On the basis of document research, we summed up factors of technical demand of commercial paddy farmers to four aspects: individual characteristics of farmers, natural endowment of resources, factors related to risks, and information factor. Then, we put forward relevant hypotheses. From survey...

High-dimensional feature selection has become increasingly crucial for seeking parsimonious models in estimation. For selection consistency, we derive one necessary and sufficient condition formulated on the notion of degree of separation. The minimal degree of separation is necessary for any...

This paper examines the causal effect of corporate venture capital (CVC) investors on the survival of startup companies using the competing hazard framework. Using parent firm merger and acquisition events as a shock to geographical exposure to venture arms thereof, I find that exposure to CVCs...

We study stock market reactions to the release of movies re-exposing past publicly known corporate scandals. Using a sample of 54 event firms featured in 23 movies, we find event firms have significantly negative and persistent abnormal returns to movie releases. We posit that such negative...

Previous research on the effect of board characteristics mostly examines established firms.This raises the question of whether the findings from the board characteristics literature are applicable to rapidly growing enterprises, as their corporate governance landscape can be very different from...