📈 economics

Blockchain Driven Transparency and Digital Integration in Jordanian Biomedical Supply Chains for Economic Efficiency and Healthcare Innovation

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 611 Jordanian biomedical sector responses to demonstrate that blockchain adoption and digital integration significantly enhance economic efficiency and healthcare innovation by mediating through improved supply chain transparency.

Ruba Elhawi, OMAR Badran, Rasha Qawasmeh, Burcin KAPLAN, Saed Adnan Mustafa2026-09-01
📈 economics

Household consumption inequality in Argentina: A regression-based decomposition analysis

Using a regression-based Fields decomposition of 2017/2018 Argentine household data, this study identifies household size and education as the primary determinants of consumption inequality, accounting for approximately 63% of the disparity, while suggesting these factors should guide public policy to reduce inequality and enhance well-being.

Martin Alejandro Basso, Isabel del Valle Gulli2026-09-01
📈 economics

The Effects of Environmental Risk and Regulatory Pressure on Operational Vulnerability and Disruption Probability in Supply Chains: An Integration of PLS-SEM and Machine Learning

This study employs a hybrid PLS-SEM and machine learning approach on data from Turkish supply chain managers to demonstrate that environmental risk and regulatory pressure increase disruption probability primarily by heightening operational vulnerability, suggesting that managers should prioritize mitigating internal vulnerabilities over merely monitoring external threats.

HALDUN TURAN2026-09-01
📈 economics

Green Industrialisation through Net-Zero Industrial Ecosystems: The Case of China’s Ordos Industrial Park

This paper argues that successful industrial decarbonization requires a systemic transformation into coordinated green industrial ecosystems, as demonstrated by China's Ordos Net-Zero Industrial Park, rather than relying solely on carbon pricing or single-technology solutions, with critical implications for ensuring green investment builds domestic productive capabilities in the Global South.

Siqi Ma, gaoxi jiang, Shoudong Ma2026-09-01
📈 economics

Financial agglomeration and regional development: From siphoning to spatial spillovers

Using panel data from 31 Tanzanian regions (2006–2022), this study employs spatial Durbin models to demonstrate that financial agglomeration significantly promotes high-quality regional development through both direct and spillover effects, though these impacts dynamically shift between siphoning and positive spillovers over time and are moderated by industrial structure and education.

Naresh Charan2026-09-01