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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

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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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Hurricanes and migration: New evidence from credit bureau microdata 飓风和移民：来自信用局微观数据的新证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103180

Joshua Blonz, Spencer Bowdle, Joakim A. Weill

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Does freight structure transformation improve air quality?–Evidence from China's “shifting freight from truck to rail” policy 货运结构转型是否能改善空气质量？——来自中国“卡车转铁路”政策的证据

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103179

Yuchao Liang, Guohua Zheng, Jinuo Wang, Jun Pang

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The impact of real-time energy consumption feedback on residential gas and electricity usage 实时能源消耗反馈对居民燃气和电力使用的影响

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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103163

Mirthe Boomsma , Kees Vringer , Daan van Soest

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