We study the Stackleberg variant of the repeated Sequential Prisoner’s Dilemma (SPD for short). The game goes in two stages, and the two players, the leader and the follower, are asymmetric in both stages. In the first stage of the game, the leader chooses a strategy (for the repeated SPD of...

There are two recognized classes of strategic-form symmetric games, both of which can be conveniently defined through the corresponding player symmetry groups. We investigate the basic properties of these groups and several related concepts. We generalize the notion of coveringness of...

This paper examines the cognitive biases in small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managerial beliefs under exogenous shocks and investigates whether such biases affect firms’ decision-making in the future. We use unique administrative survey data spanning the outbreak of COVID-19 in China...

Accurate crop growth and radiation use efficiency (RUE) measurements under optimal growth conditions are required to predict grain yield near the genetic growth potential and estimate climate change effects on crop production. Research was conducted to quantify RUE of maize during the whole...

We propose a new reason, irrational investors' behaviors, for the magnet effect of stock price limits. We use investor density to construct an equilibrium price model including heterogeneous rational and irrational investors and find that the density of irrational investors affects the expected...

Using comprehensive loan-level data in China, we investigate how the deregulation on bank entry barriers alters local banking industrial organisation and its economic consequences. We document a novel trade-off: the potential benefits of deregulation are adversely mitigated by entrant banks’...

This study examines the relationship between litigation risk and stock price crash risk. Using a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms and a comprehensive range of lawsuits filed against their firms covering 2000 to 2020, we find that litigation risk is positively related to stock price crash...

Macroeconomic policy making is a complex systematic process, which requires in-depth understanding of current economic situation, prediction of future economic trend, and proper policy evaluation measurements. Instruments of early warning, and policy simulation are often employed in...

False Financial Statements (FFS) have long been a serious problem in China and other Asian countries, which significantly dampen the confidence of the investors. Regardless of listed companies or non-listed companies, the percentage of financial statements that contained false information is...

Cycling is an important form of active transport and physical activity to provide substantial health benefits to the elderly. Among voluminous physical activity-related literature, few studies have investigated the correlates of active transport of the rural elderly in China. This study was the...