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Shanghai University → School of Economics

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Working papers

2020

  1. Sickles, Robin C. & Sun, Kai & Triebs, Thomas P., 2020, "The Optimal Use of Management," Working Papers, Rice University, Department of Economics, number 20-003.
  2. Na Guo & Bo Zhang & Jamie Cross, 2020, "Time-Varying Trend Models for Forecasting Inflation in Australia," CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, number 2020-99, Nov.

2019

  1. Jamie Cross & Bao H. Nguyen & Bo Zhang, 2019, "New Kid on the Block? China vs the US in World Oil Markets," CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, number 2019-33, May.

2018

  1. Malikov, Emir & Sun, Kai & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2018, "Nonparametric Estimates of the Clean and Dirty Energy Substitutability," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 86260.

2014

  1. Bhaumik, Sumon K. & Dimova, Ralitza & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Sun, Kai, 2014, "More Is Better! What Can Firm-Specific Estimates of the Impact of Institutional Quality on Performance Tell Us?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 7886, Jan.

2013

  1. Diego A. Restrepo-Tobón & Subal C. Kumbhakar & Kai Sun, 2013, "Are U.S. Commercial Banks Too Big?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT, number 10943, Feb.
  2. Heshmati, Almas & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Sun, Kai, 2013, "Estimation of Productivity in Korean Electric Power Plants: A Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Model," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 7277, Mar.

2012

  1. Bhaumik, Sumon K. & Dimova, Ralitza & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Sun, Kai, 2012, "Does Institutional Quality Affect Firm Performance? Insights from a Semiparametric Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 6351, Feb.

2011

  1. Zhang, Rui & Sun, Kai & Delgado, Michael & Kumbhakar, Subal, 2011, "Productivity in China's high technology industry: Regional heterogeneity and R&D," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 32507, Jun.

2010

  1. Sun, Kai & Henderson, Daniel J. & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2010, "Biases in approximating log production," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 27527.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Alemayehu, Fikru K. & Sun, Kai & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2026, "Productivity dynamics, innovation and endogeneity: A semiparametric stochastic frontiers approach," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, volume 330, issue 3, pages 1028-1038, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.028.

2025

  1. Kai Sun & Subal C Kumbhakar & Gudbrand Lien, 2025, "Productivity and growth decomposition: a novel single-index smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier approach," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, volume 52, issue 3, pages 378-413.
  2. Taining Wang & Kai Sun & Subal Kumbhakar, 2025, "A new semiparametric stochastic frontier model: addressing inefficiency and model flexibility using panel data," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 68, issue 6, pages 2477-2514, June, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-024-02708-7.

2022

  1. Xin Geng & Kai Sun, 2022, "Estimation of a partially linear seemingly unrelated regressions model: application to a translog cost system," Econometric Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 41, issue 9, pages 1008-1046, September, DOI: 10.1080/07474938.2022.2074187.
  2. Degl’Innocenti, Marta & Frigerio, Marco & Zhou, Si, 2022, "Development banks and the syndicate structure: Evidence from a world sample," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, volume 66, issue C, pages 99-120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2022.01.002.

2021

  1. Robin C. Sickles & Kai Sun & Thomas P. Triebs, 2021, "The optimal use of management," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 59, issue 3, pages 1346-1363, July, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12979.
  2. Croci, Ettore & Degl'Innocenti, Marta & Zhou, Si, 2021, "Large customer-supplier links and syndicate loan structure," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, volume 66, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101844.
  3. Chen, Jie & Lasfer, Meziane & Song, Wei & Zhou, Si, 2021, "Recession managers and mutual fund performance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, volume 69, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102010.

2020

  1. Baležentis, Tomas & Sun, Kai, 2020, "Measurement of technical inefficiency and total factor productivity growth: A semiparametric stochastic input distance frontier approach and the case of Lithuanian dairy farms," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, volume 285, issue 3, pages 1174-1188, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.02.032.
  2. Kai Sun & Ruhul Salim, 2020, "A semiparametric stochastic input distance frontier model with application to the Indonesian banking industry," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 54, issue 2, pages 139-156, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-020-00589-3.
  3. Chen, Jie & Liu, Xicheng & Song, Wei & Zhou, Si, 2020, "General managerial skills and corporate social responsibility," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, volume 55, issue C, pages 43-59, DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2019.10.007.
  4. Chen, Jean Jinghan & Xie, Li & Zhou, Si, 2020, "Managerial multi-tasking, Team diversity, and mutual fund performance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, volume 65, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101766.

2019

  1. Yin‐fang Zhang & Kai Sun, 2019, "How Does Infrastructure Affect Economic Growth? Insights From A Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Approach And The Case Of Telecommunications In China," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 57, issue 3, pages 1239-1255, July, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12770.
  2. Geng, Xin & Sun, Kai, 2019, "Gradient estimation of the local-constant semiparametric smooth coefficient model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 185, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108684.
  3. Tehreem Fatima & Enjun Xia & Muhammad Ahad, 2019, "Oil demand forecasting for China: a fresh evidence from structural time series analysis," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, volume 21, issue 3, pages 1205-1224, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0081-7.

2018

  1. Sumon Kumar Bhaumik & Ralitza Dimova & Subal C. Kumbhakar & Kai Sun, 2018, "Is Tinkering with Institutional Quality a Panacea for Firm Performance? Insights from a Semiparametric Approach to Modeling Firm Performance," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 22, issue 1, pages 1-22, February, DOI: 10.1111/rode.12311.
  2. Malikov, Emir & Sun, Kai & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2018, "Nonparametric estimates of the clean and dirty energy substitutability," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 168, issue C, pages 118-122, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.04.017.
  3. Farid Khan & Ruhul Salim & Kai Sun, 2018, "Does R&D spur productivity growth in Australia’s broadacre agriculture? A semi-parametric smooth coefficient approach," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 50, issue 47, pages 5076-5093, October, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1470316.

2016

  1. Subal C. Kumbhakar & Kai Sun & Rui Zhang, 2016, "Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Estimation of a Production System," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 21, issue 4, pages 464-482, October.

2015

  1. Sun, Kai & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Tveterås, Ragnar, 2015, "Productivity and efficiency estimation: A semiparametric stochastic cost frontier approach," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, volume 245, issue 1, pages 194-202, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.03.003.
  2. Kai Sun, 2015, "Constrained nonparametric estimation of input distance function," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 43, issue 1, pages 85-97, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-013-0372-9.
  3. Diego Restrepo-Tobón & Subal Kumbhakar & Kai Sun, 2015, "Obelix vs. Asterix: Size of US commercial banks and its regulatory challenge," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, volume 48, issue 2, pages 125-168, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11149-015-9275-1.
  4. Sumon Kumar Bhaumik & Subal C. Kumbhakar & Kai Sun, 2015, "A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 21, issue 12, pages 992-1004, September, DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2014.906068.
  5. Jing Nie & Zhichao Zhang & Zhuang Zhang & Si Zhou, 2015, "Currency Exposure in China under the New Exchange Rate Regime: National Level Evidence," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, volume 23, issue 3, pages 97-109, May.

2014

  1. Heshmati, Almas & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Sun, Kai, 2014, "Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants: A semiparametric smooth coefficient model," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 45, issue C, pages 491-500, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.08.019.
  2. Christopher Parmeter & Kai Sun & Daniel Henderson & Subal Kumbhakar, 2014, "Estimation and inference under economic restrictions," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 41, issue 1, pages 111-129, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-013-0339-x.
  3. Dimitrios Koutmos & Wei Song & Si Zhou, 2014, "Firm location and the method of payment in mergers and acquisitions," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 21, issue 5, pages 317-324, March, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.859365.
  4. Zhichao Zhang & Li Ding & Si Zhou & Yaoyao Fu, 2014, "Fund Family Tournament and Performance Consequences: Evidence from the UK fund industry," Multinational Finance Journal, Multinational Finance Journal, volume 18, issue 1-2, pages 43-84, March - J.

2013

  1. Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Sun, Kai, 2013, "Derivation of marginal effects of determinants of technical inefficiency," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 120, issue 2, pages 249-253, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.041.
  2. Sun, Kai & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2013, "Semiparametric smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 120, issue 2, pages 305-309, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.05.001.
  3. Boyang Miao & Si Zhou & Jing Nie & Zhichao Zhang, 2013, "Renminbi exchange rate exposure: evidence from Chinese industries," Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 11, issue 4, pages 229-250, November, DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2013.838386.

2012

  1. Zhang, Rui & Sun, Kai & Delgado, Michael S. & Kumbhakar, Subal C., 2012, "Productivity in China's high technology industry: Regional heterogeneity and R&D," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 79, issue 1, pages 127-141, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.005.
  2. Subal Kumbhakar & Kai Sun, 2012, "Estimation of TFP growth: a semiparametric smooth coefficient approach," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 43, issue 1, pages 1-24, August, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-011-0468-x.

2011

  1. Kai Sun & Daniel J. Henderson & Subal C. Kumbhakar, 2011, "Biases in approximating log production," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 26, issue 4, pages 708-714, June.

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