Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

1996 - 2026

Current editor(s): Leong Liew

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Volume 31, issue 3, 2026

Communist Party participation and corporate financialization: evidence from China pp. 743-767

Shiquan Wang, Qianlin Li and Xuantong Wang

Research on the impact of income disparity on national happiness: based on the perspective of national governance pp. 768-791

Xiaoning Sui and Jie Zhang

Impact of foreign bank penetration on local firms’ export destination choices pp. 792-817

Hua Cheng, Hans Degryse, Shusen Qi and Yuanyuan Si

Impact of Afghan refugees on the labor market of Pakistan pp. 818-837

Saima Zarbat, Malik Fahim Bashir and Yasir Bin Tariq

India-APEC trade relations: prospects for cooperation in the Asia Pacific region pp. 838-860

Ghulam Mustafa

The role of institutional quality, education and fertility in shaping female labour force participation: evidence from selected Asian countries pp. 861-879

Habiba Mohammed-Bello Umar, Mehdi Seraj and Huseyin Ozdeser

China’s ‘Healthy Silk Road’ initiative: implication for maternal and infant health pp. 880-909

Mingying Zhu

Intermediate input import policy uncertainty and firm innovation: evidence from China pp. 910-935

Hongyan Jia, Bo Wang, Lei Yang and Lingshan Chen

Balanced regional development in South Korea through immigration, linked with development assistance pp. 936-969

Hyeji Jang, Jooeun Kim and Jinhwan Oh

Does financial development promote sectoral output growth? Evidence from selected Asia Pacific economies pp. 970-997

Chia-Guan Keh, Pei-Tha Gan, Yan-Teng Tan, Fatimah Salwa Hadi and Nolimah Ramri

The impact of supply chain digitization on the total factor productivity: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China pp. 998-1024

Shuxiao Sun and Debo Nie

The inflation impact of monetary financing: empirical evidence from South Asian countries pp. 1025-1045

Hai-Peng Duan, Xin-Xin Zhao, Qiang Fu and Chun-Ping Chang

Layoffs and enterprise value stability under major public health emergencies pp. 1046-1076

Xiaofei Shi, Yangshi Hou and Yuqing Cai

Economic development and CO2 emissions in China: a multi-dimensional analysis pp. 1077-1098

Tong Zhang, Wanru Zheng, Hui Li, Weiming Chen and Hua Liao

The remittance-consumption paradox: gendered patterns and the rise of unproductive expenditures pp. 1099-1132

Sasiwimon Paweenawat

Tax competition and urban economic resilience: an investigation of the “local-neighborhood” effect in China pp. 1133-1163

Ce Huang and Yue Xiao

Extreme climate risk and rural household consumption pp. 1164-1184

Jiale Yan, Chaobo Zhou and Shaozhou Qi

Digital infrastructure and market competition: a natural experiment from the National E-Commerce Pilot Program pp. 1185-1210

Jiao Li

Monetary policy, financial cycle and economic stability pp. 1211-1236

Caihong Chen, Qi An and Jiqiang Zhang

Cost efficiency behavior under green credit policy: evidence from commercial banks in China pp. 1237-1266

Xiaohan Lin, Reziya Bawuerjiang, Yan Chen and Yongji Zhang

The redistribution effect of China’s individual income tax: a comparison of horizontal equity and vertical equity pp. 1267-1288

Mohan Dai, Runcheng Jin, Guangjun Shen and Ya Sun

Unlocking the financing dilemma of small and medium-sized enterprises: a study on the mechanism and effects of supply chain finance pp. 1289-1319

Lin Liu, Yuqing Zhu and Yan Miao

The impact of digital technology development on cross-industry labor mobility: evidence from China pp. 1320-1345

Minchun Han, Chunying Mao and Gang Qiao

Can digitalization promote iron and steel enterprises’ green technology innovations? The moderating role of institutional environment pp. 1346-1372

Hong Zang, Bingbing Yang and Chao Feng

Can imports of environmental goods promote green innovation of enterprises? pp. 1373-1407

Kun Li and Hongjie Zhang

Land regulation and green technological innovation: evidence from China pp. 1408-1439

Hongbo Xiao, Xu Fan and Jing Wu

Institutional openness and firm’s green innovation: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China pp. 1440-1469

Yutong Cao and Guohua Cao

Cultivating agricultural sustainability: the role of the Belt and Road initiative in boosting green agricultural productivity pp. 1470-1492

Jiaxin Du, Chao Zhong, Yu Liu and Shuo Zhang

Digital trade rules and Asia-Pacific regional GVC trade in services: analysis from the perspective of regional trade agreements pp. 1493-1516

Chunjiao Yu and Jiaqi Zhao

Inflation expectation, output gap and exchange rate: navigating India’s monetary policy reaction pp. 1517-1537

Abhirami Aykara and Jaydeep Mukherjee

Can artificial intelligence development improve urban land green utilization efficiency? pp. 1538-1558

Haikuo Zhang and Pan Liu

Public expenditure efficiency on health in Indian states: generalised stochastic frontier approach pp. 1559-1582

Deyona Rose Saji and Subramaniam Madheswaran

Volume 31, issue 2, 2026

Correction pp. I-III

The Editors

The determinants of corruption: empirical evidence from Indonesia at the sub-national level pp. 375-396

Zuhairan Yunmi Yunan, Ben Freyens and Yogi Vidyattama

Capturing the spatiotemporal inequality in electricity consumption at the subnational level of Bangladesh using nighttime lights pp. 397-426

Amin Masud Ali, Muntasir Wahed, Amin Ahsan Ali and Moinul Zaber

Poverty, inequality, and growth dynamics in Indian states: pre-COVID, COVID, and post-COVID insights from Consumer Pyramids Household Survey pp. 427-454

Vivek Jadhav and Sacchidananda Mukherjee

Spillover effects of environmental regulation along industrial chains: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment pp. 455-483

Jie Han, Yue Wang, Lidan Li and Xianzhong Song

Land finance and corporate pollution behavior: micro-level evidence from Chinese firms pp. 484-515

Weijie Jiang, Zhengping Liang and Mengke Ye

Financial income and married women’s labor participation in urban China pp. 516-531

Yan Zhao, Shen Guo, Qi Zhang and Chenran Liu

Measurement and determinants of economic inequality between migrants and non-migrants: evidence from Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis of Uttar Pradesh, India pp. 532-562

Vijay Kumar and Kalandi Charan Pradhan

Does enterprise digitalization increase labor income share? Evidence from Chinese A-share listed enterprises pp. 563-590

Yabing Li, Lin Ding and Huijuan Wang

Industrial upgrading and the quality of migrant labour: spatial inequality, digital transformation, and policy pathways in contemporary China pp. 591-627

Zhen Yu, Michael D. Wang and Haodong Zhai

Enhancing economic diversification in Mongolia: an input–output analysis pp. 628-653

Kadirbyek Dagys, Wim Heijman, Liesbeth Dries, Nyambat Luvsandorj, Bakyei Agipar and Demberel Ayush

The effect of ESG ratings on corporate green innovation strategies: evidence from China pp. 654-673

Peng Yang, Weizeng Sun and Yaqing Dai

Enhanced R&D Tax Deduction and Corporate Short-term Loans for Long-term Investment: Evidence from China pp. 674-697

Ce Huang, Yue Xiao and Siyao Luo

Firm heterogeneity and business environment constraints in Vietnam: micro-evidence from World Bank Enterprise Surveys pp. 698-723

Dao Thi Hong Nguyen and Anh The Pham

Key barriers to foreign direct investment: are they different across manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia? pp. 724-741

Kui Ming Tiong and Ming Yu Cheng

Volume 31, issue 1, 2026

Public opinion and Chinese exports: evidence from Twitter sentiment analysis pp. 1-30

Yuping Deng, Haicheng Wang and Yanrui Wu

How industrial robots affect employment: firm-level evidence from China pp. 31-61

Guoyue Zhu and Aiyun Nie

Does beauty matter to employment in the digital age? Evidence from the Chinese labor market pp. 62-81

Wenxin Hu and Yanqi Sun

New rural pension scheme, intergenerational exchange, and intergenerational economic support of the rural elderlies: a study from the perspectives of classical altruism theory and exchange motivation theory pp. 82-105

Jinfei Lu, Lu Zhang and Xieting Chen

US dollar is losing it position of a reserve currency: how new BRICS development bank can ensure a soft landing pp. 106-116

Vladimir Popov

The coal price and spot electricity market nexus in India: evidence from the quantile-on-quantile approach pp. 117-139

Anil Shrestha, Masaru Ichihashi and Makoto Kakinaka

Research on the impact of land transfer out on the citizenship identity of migrant workers: evidence from China pp. 140-170

Zilong Ma, Yanshuang Liu, Yixuan Wang, Yuxi Wu and Jin Yang

Will the implementation of the Anti-Monopoly Law improve enterprise employment? Based on the perspective of domestic market integration pp. 171-197

Fancheng Kong and Lixiang Fu

Exploring the impact of industrial environment uncertainty on export sophistication pp. 198-221

Rui Xue, KeYu Li, HuiZheng Liu and Claude Baron

Self-employment survival in China: does family involvement matter? pp. 222-252

Xiaoyuan Zou, Qundi Feng and Xian Zheng

Can China’s belt and road initiative narrow the income gap between the Han people and ethnic minority residents? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design pp. 253-275

Yang Liu

You play the bad guy: how foreign direct investment affects zombie firms in China pp. 276-300

Kaibin Yuan, Tong Lin, Lisha Li, Xiaoxiao He and Yi Chen

Analyzing developmental strategies and the role of ICT in underdeveloped economies: implications for North Korea pp. 301-324

Bokwon Lee and Jae-Suk Yang

Water insecurity and purchases of soft and sweet beverages: a case study in the obesogenic context of the Pacific Islands pp. 325-342

Pierre Levasseur, Séa Rouly and Suneha Seetahul

Determinants on the selection of rural households’ financial assets in China: marketization or financial literacy? pp. 343-373

Hongyun Han and Jiaxie Wang