Following in the footsteps of the man whose name is associated with the Forty Thieves, and whose immortal words gave him access to the treasure, the twenty-first century's Alibaba found his pot of gold in Chinese consumer with his 'Open Sesame': the protection that Alipay delivers to consumers....

Existing consumer behavior theories suggest that consumers tend to recognize, better comprehend, and respond favorably to information that is both relevant and consistent with their beliefs and values. This study extends these theories by employing cultural arguments and pictures to examine the...

Utilizing VAR-DCC-MVGARCH model and volatility spillover index, we examine international spillovers and spillbacks between SMICs and the U.S. Results show that SMICs and the U.S. present dynamic and asymmetric volatility spillovers and spillbacks during and beyond financial crisis. The effects...

Variance-optimal hedging in a discrete-time framework is a practical options strategy that aims to reduce the residual risk. It has been widely used in volatility trading desks. In this paper, we solve the variance-optimal hedging problem for affine GARCH models both semi-explicitly and through...

Herein, a novel filed-free electrochemical sensor based on inverted Y-type DNA conformation was developed for the ultrasensitive determination of tetracycline (TC). In this sensor, a ferrocene was immobilized on a DNA strand near the interface and showing a signal as reference. Meanwhile, a...

This study explored the influence of fibrous and filmy polyethylene terephthalate (PET) on the transportation of NPs in saturated porous media. With the strong electrostatic repulsion, the negatively charged PET fibers (-57.5 mV) improved the transport of NPs, and the mass percentage of NPs...

The article describes a few issues of financial consumer statues in China, including Overview of Financial Market in China, Regulation or Guidance Relating to Information and Charging, The Structure and Functions of Chinese Financial Consumer Protection Bodies, Redress and Dispute Resolution...

It is a hot topic to discuss the serious pollution situation in China recent years, but what are the implications for Chinese consumer? This short article is trying to remind both the regulator and the public in China that the pollution issue is one of the basic rights of consumer, and the...

This paper describes the Consumer Movement landscape in China, especially explains why consumer protection level is not match to the economic development of the country. Most activity on behalf of consumers in China cannot be described as “activism”. Rather, the government dominates consumer...