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Does financial inclusion increase participation in global value chains? Evidence from African countries 普惠金融能提高全球价值链参与度吗？来自非洲国家的证据

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100618

Dieudonné Mignamissi , Simplice A. Asongu , Eric Xaverie Possi Tebeng , Yolande E. Ngoungou

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Evaluating the combined effects of inspections and technical assistance on international trade 评价视察和技术援助对国际贸易的综合影响

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100613

Linda Fernandez , Monica Das

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Currency exposure and economic growth: Friend or foe? 货币风险敞口与经济增长：是敌是友？

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100612

Hari Venkatesh , Gourishankar S. Hiremath

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Deep-water ports and international trade: A structural gravity estimation 深水港与国际贸易：结构重力估计

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100614

Theresa M. Greaney, Pratistha Gyawali

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The end of miracle? China's economic growth pattern 奇迹的终结？中国的经济增长方式

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100615

Akira Kohsaka

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Regional heterogeneity in the impacts of drought in China 中国干旱影响的区域异质性

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100611

Jiana Chen

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Transport costs and the locations of upstream-downstream sectors in China and Indonesia 中国和印度尼西亚的运输成本和上下游部门的位置

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100602

Jang Ping Thia , Yumin Hu

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Reassessing EU comparative advantage: The role of technology 重新评估欧盟的比较优势：技术的作用

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100601

Filippo di Mauro , Marco Matani , Gianmarco Ottaviano

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IMF programs for growing out of debt: Evidence of a catalytic effect on foreign direct investment 国际货币基金组织摆脱债务的计划：对外国直接投资产生催化作用的证据

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100604

Grégory Donnat

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Impacts of trade diversion from China in the United States market on wages in a third country: Evidence from Thailand 中国在美国市场的贸易转移对第三国工资的影响：来自泰国的证据

International Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100603

Kazunobu Hayakawa , Sasatra Sudsawasd

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