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This dissertation bundles three empirical studies in the area of corporate finance and banking. These studies investigate corporates' financing activity with a special focus on the interaction between the banking industry and corporate borrowers. By showing how changes in the banking industry affect firms' financing decision and performance, this dissertation highlights the important role of the banking industry in shaping the real economy in a world of market friction in place. Chapter 2 asks the question whether and how government interventions in the U.S. banking sector have benefited the U.S. corporate borrowers during the financial crisis of 2007-2009. We focus on firms' stock performance and find that government capital infusions in banks have a significantly positive impact on borrowing firms' stock returns. Chapter 3 looks into firm's bond maturity dispersion activity and the impact on firms' funding liquidity. We find that larger, more leveraged, less profitable, growth-oriented, and non-bank dependent firms exhibit the largest maturity dispersion of outstanding bonds. We further find that more bond maturity dispersion results in higher funding availability and lower funding costs. The effects are stronger for firms that face more funding liquidity risk. Chapter 4 investigates whether labor market frictions in the target market influence the mode in which out-of-state banks enter the new market following the U.S. interstate banking deregulation and consequently affect local economic activity. The result shows that banks enter new markets by establishing new branches after the relaxation of non-compete enforcement in the target market, while they enter by acquiring incumbent banks' branches after the enforcement becomes restrictive in the target market. Interestingly, only bank entries via new branches significantly increase bank competition, improve the availability of credit to small businesses, and facilitate economic growth.

SCANT ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE POLITICAL EFFECTS OF ARMS TRANSFERS ON MILITARY INTERVENTION IN AFRICA. UTILIZING THEORIES OF ARMS TRANSFERS AND COUPS D'ETAT, A CAUSAL MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED AND DATA WERE COLLECTED FOR 35 AFRICAN NATIONS. AN EVENT-COUNT ANALYSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONVENTIONAL REGRESSION TECHNIQUES WAS EMPLOYED FOR STATISTICAL ESTIMATION. THE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT ARMS TRANSFERS SERVE TO MEET THE MILITARY'S CORPORATE INTERESTS AND HAVE A LONG-TERM DIRECT EFFECT ON REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF COUPS IN AFRICA. HOWEVER, ARMS TRANSFERS CONTRIBUTE TO AFRICAN REGIME INSTABILITY INDIRECTLY BY ENHANCING THE MILITARY'S POSITION VIS-A-VIS CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS IN SOCIETY. FORMER FRENCH COLONIES HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER COUPS THAN THE REST OF AFRICA, BUT THROUGHOUT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OR A COUP ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE MILITARY INTERVENTION IN POLITICS.

"This book comprehensively compares the development of population control policies in China and India, their implementations, and the population changes over the past seven decades. Analysing how populations have changed and affected socioeconomic development in the two societies, this book systematically compares China and India through social and cultural factors including religion and traditional perspectives on population, ethnicity and language, social classes, family, the social status and education of women, and government functions. A brief introduction discusses how China has developed into a highly homogenous society and how India has developed into a highly diversified nation in history, and the influence of other countries on these two societies. With empirical data, the book analyses how population changes are strongly correlated with economic development in the two most populous societies. An insightful discussion of the population issues with a world perspective and historical understanding of China and India is also provided. This book will be valuable reading to students and researchers interested in knowing more about the population policies, population changes and cultures and societies in China and India"--

"This book comprehensively compares the development of population control policies in China and India, their implementations, and the population changes over the past seven decades. Analysing how populations have changed and affected socioeconomic development in the two societies, this book systematically compares China and India through social and cultural factors including religion and traditional perspectives on population, ethnicity and language, social classes, family, the social status and education of women, and government functions. A brief introduction discusses how China has developed into a highly homogenous society and how India has developed into a highly diversified nation in history, and the influence of other countries on these two societies. With empirical data, the book analyses how population changes are strongly correlated with economic development in the two most populous societies. An insightful discussion of the population issues with a world perspective and historical understanding of China and India is also provided. This book will be valuable reading to students and researchers interested in knowing more about the population policies, population changes and cultures and societies in China and India"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgment -- 1 Population Control Policies in China and India: An Introduction -- 2 Population Control Policies and Their Implementations in China -- 3 Population Control Policies and Their Implementations in India -- 4 A Comparison of Population Control Policies and Their Implementations in China and India -- 5 Population Change and Economic Development in China and India -- 6 Social and Cultural Differences Between China and India -- 7 China, India, and the World: Summary and Discussions -- Index.

"This book comprehensively compares the development of population control policies in China and India, their implementations, and the population changes over the past seven decades. Analysing how populations have changed and affected socioeconomic development in the two societies, this book systematically compares China and India through social and cultural factors including religion and traditional perspectives on population, ethnicity and language, social classes, family, the social status and education of women, and government functions. A brief introduction discusses how China has developed into a highly homogenous society and how India has developed into a highly diversified nation in history, and the influence of other countries on these two societies. With empirical data, the book analyses how population changes are strongly correlated with economic development in the two most populous societies. An insightful discussion of the population issues with a world perspective and historical understanding of China and India is also provided. This book will be valuable reading to students and researchers interested in knowing more about the population policies, population changes and cultures and societies in China and India"--

"The first of its kind, Permission to Come Home is a crucial resource for the rapidly growing community of Asian Americans, immigrants, and other minorities and marginalized people to practice mental and emotional self-care. This book helps readers work on their mental health while understanding and honoring the richness of their heritage and embodying a new, complete, and whole identity. Throughout, Dr. Jenny Wang weaves together personal stories of strength, pain, and resilience with incisive analysis of Asian American and immigrant identities and how they affect our individual and collective mental health"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 China's Population and Population Problems (Introduction) -- 2 China's Traditional Population Thought and Policy -- 3 China's Population Thought Since 1949 -- 4 Population Control Policy and Implementation -- 5 Population Distribution in China -- 6 Minority Population in China -- 7 China's Population and the Future Perspectives -- 8 China's Population and the World -- Index

With comprehensive historical, political, socioeconomic, and cultural data, this book offers an examination of the developments in mainland China, Taiwan, and US involvement in the region as they relate to the Taiwan Strait dilemma. It gives considerable attention to China and its development and role in the issue.

1 The Mechanisms of Hot Carrier Degradation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Injection of Channel Hot Carriers in MOSFETs -- 1.3 Characterization Techniques -- 1.4 Charge Trapping and Dit-Generation Under Uniform Hot-Carrier Injection in MOSFETs -- 1.5 Charge Trapping and Dit-Generation Under Nonuniform Hot-Carrier Injection in MOSFETs -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 1.7 Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Hot-Carrier Degradation Effects for DRAM Circuits -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Hot-Carrier Degradation in MOSFETs -- 2.3 Hot Carrier Impact on Circuit Operation -- 2.4 Circuit Hot-Electron Effect Simulation -- 2.5 ESD Latent Damage and Hot-Electron Reliability -- 2.6 Future Issues -- 2.7 Conclusions -- 2.8 Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Hot Carrier Design Considerations in MOS Nonvolatile Memories -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Hot Carriers and EPROM -- 3.3 Hot Carriers and Flash Memory -- 3.4 Hot Carriers and Floating-Gate-Type EEPROMs -- 3.5 Hot Carriers and MNOS-Type EEPROMs -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 3.7 Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Hot-Carrier Degradation During Dynamic Stress -- 4.1 The Problem of AC Hot-Carrier Degradation -- 4.2 Discussion of Transient Effects -- 4.3 Dynamic Degradation in Circuits -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix I On the Mathematical Formalism of the Hot-Carrier Currents in Semiconductor DevicesCheng T. Wang -- A1.1 Introduction -- A1.2 Mathematical Formalism -- A1.3 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix II Non-Local Field Effects on Carrier Transport in Ultra-Small-Size Devices Cheng T. Wang -- A2.1 Introduction -- A2.3 Drift Velocity as a Function of Distance -- A2.4 A Comparative Study of Field Effect on Drift Velocity -- A2.5 Conclusion -- A2.6 Acknowledgments -- References.