Guangdong University of Finance

Energy–Carbon Synergy in Data Center-Based Energy Hub: Optimal Trading Decision in Coupled Electricity–Heat Markets Under Ladder-Type Carbon Trading

Data centers are becoming flexible prosumers in integrated electricity–heat systems (IEHSs) because of their large energy demand, workload flexibility, and waste-heat recovery potential. Coordinating these resources can improve energy utilization and carbon performance while supp...

The effect of ad-interactor size on consumers’ purchase intention in social media in-feed ads

Purpose Previous studies on social media in-feed advertising have mainly explored the antecedent variables affecting ad effectiveness (e.g. interaction intention); however, they have not considered the impact of the interaction characteristic of ad-interactor size on ad effective...

Urban Segregation and Migrant Overwork: Evidence From Hukou Conversion in China

ABSTRACT This paper develops a simple theoretical model to examine the impact of urban segregation, driven by the hukou system, on labor supply, with a specific focus on overwork among rural‐to‐urban migrants in China. Using data from the 2017 Urban–Rural Comparative Survey, we a...

Crisis communication strategies, government reputation signals, and health compliance willingness during COVID-19: a randomized experiment in the context of China’s zero-COVID policy

Although government reputation is widely recognized as a resource for securing public compliance during health crises, little is known about which specific reputational attributes members of the public rely on when forming trust and deciding whether to comply with costly protecti...

Single-cell transcriptomics combined with Mendelian randomization reveals the pivotal role of WDR83OS in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the molecular mechanisms of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), identify key cellular subpopulations and genes, develop an effective diagnostic model, and screen potential targeted therapies for ccRCC. We analyzed single-cell t...

How do government-guided funds enhance employment scale?: evidence from China

Drawing on prefecture-level panel data from 2007 to 2023 and government-guided fund data from the Zero2IPO Private Equity Database, this study employs a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) model to examine the impact of government-guided funds on regional employment, along...

The Supply Chain Ripple Effect of Customer Environmental Regulatory Pressure: A Perspective on Suppliers' Financial Asset Allocation

ABSTRACT Using data from Chinese A‐share listed firms and their top five customers over the period 2010–2023, this study finds that supplier firms allocate more financial assets when their customers face higher environmental regulatory pressure and that this effect is primarily d...

Do green innovation and advertising intensity enhance financial performance? Firm-level evidence from the global chemical sector

The transition toward a low-carbon economy has intensified scrutiny on the environmental strategies of carbon-intensive sectors, such as the chemical industry. This paper examines the impact of green innovation on corporate financial performance (CFP), as empirical testing of the...

New $r$-Euler-Mahonian Statistics Involving Denert's Statistic

Recently, we proved the equidistribution of the pairs of permutation statistics $(r\textsf{des},r\textsf{maj})$ and $(r\textsf{exc},r\textsf{den})$. Recently, we proved the equidistribution of the pairs of permutation statistics $(r\textsf{des},r\textsf{maj})$ and $(r\textsf{exc}...

From Traditional Fishing to Ecotourism the Driving Mechanisms of Capital Endowment and Policy Perception on the Participation Intention of Retired Fishermen at Poyang Lake

HRMARS - Against the backdrop of the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River Basin, guiding retired fishermen to participate in ecotourism is critical for community livelihood reconstruction. However, existing research often overlooks the psychological mechanisms translating ob...

Smart city policy and firm digitalization: evidence from MD&A disclosures

Purpose This study aims to examine whether smart city policies influence corporate digital transformation. Using China’s National Smart City Pilot Project as a quasi-natural experiment, we investigate if smart city designation affects firms’ digitalization levels as reflected in...

Characterizing the balanced structure of multidimensional spatial networks in the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao greater Bay Area

Urban network balance is the core embodiment of regional coordinated sustainable development, which gradually highlights its strategic value in the global economic system. Taking the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as an example, this paper constructs three...

Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managi...

Borrowed size, city functional division, and total factor productivity of firms: a study based on city clusters in China

Research indicates that a city’s total factor productivity (TFP) correlates with its size, with larger cities exhibiting higher TFP. However, some smaller cities can achieve high TFP by borrowing their size from surrounding cities, achieving the size necessary to support the bene...