In multi-object auction models with unitary demand agents, if agents utility functions satisfy quasi-linearity, three auction formats, sealed-bid auction, exact ascending auction, and approximate ascending auction, are known to identify the minimum price equilibrium (MPE), and exhibit elegant...

We study the slot allocation problem where agents have quasi-linear single-peaked preferences over slots and identify the rules satisfying efficiency, strategy-proofness, and individual rationality. Since the quasi-linear single-peaked domain is not connected, the famous characterization of the...

S<sc>un</sc> Y., Z<sc>hou</sc> Y., L<sc>in</sc> G. C. S. and W<sc>ei</sc> Y. H. D. Subcontracting and supplier innovativeness in a developing economy: evidence from China's information and communication technology industry, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This study critically evaluates the relevance of the global value chains theory against...

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The multifractal properties of daily rainfall time series at the stations in Pearl River basin of China over periods of up to 45 years are examined using the universal multifractal approach based on the multiplicative cascade model and the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA)....

The sum-max 2-most reliable sources (Sum-Max 2-MRS) problem in a given unreliable network is referred to as finding a pair of nodes in the network from which the expected number of reachable nodes is maximized. This problem is #P-hard on general graphs and admits a cubic time algorithm on trees...

Summary This paper examines how the synergy between China's domestic and the international market has affected its most competitive indigenous companies. Through case study in China's ICT sectors in the 1990s, the paper shows that when export upgrades and domestic market growth intersect in...