This study was intended to estimate production of major livestock and poultry manure and contaminant content, and find out current situation of manure pollution, so as to provide reference for pollution control of livestock and poultry breeding industry in Guangxi. Based on the related statistic...

We had introduced a facile strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of graphene nanosheets and SnO 2 hybrid (SnO 2 /GNSs) as anode for lithium-ion batteries through adding and removing of Al 2 O 3 from the composite. The morphology and structure of as-prepared SnO 2 /GNSs composites...

This paper examines the effect of hierarchical pay structures on firm value in firms where CEOs are not the highest paid members of the top management teams. We find that the difference in pay between CEO and VPs benefits firm value only when CEO is the highest paid member of the top management...

In this paper we investigate whether inefficient bank loans can reduce the value of borrowing firms when expropriation of the stock of minority shareholders by controlling shareholders is a major concern. Using data from Chinese banks, we find that bank loan announcements generate significantly...

Financial media, such as financial newspapers, business magazines, financial television programs etc., are the most common information sources for retail investors. In this paper I investigate the reputation effect of financial media on capital markets from a theoretical angle. I show that...

Financial media are the most common information sources for retail investors. This paper investigates the reputation effect of financial journalists on capital markets. As the current financial crisis gets worse, the financial press has benefited from the economic plunge since both old and...

Research by our co-author Weihua Huang suggests that according to the Hurun Wealth Report 2010, in China there are at least 875,000 USD millionaires, 1900 RMB billionaires (with over EUR 110 million), and 140 Chinese have made over RMB 10 billion. Many of these are comparatively young –...