital Twin synchronization, and Big Data analytics to significantly enhance strategic forecasting and resource allocation in enterprise management, achieving a 94.5% win rate and 133% performance improvement over standalone LLM baselines in a multi-agent economic simulation.

Minh Trinh Quang2026-10-23
📈 economics

Do Market Rules Shape Quality of Life? A Capability-Based Test with Two Waves of OECD Product Market Regulation

This paper applies the capability approach to test whether specific components of product market regulation differentially impact gender inequality and life evaluations across 54 economies, finding that while reduced entry barriers correlate with higher life satisfaction, they show no significant association with gender inequality and fail to support the hypothesis that regulatory composition matters more than overall regulatory levels.

Rodrigo Laera2026-10-23