A triazine-based polymer hybrid carbonizing agent containing SiO2 (MCA-K-SiO2) was synthesized and used in combination with aluminum diethyl hypophosphite (AlPi) to improve the flame retardancy of thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE). Using limited oxygen index, vertical combustion test,...

This paper examines the educational spillover effects of migrant personality on the academic performance of local students, exploring the random assignment of students into Chinese middle school classrooms. We find that local students perform better in the presence of more conscientiousness and...

Active equity funds care about fund size, affected by fund flows that obey a strong factor structure with the common component responding to macroeconomic shocks. Funds hedge against common flows by tilting their portfolios toward low-flow-beta stocks, while household/retail and index investors...

This study examines the relationship between home-alone CEOs (i.e. when the CEO is the only insider on the board of directors) and corporate risk-taking. Using Ln(volatility of monthly return) as the corporate risk-taking proxy and a sample of 14,274 observations throughout the period 1996-2018,...

The potent support from China’s government provides opportunities for the development of China’s photovoltaic and wind power industry and promotes China to become the largest renewable energy investor. Based on the data of 62 listed companies from 2007 to 2020, this paper builds fixed-effect...