Two defining elements of the "global network economy" are the evolution of global flagship networks (GFN) and the increasing use of digital information systems (DIS) to manage these networks. Both transformations may ...

Digital Information Systems (DIS) electronic systems that integrate software and hardware to enable communication and collaborative work are increasingly used to manage global production networks (GPN). There is a widespread ...

This paper investigates whether a J-curve can be detected in the time series data on China's bilateral trade with the G-7 countries. It utilizes cointegration and causality tests to ascertain the long-run relatedness, and ...

This paper applies real options theory to establish an overseas oil investment evaluation model that is based on Monte Carlo simulation and is solved by the Least Squares Monte-Carlo method. To better reflect the reality ...

Summary: In the 1990s, 600,000-1 million North Koreans, or about 3-5 percent of the pre-crisis population perished in one of the worst famines of the 20th century. North Korea is once again poised on the brink of famine. ...

This paper uses a survey of 300 North Korean refugees to examine the experience of women in North Korea’s fitful economic transition. Like other socialist states, North Korea has maintained a de jure commitment to women's ...