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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

IF 5.5 3区经济学

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

IF 5.5 3区经济学

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

IF 5.5 3区经济学

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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Birth outcome effects of nitrate contamination in drinking water 饮用水中硝酸盐污染对出生结局的影响

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103197

Elizabeth Sorensen Montoya

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Individual versus group-level agglomeration bonuses to conserve biodiversity 保护生物多样性的个体与群体集聚奖励

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103193

François Bareille , Raphaël Soubeyran

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Scarcity, willingness to pay for species, and imperfect substitutability with market goods 稀缺性，为物种买单的意愿，以及市场商品的不完全可替代性

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103192

Marc N. Conte , Ethan T. Addicott , Maxanne M. Millerhaller

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The impact of exposure to pipeline gas connection during pregnancy on child development: Evidence from China 怀孕期间接触管道气体连接对儿童发育的影响：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103195

Hongshan Ai, Xiaoqing Tan

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The market for ethical goods 道德产品市场

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103182

Nicolas Bonneton

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Anticipatory effects of regulating the commons 管制公地的预期效应

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103183

Ellen M. Bruno , Nick Hagerty

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Do microclimates matter? The health impacts of urban heat using fine-scale data 小气候有影响吗？利用精细尺度数据研究城市热量对健康的影响

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103191

Luorao Bian

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