2026 Vol.2 No.1

Pragmatic Identity Construction of Cross-Border E-Commerce Retailers—A Move Analysis of Responses to Negative Reviews in AliExpress

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Negative customer online reviews significantly influence potential customers' purchasing behaviors and damage the reputation and profitability of online shops. The process of responding to such reviews involves the strategic construction of pragmatic identity to meet communicative needs in service recovery. However, research on pragmatic identity construction in cross-border e-commerce contexts... more

Behavioral Dimensions of the Digital Gender Divide: Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology in Rural and Semi-Urban Bangladesh

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The expansion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has transformed access to communication, education, employment, and social participation across developing countries. However, unequal digital access continues to reinforce gender disparities, particularly among women in rural Bangladesh. This study examines the behavioral and structural dimensions of the digital gender divide b... more

Bioeconomic Policy Pathways for Structural Transformation in India: An E3 (Economy–Environment–Employment) Framework for 2050

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The growing need to reconcile economic growth with environmental sustainability and employment generation has positioned the bioeconomy as a central pathway for long-term structural transformation. However, existing research has largely examined economic, environmental, and labour-market dimensions separately, limiting understanding of their integrated developmental effects in emerging economie... more

Generation Z’s Perceptions of the “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO) Phenomenon in Online Shopping and Its Impact on Purchase Decisions

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This study adopts a qualitative perspective to deepen understanding of Generation Z’s subjective experiences regarding the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) phenomenon in online shopping. Grounded in behavioral economics concepts such as loss aversion, scarcity effect, and bounded rationality, the study complements predominantly quantitative approaches in the existing literature. This study aims... more

The Aversion to Inequality in the Ultimatum Game Increases When Effort Has Been Invested in Producing the Distributed Resource

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Disadvantageous inequality aversion is considered a universal human tendency, probably because it serves as a mechanism to motivate continuous cooperation by punishing behaviors that are perceived as unfair; however, it can change depending on the circumstances, such as social norms, values, power relation... more

Price Distortions in Capital Markets and Corporate Employment—A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Based on Microdata

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Employment, as the cornerstone of societal well-being, is a critical economic issue that concerns the immediate interests of the general public and the broader national development. However, existing research has generally overlooked the significant role that factor input prices play in the employment process of enterprise employees. Therefore, based on data from the China Industrial Enterprise... more