This study uses text mining technology to construct an index of digital transformation and discusses the impact of digital transformation on enterprise innovation and its mechanisms from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It also analyzes whether digital transformation can significantly...

The urban-rural labor productivity gap lies at the root of the large income gap between urban and rural areas in China. Hence, it is important to accurately identify the key factors that influence this urban-rural labor productivity gap. Policy adjustments and precise measures are also conducive...

There have long been claims that compensations for noneconomic damages are random because tort law does not provide clear guidance regarding these compensations. I investigate, in both settled and tried medical malpractice cases, whether noneconomic damage payments are arbitrary and what...

Legal institutions play an important role in affecting delay in settlement. But little research has investigated the institutional causes of delay. The empirical literature is ambiguous regarding the impact of trial-court delay on settlement delay. I analyze the timing of bargaining and the...