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Abstract
The theoretical literature on the revenue-spending nexus suggests four possible relationships. They are tax-and-spend, negative tax-and-spend, spend-and-tax, and fiscal synchronization. Despite their homogenous research design, the empirical studies of Canada have provided mixed and inconclusive results. This study re-examines the topic from a time-frequency perspective. Specifically, it applies continuous wavelet analysis to the period 1867–2017 to delineate a complete picture of the revenue-spending nexus in Canada. Although results show the existence of all relationships suggested by theory at different time-frequency combinations, the spend-and-tax pattern is the most striking one and dominates the nexus in the long run. Theoretical, methodological, and policy-wise implications of this study are discussed at the end.

This article investigates the effects of China&rsquo ; s outward direct investment (ODI) on the institutional quality of the Belt and Road (B& ; R) countries. Based on a panel data set of 63 B& ; R countries during the period 2003 to 2016, we find that China&rsquo ; s ODI improves the institutional quality of B& ; R countries not only in the short run but also in the long run. Further, although China&rsquo ; s ODI exerts no differential impacts on host country institutional dimensions of &ldquo ; control of corruption,&rdquo ; &ldquo ; government effectiveness,&rdquo ; and &ldquo ; political stability&rdquo ; in countries with different natural resource endowments, it improves their institutional dimensions of &ldquo ; regulatory quality&rdquo ; and &ldquo ; rule of law,&rdquo ; implying that China&rsquo ; s ODI may help the host B& ; R countries minimize the &ldquo ; resource curse&rdquo ; . As one of the most important strategies for China&rsquo ; s opening-up development in the current era, the B& ; R initiative serves as means to promote sustainable development of B& ; R countries. The article therefore contributes to existing scholarship on the institutional effects of China&rsquo ; s ODI and sheds light on the mechanisms that drive sustainable development.

We investigated whether or not consumers' attitudes toward luxury brands differ between the young and older generations in China, and, if they do differ, how this manifests. In Study 1, data were collected from 210 participants. The results showed that Chinese consumers born after 1979
(young) value luxury brands more than do consumers born before 1979 (older). In Study 2, we conducted a survey with 623 consumers from the angle of perceived luxury value to investigate why such differences exist. The results showed that, for young Chinese consumers, luxury brands evoked a
greater sense of perceived luxury value, that is, stronger self-identity, higher status, and more conspicuousness and hedonic value, than did nonluxury brands; the perceived luxury value related significantly to Chinese consumers' purchase intention for luxury brands.

peer-reviewed ; This article investigates the effects of China's outward direct investment (ODI) on the institutional quality of the Belt and Road (B&R) countries. Based on a panel data set of 63 B&R countries during the period 2003 to 2016, we find that China's ODI improves the institutional quality of B&R countries not only in the short run but also in the long run. Further, although China's ODI exerts no differential impacts on host country institutional dimensions of "control of corruption," "government effectiveness," and "political stability" in countries with different natural resource endowments, it improves their institutional dimensions of "regulatory quality" and "rule of law," implying that China's ODI may help the host B&R countries minimize the "resource curse". As one of the most important strategies for China's opening-up development in the current era, the B&R initiative serves as means to promote sustainable development of B&R countries. The article therefore contributes to existing scholarship on the institutional effects of China's ODI and sheds light on the mechanisms that drive sustainable development.