Does Adult Digital Learning Pay Off? The Impact on Labor Market Returns
Abstract:This paper investigates the labor market returns to adult digital learning. We find that digital learning generates a 6.9% increase in labor income, with sustained positive dynamic effects. Building on a theoretical model that incorporates online training, we empirically demonstrate that digital learning both accumulates human capital and reduces learning costs through flexible, fragmented ...
Wei Lei, Chenxuan Chen*
ARTICLE | Review of Income and Wealth |2025、71、4
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De-Politicization and Corporate Risk-Taking
Abstract:We examine the impact of China's de-politicization regulation Rule 18 on corporate risk-taking. This rule mandates government officials to step down from their positions on the boards of public firms, thereby severing the political ties through official directors. Employing a staggered difference-in-differences design, our study reveals that the collapse of political connections results in ...
Yinghui Chen*, Ting Ren, Youzhi Xiao, Heng Yue
ARTICLE |Emerging Markets Review | 2025、69
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US Monetary Policy Spillovers, Maturity Mismatch and Chinese Corporate Financing Premium
Abstract:The term premium of Chinese corporate bonds has become an important factor driving up the long-term financing rate, which is also highly synchronized with the US policy rate. We establish a Proxy SVAR model to investigate US monetary policy spillovers on the term premium, and we find that tightening US monetary policy leads to capital outflow from China, increasing the term premium, high long-...
Dongzhou Mei, Jiaxin Wang, Mi Zhang*
ARTICLE | China Economic Review| 2025、93
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Heavy Pollution Attributes and Firms' Green Investment under Power Shortage Risk
Abstract:As public concern for environmental protection grows, firms' attention on pollution governance is increasing, making green investment the optimal avenue for businesses to address this issue. By matching the data on power shortage risks at the urban level and Chinese listed firms, this study explores the impact of firms' pollution attributes on green investment. It examines the moderating effect ...
Xin Liu, Bowen Li*, Zihao Wang
ARTICLE |Journal of Energy Engineering |2025、151、5
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