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To go electric or to burn coal? A randomized field experiment of informational nudges 用电还是烧煤？一个随机的信息推送实验

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103155

Hanming Fang , King King Li , Peiyao Shen

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Die hard: Exploring the characteristics of resource users who persist in the tragedy of the commons 死而不僵：探索公地悲剧中坚持使用资源者的特征

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103160

Carina Cavalcanti , Andreas Leibbrandt

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“Size-dependent” environmental regulations and spatial labor allocation “规模依赖”的环境规制与空间劳动力配置

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103158

ShiYi Chen , EnDong Liang , ChaoLiang Liu

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Congestion pricing with electric vehicle exemptions: Car-ownership effects and other behavioral adjustments 免除电动汽车的拥堵收费：汽车拥有量影响和其他行为调整

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103154

Elisabeth T. Isaksen , Bjørn G. Johansen

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The value of cleaner waterways: Evidence from the Black-and-Odorous water program 清洁水道的价值：来自黑臭水项目的证据

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103159

Yue Yu , Qianyang Zhang

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Corrigendum to “Storms, early education and human capital” [J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 130 (2025) 103104] 对 "风暴、早期教育和人力资本 "的更正[J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 130 (2025) 103104]

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103156

Martino Pelli , Jeanne Tschopp , Angélique Bernabé , Boubacar Diop

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Voting with their (left and right) feet: Are homebuyers’ values of neighborhood environmental amenities consistent with their politics? 用（左脚和右脚）投票：购房者对社区环境便利设施的价值观是否与其政治立场一致？

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103157

Corey Lang, Jarron VanCeylon

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A market mechanism for sustainable and efficient resource use under uncertainty 不确定条件下可持续和有效利用资源的市场机制

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103151

Martin F. Quaas , Ralph Winkler

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Heterogeneous flood zone effects on coastal housing prices - Risk signal and mandatory costs 洪泛区对沿海住房价格的异质性影响 - 风险信号和强制成本

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103153

Zhenshan Chen , Charles Towe , Xi He

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Can social protection reduce damages from higher temperatures? 社会保护能减少高温造成的损害吗？

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103152

Teevrat Garg , Gordon C. McCord , Aleister Montfort

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