IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106457

Pengcheng Xiang, Fengting Zhang, Shan Wang, Yan Qian

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Contraception to women’s economic empowerment: A narrative review 避孕对妇女经济赋权：叙事回顾

IF 4.8 1区经济学

World Development Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107167

Jocelyn E. Finlay , Mariam Gulaid , Chiseche Mibenge , Nyovani Madise , Naa Dodua Dodoo , John Stover , Michelle Weinberger , Michelle O’Brien , Marita Zimmermann

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A unified duration-based explanation of the value, profitability, and investment anomalies 对价值、盈利能力和投资异常进行统一的基于持续时间的解释

IF 2.4 2区经济学

Journal of Empirical Finance Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101645

Shan Chen , Tao Li

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Four-day school weeks and teacher mobility: Evidence from Missouri and Oklahoma 为期四天的学校周和教师流动性：来自密苏里州和俄克拉荷马州的证据

IF 1.8 3区经济学

Economics of Education Review Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102708

Paul N. Thompson

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Social trust and fertility intentions: Evidence from China with causal and structural insights 社会信任与生育意愿：来自中国的证据，具有因果关系和结构见解

IF 9.8 1区经济学

International Review of Financial Analysis Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104616

Xin Deng, Yang Wang, Xiaobo Tao

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Competing for innovation: Political tournaments and high-tech industries-related land transfer 竞争创新：政治竞赛和与高科技产业相关的土地转让

IF 7 1区经济学

Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103575

Yangyang Jie , Lin Zhou , Tiyan Shen

{"title":"Competing for innovation: Political tournaments and high-tech industries-related land transfer","authors":"Yangyang Jie , Lin Zhou , Tiyan Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103575","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103575","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In China's relative performance evaluation system, local government leaders compete to advance their jurisdictions' economies, with this competition extending beyond mere macroeconomic growth to encompass investments, public services, and environmental regulations. High-tech land, crucial for innovative endeavors, has garnered significant attention from local leaders. Two fundamental questions arise: whether and to what extent does the transfer of high-tech land become distorted due to the intense political competition among local leaders? To explore these questions, we empirically investigate these questions using a spatial econometric model, analyzing panel data from Chinese prefectures between 2009 and 2015. Our findings indicate that, under the innovative performance evaluation, local leaders are motivated to transfer more high-tech land. This allocation varies based on the leaders' age and length of time in office and is influenced either by the need to maintain economic growth or by fiscal pressures. Furthermore, we identify a spillover effect where leaders of neighboring prefectures tend to imitate one another, driven by their common goal of economic expansion. However, this competitive environment does not result in genuine innovative advantages for adjacent regions; instead, it impedes their development. Our results signal a caution against political competition straying from intended policy objectives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 103575"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does inflation targeting live up to all the hype? 通胀目标制是否如其所言？

IF 4.6 2区经济学

Emerging Markets Review Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2025.101358

Taniya Ghosh, Yadavindu Ajit

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Demand for domestic help services: Evidence from a natural experiment 对家政服务的需求：来自自然实验的证据

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107234

Siramane Coulibaly , Bernard Fortin , Maripier Isabelle

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What street do you like? Exploring the subjective perception of public spaces in unequal and segregated cities 你喜欢哪条街？探索在不平等和隔离的城市中对公共空间的主观感知

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106460

Luis A. Guzman , Victor A. Cantillo-Garcia , Angie Criado , Olga L. Sarmiento , Carlos Moncada

{"title":"What street do you like? Exploring the subjective perception of public spaces in unequal and segregated cities","authors":"Luis A. Guzman , Victor A. Cantillo-Garcia , Angie Criado , Olga L. Sarmiento , Carlos Moncada","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A livable urban space should ideally be sustainable, healthy, and supportive of its citizens. Understanding people's perceptions of spaces is crucial for enhancing their quality and livability, as well as informing decision-making in the planning and design of cities, particularly in developing contexts where inequalities and social disadvantages are prevalent. This study proposes an approach to capture subjective valuations of urban spaces and aims to assess preferences for attributes of public spaces. Based on the analysis of 12,285 street images from Bogotá, Colombia, people's perceptions of beauty, security, invitingness, comfort, functionality, and efficiency were captured via a stated preference survey using these images. Discrete choice models were subsequently estimated to evaluate the relative importance of different streetscape attributes observed in the images. These attributes included physical elements of streets, such as green areas, trees, buildings, public transport stops, sidewalks, cycling lanes, walls, fences, vehicles, and roads, which were identified using visual recognition techniques powered by Deep Learning models. This approach enables the identification of the physical features of streetscapes that shape people's preferences for urban spaces. Additionally, model estimates were used to calculate and map six indices informing the perceived quality of each street segment in the city, indicating which types of urban spaces are considered the most beautiful, safe, inviting, comfortable, functional, and efficient. These results provide a foundation for informed decision-making in urban planning and design, encouraging landscape changes that foster a harmonious relationship among planners, designers, and citizens. Ultimately, this approach supports the goal of sustainable urban development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106460"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Entrepreneurship and the gig economy: Evidence from U.S. tax returns 创业和零工经济：来自美国纳税申报表的证据

IF 10.4 1区经济学

Journal of Financial Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2025.104156

Matthew Denes , Spyridon Lagaras , Margarita Tsoutsoura

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