Haunted by the past: exploring the micro-level effects of childhood economic shocks on energy poverty in developing countries

B Lin, MA Okyere - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Concerns about the detrimental impacts of energy poverty are currently on top global
agendas and have pushed academia and policymakers into understanding its causes …

What does not kill you makes you stronger: Entrepreneurs' childhood adversity, resilience, and career success

W Yu, F Zhu, M Der Foo, J Wiklund - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Childhood adversities, such as neglect, abuse, and poverty, lead to negative career
outcomes. Anecdotal stories of entrepreneurs, however, present a contrasting picture …

When left-behind children become adults and parents: The long-term human capital consequences of parental absence in China

X Zheng, Z Fang, Y Wang, X Fang - China Economic Review, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the long-term effects of childhood left-behind experience on human
capital outcomes across two generations in China. Using data from the China Family Panel …

Childhood adversity and energy poverty

Z Cheng, L Guo, R Smyth, M Tani - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The literature on the antecedents of energy poverty does not consider the potential role of
early life experiences. This study fills this gap in the literature by providing causal evidence …

Politeness matters: The role of polite languages in online peer-to-peer lending

S Wang, D Ye, J Liao - Journal of Business Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the limited information for assessing borrowers in online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending,
the textual content of loan requests has been recognized as a crucial factor influencing …

Kids eat free: School feeding and family spending on education

H Wang, Z Cheng - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine the relationship between children's participation in the Nutrition Improvement
Programme (NIP) and household education expenditure on students under compulsory …

Education and consumption: Evidence from migrants in Chinese cities

Z Cheng - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
We utilise the implementation of the 1986 Compulsory Education Law in China as a natural
experiment to examine the causal impact of educational attainment on consumption among …

Living under the shadow: Adverse childhood experiences and entrepreneurial behaviors in Chinese adults

C Zhao, X Li - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adult
entrepreneurial behaviors. By adopting the data from China Health and Retirement …

Parental misbeliefs and household investment in children's education

H Wang, Z Cheng, R Smyth - Economics of Education Review, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine the effect of parental misbeliefs about their child's academic achievement on
household investment in children's education in China. We find that nearly 60% of parents …

Early-life experience of land reform and entrepreneurship

Y Chen, H Wang, Z Cheng, R Smyth - China Economic Review, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine the long-run impact of land reform experience in childhood and adolescence
on entrepreneurship later in life. To do so, we take advantage of village-level variation in the …