This paper examines how technology affects firm size. A vertical integration perspective is taken because the size of a firm tends to be large when a longer chain of production processes are organized within the border of the firm. By applying the Property Rights Theory Approach, the paper...

This Study examines the impact of local bank structures on the expansion of foreign banks by combining data from China and theory analysis of domestic and foreign bank competition. Results show that when foreign banks face banking structures with a higher proportion of banks with low funding...

China’s energy needs and its environment are facing great challenges because of the country’s rapid urbanization and industrialization. It is China’s strategic choice to exploit renewable energy to guarantee its energy security and reduce CO2 emissions. Crop residue has been identified and...

The article examines the reform of collective copyright licensing in China. An overview of the copyright reform in the country in which the employment of an extended collective license system was affirmed by Chinese legislature. Also discussed are the transparent governance and dispute...

Background Numerous studies show that living near more greenness may benefit various health outcomes. Nevertheless, no studies have investigated the greenness-bone linkage in the general population with large sample sizes. Moreover, to what extent ambient air pollution (AAP) and physical...

In the process of using discrete element method (DEM) to simulate the interaction between straw and machinery, because the existing straw model does not have destructible characteristics, some interaction process cannot be simulated, which affects the accuracy of simulation. In order to solve...

As strategies for achieving sustainable growth in developing countries are re-examined in light of the financial crisis, it is critical to take into account structural change and its corollary, industrial upgrading. Economic literature has devoted a great deal of attention to the analysis of...