The last quarter of the 20th century was a period of sustained economic growth across many countries. Countries' institutional arrangements have been commonly employed as factors in the convergence studies of economic growth and income levels. However, the issue of whether institutions...

In this study, we compare the adjustments of credit ratings by an investor-paid credit rating agency (CRA), represented by Egan-Jones Ratings Company, and an issuer-paid CRA, represented by Moody's Investors Service, vis-à-vis conflict of interest and reputation. A novel distribution dynamics...

Empirical studies suggest that globalization (FDI and international trade) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 and related anti-pandemic measures imposed by governments worldwide. This paper investigates the impact of globalization on intra-provincial income inequality in China and the...

In this study, we compare the adjustments of credit ratings by an investor-paid credit rating agency (CRA), represented by Egan-Jones Ratings Company, and an issuer-paid CRA, represented by Moody’s Investors Service, vis-à-vis conflict of interest and reputation. A novel distribution dynamics...

Employing distribution dynamics analysis, we examine the future spatial dynamics and convergence of the relative house-price-to-income ratio (RHPIR) across 171 major Chinese cities during the 2002-2016 period. We find that the convergence occurs at a slow pace and is heterogeneous across cities...

Using a global sample of 19,913 corporations from 76 countries during the 2010-2019 period and the nonparametric distribution dynamics approach, we analyse the transitional dynamics and long-run evolution of corporate carbon performance (CCP). We find that regardless of the period of...

This paper examines the future dynamics of the relative housing price-to-income ratio (RHPIR) in China. We find that the convergence in RHPIR will be more congregated in the non-center cities of city clusters, the cities from the eastern region, with a net outflow of population, and low economic...

Urbanisation and agriculture have been commonly used in the studies of carbon emissions. However, the issue of convergence of carbon emissions and intensity across countries with different urbanisation and agrarian structures has been under-researched. Unlike previous studies, we examine whether...

Poverty, profit and the political economy of violent conflict -- Institutions : hardware and software -- People : participation, civil society and gender -- Conflict resolution, transformation, reconciliation and development -- Post-conflict reconstruction and development -- Development, aid and...