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Environmental health risks, welfare and GDP 环境健康风险、福利和国内生产总值

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-07-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103206

Edward B. Barbier , Angela Cindy Emefa Mensah

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Intra-firm pollution leakage and redistribution of pollution exposure: Evidence from coal-regulated plants in China 企业内部污染泄漏与污染暴露的再分配：来自中国燃煤电厂的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103205

Wentao Jia , Chunbo Ma , Xiao Wang , Rui Xie

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Real-time emissions data disclosure of Waste-to-Energy incineration plants and public risk perceptions: Evidence from the housing market 垃圾焚烧发电厂实时排放数据披露与公众风险认知：来自房地产市场的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103207

Rong Nie , Juliana Carneiro , Jinbo Song , Yueming Qiu

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Private sector promotion of agricultural technologies: Experimental evidence from Nigeria 私营部门促进农业技术：来自尼日利亚的实验证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103201

Lenis Saweda O Liverpool-Tasie , Andrew Dillon , Jeffrey R. Bloem , Guigonan Serge Adjognon

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Fishing bans in Chinese waters: Effectiveness and spillovers 中国海域禁渔：有效性和溢出效应

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103202

Haishan Yuan

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The impact of air pollution on mental health: Evidence from Texas 空气污染对心理健康的影响：来自德克萨斯州的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103198

Kodjo Barnor

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Magnitude and decomposition of the solar rebound: Evidence from Swiss households 太阳能反弹的幅度和分解：来自瑞士家庭的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103194

Patrick Bigler

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Guilty or scapegoat? Land consolidation and hedgerow decline 有罪还是替罪羊？土地整理和绿篱退化

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103196

Valentin Cocco , Raja Chakir , Lauriane Mouysset

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Internalizing externalities through ecological compensation: Evidence from trans-boundary water pollution in China 通过生态补偿将外部性内部化：来自中国跨界水污染的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103200

Xiaoxi Wang , Meng Xu , Kevin Chen

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Gone with the wind? Impacts of hurricanes on college enrollment and completion 随风而逝？飓风对大学入学和毕业的影响

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103203

Fanyu Liu , Kerui Geng , Feng Chen

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