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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

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub 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 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 : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103198

Kodjo Barnor

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Nudging toward climate adaptation. A field experiment on informational strategies in organic food markets 推动适应气候变化。有机食品市场信息策略的实地试验

IF 5.9 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103217

Cecilia Castaldo , Matilde Giaccherini , Giacomo Pallante , Alessandro Palma

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

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103183

Ellen M. Bruno , Nick Hagerty

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How to boost countries’ climate ambitions: Turning gains from emissions trading into gains for climate 如何提升各国的气候雄心：将排放交易的收益转化为气候收益

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103204

Christoph Böhringer, Carsten Helm, Laura Schürer

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Human capital impairment or air pollution discount? Air quality and expected job seeking 人力资本减值还是空气污染折扣？空气质量和求职预期

IF 5.9 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103223

Yunzhi Lu, Lanfang Deng

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Air pollution and the housing market: Evidence from Germany’s Low Emission Zones 空气污染与房地产市场：来自德国低排放区的证据

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103161

Henri Gruhl , Nicolas Volkhausen , Nico Pestel , Nils aus dem Moore

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Effects of air pollution on labor supply: Evidence from Japan 空气污染对劳动力供给的影响：来自日本的证据

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103178

Daichi Yamada , Daiju Narita

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Household landfill diversion and the impact on methane emissions 家庭垃圾填埋改道及其对甲烷排放的影响

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103174

Jackson C. Somers

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Resource windfalls, connectivity, and political polarization 资源横财、互联互通和政治两极分化

IF 5.5 3区经济学

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103164

Lotem Ikan , David Lagziel , Ohad Raveh

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