The study compares regional policies of China, Brazil, ASEAN and MERCOSUR with the EU's cohesion policy to inspire the policy debate on its future after 2020. Despite the fact that these countries differ significantly from the EU, they attach great importance to territorial policies and provide...

We test the asset pricing implications of collateralized borrowing using the Chinese structured A-B funds. The funds are special in that the prices for the same asset with and without leverage are simultaneously observed with the leverage exogenously determined and time-varying. We find that...

Chapter 1. Background of GBA Synergetic Free ports -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundation of Free ports and Regional Synergetic Development -- Chapter 3. Best Practices of the Leading Free Ports of the World -- Chapter 4. Study on Regional Synergetic Development of Well-known Bay Areas -- Chapter...