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The Effect of the China Connect

Chang Ma, John Rogers, Sili Zhou, Aug 07, 2024

This article discusses that The China Connect not only introduced new learning channels by improving market efficiency, but also increased domestic firms' sensitivity to global shocks and revealed the policy trade-offs between efficiency and volatility in liberalization.

Learning by Investing: entrepreneurial spillovers from venture capital

Josh Lerner, Jinlin Li, Tong Liu, May 22, 2024

The experience gained by individual investors from participating in venture capital funds significantly enhances their entrepreneurial capabilities in the high-tech sector.

Horizon Risk in Rental Housing: Evidence from a PropTech Rental Platform

Jiayin Hu, Maggie R. Hu, Shangchen Li, Yingguang Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Jul 10, 2024

This article discussing that landlords in areas with faster housing price growth tend to offer shorter-term contracts and are less likely to renew expired contracts.

Fertility and Delayed Migration: How Son Preference Protects Young Girls Against Mother–Child Separation

Zibin Huang, Xu Jiang, Ang Sun, Aug 14, 2024

In rural China, the son preference paradoxically reduces the likelihood of early mother-child separation for girls, while boys are more prone to such separation.

The Externalities of ESG Disclosure

Yi Jiang, Ya Kang, Hao Liang, Jul 24, 2024

This article discusses that China's mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure policies have led firms to increase their donations for poverty alleviation, yet paradoxically have also resulted in higher pollution levels, thereby highlighting the potential environmental negative externalities that can arise from the government's mild steering of corporate behavior through disclosure mandates.