Chinese city commercial banks are well-suited for exploring the impact of local economic growth on bank performance. We find that local economic growth has a negative impact on profits efficiency of city commercial bank. Moreover, the magnitude of the impact is very large. The findings suggest...

In China, regional disparities are important. We examine the difference in the sensitivity of investment to cash flow between firms in inland regions and those in coastal regions. By using the financial data of Chinese listed firms, we found that firms in inland regions rely more on their...

China’s Hainan Island is well-suited to investigate the announcement effects of regional tourism industrial policy on markets in a tourist destination region. Based on a sample of 19 Hainan concept listed firms distributed over several different industries, we explore the announcement effects...