Journal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies

Against the backdrop of advances in artificial intelligence and digitalization, the impact of industrial robots on the global division of labor in manufacturing has become an important research topic. This study conducts an empirical analysis using data on industrial robots from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and panel data from 14 sub-sectors of China's manufacturing industry. Th…

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) serve as critical catalysts for comprehensive rural revitalization. Drawing on procedural grounded theory analysis of 40 typical cases and in-depth interviews, this study constructs a "Collaborative Subject-Action Arena-Empowerment Mechanism" analytical framework guided by Party building. The research identifies key practical dilemmas in SOE assistance, including te…

The integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into corporate finance has generated extensive yet fragmented research. Existing findings are heterogeneous, and causal claims are often undermined by measurement noise, selection bias, and pronounced ESG rating divergence. This lack of consensus obscures the mechanisms through which ESG affects firm value. To address t…

This paper examines the tension between professional regulation as a mechanism of public protection and regulation as a source of bureaucratic rigidity that may impede socially valuable innovation. Professional regulation is ordinarily justified on the grounds that it promotes safety, fairness, competence, accountability, and public trust. At the same time, regulatory systems may become excessive…

This study uses A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2011 to 2024 as a sample to investigate the impact of corporate ESG performance on equity financing costs. The results indicate that improved ESG performance significantly reduces the cost of equity financing, and this conclusion remains robust after variable replacements and the exclusion of samples from t…

From the perspective of the new development philosophy, this paper explores the influence mechanism and effect of the digital economy on the high-quality development of the cultural industry. The Entropy Weight Method is adopted to measure the development levels of the digital economy and the high-quality development of the cultural industry in 31 provinces of China from 2012 to 2023, and empiric…

Driven by consumption upgrading and sustained economic growth, the global pet industry has expanded rapidly. As a representative emerging market, China's pet economy has exceeded RMB 500 billion in scale; however, it faces challenges such as intensifying market competition, low export dependence, and fluctuations in international policies. This study employs a combination of the ARIMA time series…

As the global climate change situation continues to intensify and China's "dual carbon" strategy is deeply implemented, ESG performance has become a key indicator for measuring a company's sustainable development capability. Taking Chinese manufacturing enterprises as a sample, this paper studies the impact path and dynamic effects of ESG performance on the financial performance of manufacturing …

High equity concentration is common in high-growth start-ups, but its impact on corporate governance and financial risks has not been fully studied - this is a key research gap in the existing literature. Equity concentration will lead to the failure of internal control and aggravate the risk of financial fraud through factors such as centralization of control, information asymmetry and weakening…

Hybrid organizations that combine multiple institutional logics face unique challenges in pursuing Corporate Social Innovation (CSI), yet existing literature lacks an integrative framework explaining how organizational identity drives innovation in these contexts. This paper develops a theoretical framework linking organizational identity configurations to CSI through the mediating mechanism of O…

Western Guangdong is a key region for coastal tourism development in Guangdong Province. With favorable development conditions, it possesses the potential to become a well-known coastal tourism destination of high international and domestic standards. Drawing on the successful experiences of internationally renowned coastal tourism destinations in areas such as top-level planning for tourism deve…

This paper systematically analyzes the diverse presentation methods of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in terms of visual representation and the key operational mechanisms of digital dissemination. It explores the integration logic underlying their convergence and examines the inherent contradictions within this integration process, such as the tension between visual representation and authent…

This study investigates the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Chinese enterprises' overseas energy investments, focusing on how geopolitical risks shape investment decisions. Using a Difference-in-Differences (DID) approach and data from 2014 to 2023, the research examines whether the conflict has driven Chinese firms to reallocate energy investments to mitigate disruptions to China's ener…

In December 2023, the Hebei Securities Regulatory Bureau issued an administrative penalty decision to Pangda Group, confirming that the company had committed illegal acts such as false records in its annual reports for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022, material omissions in its 2022 semi-annual report, and failure to disclose major litigation and arbitration matters in accordance with reg…

The evolution of the internet industry pattern has reshaped the employment ecology of industrial enterprises in an all-round way. With the intertwined creative and substitution effects, the transformation and reform of its employment model have become a core issue for the development of industrial economy and social stability. Taking Chinese industrial enterprises as the research object and relyi…

With the gradual deterioration of global environmental problems, green finance has gradually become an important means to promote sustainable economic development. This paper aims to explore the impact of green finance on regional economic development, and analyze how it promotes the green transformation and upgrading of regional economy through such approaches as optimization of capital allocati…

This research explored the factors that determine housing prices and their regional differences in Beijing's second-hand housing market using complete transaction data from 2024 covering all 16 administrative areas, adopted the Hedonic Price Model and carried out separate Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions for different sub-markets, the results showed a clear two-part difference in how pric…

In the context of the digital economy, digital new-quality productivity is reshaping the high-quality development of the logistics industry, while logistics provides key application scenarios and endogenous momentum for its cultivation. This study explores the coupling coordination mechanism and evolutionary characteristics between the two systems in the BeijingTianjinHebei region. Using regional…

In the context of the digital economy and the rapid restructuring of financial business models driven by new productive forces, implementing digital transformation strategies has become a critical measure for commercial banks to enhance service efficiency and adjust credit systems. This study uses longitudinal data of Chinese commercial banks from 2011 to 2023 and employs text analysis methods fo…

To systematically study how trendy toy brands trigger and promote consumers' impulsive purchasing behavior, this research takes the phenomenal IPLABUBU as a case, adopts a cross-platform and multi-source qualitative data collection method, and deeply analyzes consumers' psychological motivations and behavioral performances under multiple dimensions such as emotion, social interaction, and collect…