Biorefinery is the ideal model to help marine industries apply green and blue economy principles towards a more sustainable, profitable, conscious ocean economy.

Abstract Through the lens of stock market, we examine whether and how cloud economy affects China’s economy. We review literature on computing related concepts propose a definition Based this new definition, create China Cloud Economy Index (CCEI) its sub-indices. Using market data from 2012 to 2020, analyze basic characteristics these indices, their validity, relationship with overall market. ...

the archaeological mound of sofalin south of the alborz mountains of northern iran (eastern rey plain) sheds considerablelight on at least four problems connected with the emergence of complex societies in this part of iran. the first, it helpsfill a chronological gap in an important archaeological sequence by revealing a previously unidentified late fourth andthird millennium b.c. sequence of ...

This paper reviews the obstacles for an appropriate financial architecture of new economy firms in developing countries by reviewing the theoretical and some preliminary empirical underpinnings of the importance of legal and institutional barriers. Apart from the more conventional institutional and legal barriers, which are advanced by the recent law and finance literature, the analysis in this...

Male psychiatric patients who participated in a token system were exposed to changes in the token price of available commodities. In the first experiment, the price of cigarettes was first raised, then lowered. As predicted, consumption of cigarettes decreased during price increases and increased during price decreases. Contrary to expectations, subjects did not consume less of other commoditie...

The paper studies the patterns of volatility in firm-specific growth rates and stock prices during the early phase of the life-cycle of an old economy industry, the US automobile industry from 1900-1930, and a new economy industry, the US PC industry from 1974-2000. Strikingly similar patterns of volatility are discovered in the early phases of the two industries. The comparison sheds light on ...

In the mid 1990s, Virtual Communities (VCs) were described as a very promising internet-based business model. After the shake-out of the so-called New Economy only a few commercially-oriented Virtual Communities have survived. Many assertions and principles regarding important components and distinct strategies of Virtual Communities have not been empirically substantiated. This paper proposes ...

In less than a decade, sharing economy platforms have fostered competition and redefined industry boundaries in a range of businesses. Two sharing economy pioneers—Uber and Airbnb—are now well-known global giants and leading players in the sector, which is estimated to reach $335 billion by 2025.3 At the other end of the spectrum are small startups focusing on different niches; several hundreds...

Does the CPI Overstate Increases in the Cost of Living? of the biases due to substitution than on the biases due to quality change and the introduction of new goods. Furthermore, the biases associated with substitution are quantitatively small. Second, while quality change and the introduction of new goods potentially pose big problems for the CPI, there is very little hard empirical evidence t...