The goals of the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity call for a
global transition to sustainability. To achieve these goals, subsidies can be implemented …

Innovation in the new energy vehicle industry provides essential opportunities for green
transformation. This paper addresses several issues related to (1) the impacts of …

To mitigate conflicting land use demands and to reduce increasing land consumption,
effective instruments for steering land use are needed. While conventional instruments for …

We present an empirical analysis of the determinants of growth for a sample of Italian small
and medium sized firms. We show that, when investigating a sample which includes firms …

Are Chinese government subsidies making the targeted Chinese firms more productive?
Alternatively, are efforts to promote productivity undercut by efforts to maintain or expand …

This paper examines whether state subsidy is a determinant of the voluntary corporate
social responsibility (CSR) disclosures of Chinese listed firms. Using archival data from a …

In this study, subsidies are classified into government subsidies beforehand (GSB) and
government subsidies afterwards (GSA). We examine the impacts of GSB and GSA on the …

China has been adopting a “mercantilist” policy by lavishing massive government subsidies
on Chinese firms. Using hand-collected subsidy data on Chinese listed companies, we find …

We examine the effects of government subsidies on enterprise operating efficiency and the
“stiff but deathless” characteristics of zombie firms. Previous research has explored the …

In an effort to aggressively combat climate change, China implemented a low-carbon city
pilot policy (LCCP) in 2010. This study analyzes the impact LCCP, which is a specific …