Servicification in global value chains (GVCs) in emerging and developing Asian economies has become a trend recently. However, there have been no scientific studies to elucidate the mechanism of servicification in GVCs. To fill this missing gap, this study aims at investigating the involvement...

We quantify the economic costs of air pollution associated with drug expenditures. First, following a 1% increase in the annual average of PM2.5, the combined expenditures on respiratory, cardiovascular, and antitumor drugs are predicted to rise by an amount equivalent to 1.81% of the annual per...

This research uses mapped urbanization, PESTEL analysis, Smart City projects, and socioeconomic impacts to analyze the MENA region’s outlook on smart mobility. Countries in the MENA region are implementing large-scale smart mobility projects to combat modern urbanization challenges such as...

China’s rapid industrialization and urbanization in recent decades have deteriorated its air environmental quality. This study focuses on air pollutions in terms of CO, NO2, O3, PM2.5, PM10, and SO2 in Chinese provinces. Although the heterogeneity of environmental Kuznets curves (EKCs) from...

There is ongoing debate in empirical research regarding the impact of exchange rate volatility on exports and economic growth. While some studies argue that exchange rate volatility positively influences these economic variables, others suggest negative or negligible effects. This study seeks to...

This study investigates smart port development within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), a key project under China’s expansive Belt and Road Initiative. This development is of paramount importance as it addresses the pressing need to modernize port infrastructure,...

This paper studies how frictions in the patent market inhibit economic growth. I document that the patent market is considerably less developed in China than in the US. To understand this fact, I build a growth model incorporating three frictions in the patent market—search costs, fixed...

This paper studies how frictions in the patent market inhibit economic growth. I document that the patent market is considerably less developed in China than in the US. To understand this fact, I build a growth model incorporating three frictions in the patent market—search costs, fixed...