We are concerned with the behavior of the eigenvalues of renormalized sample covariance matrices of the form Cn=np(1nAp1/2XnBnXn∗Ap1/2−1ntr(Bn)Ap) as p,n→∞ and p/n→0, where Xn is a p×n matrix with i.i.d. real or complex valued entries Xij satisfying E(Xij)=0, E|Xij|2=1 and having...

This article focuses on the contribution of structural change to aggregate manufacturing and industrial productivity in China. Using shift-share techniques, this article examines three types of structural change: changes in the sectoral structure of production, changes in the ownership...

By empirical demonstration, this study extends the assessments of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in performing science and technology in previous studies by exploring their cumulative patterns of science and technology (proxied by publications and patents...

This study presents a framework for mapping rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility in the Wencheng area of Zhejiang Province, China, using support vector machine (SVM). Seven conditioning factors of elevation, slope, aspect, distance to roads, lithology, land use, and normalized difference...

Purpose – The present research attempts to address what kinds of attitude variables influence individuals' debt behavior. Although credit card debt has been extensively documented recently, the main focus is on the pure amount of debt. Little research is concerned with the source of credit...

Purpose Based on consumers’ geographic real-time locations, firms can utilize mobile targeting promotion (MTP) to target consumers through some applications embedded in mobile device. This paper aims to focus on two competing firms about how to make MTP strategies under asymmetric mobile...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the research and development (R&D) structure and the effect which R&D may have on economic growth in Hebei Province, PRC. Through the comparison of R&D efficiency in Hebei and that of seven other regions (with top economic performance in China), it tries to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is research the relationship between size of government and FDI inflows of the host country, and provide a strategies. Design/methodology/approach – Adopting the fixed effect model of panel data, this paper uses related observations from 81 countries...