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Estimating the employment effect of the minimum wage through variation in compliance: Evidence from five US states 通过遵守情况的变化估算最低工资对就业的影响：来自美国五个州的证据

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100096

Michael Gmeiner , Robert Gmeiner

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A political argument for inefficiency under severe political pressure 严重政治压力下低效率的政治论证

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100093

Doron Nisani

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Central bank digital currency and fiscal policy in a Diamond-Dybvig Model Diamond-Dybvig模型下的央行数字货币与财政政策

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100089

Jafar El Armali

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An Analysis of the Syrian Economy in the Era of Military Conflict, 2011–2020: The Perspective of Government and Economics 2011-2020年军事冲突时代叙利亚经济分析：政府与经济学视角

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100082

Forat Suliman , Homam Khwanda , R.V. Ramana Murthy

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Government expenditure and behavior during war and pandemic, public housing, and factors improving state capacity and credibility 战争和疫情期间的政府支出和行为、公共住房以及提高国家能力和可信度的因素

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100088

Zhangkai Huang, David Daokui Li

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An assessment of the public confidence in governance institutions in India: Empirical evidence using IHDS survey 印度公众对治理机构信心的评估：基于IHDS调查的经验证据

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100080

Hrushikesh Mallick , Balakrushna Padhi , Udaya Shankar Mishra

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The Nexus between Financial and Investment developments and State Capacity. The case of G-20 金融和投资发展与国家能力之间的联系。G-20的情况

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100081

Sotirios K. Bellos, Petros Golitsis

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The effect of COVID-19 on local government policy implementation: Declines in police reports of domestic violence during lockdowns 新冠肺炎对地方政府政策执行的影响：警方关于封锁期间家庭暴力的报告下降

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100087

Jeremy A. Cook , Timothy W. Taylor

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A study on the welfare equalization effect of China's housing reform 中国住房改革的福利均等化效应研究

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100086

Mengyu Ding , Shaojie Zhou

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Explaining China’s housing vacancies: A theory based on the incentives of local government officials 解释中国住房空置：基于地方政府官员激励的理论

Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jge.2023.100077

Tianwang Liu

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