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Assessing the resilience of water and wastewater utilities: A multi-criteria approach for Chile 评估水和污水处理设施的复原力：智利的多标准方法

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102340

Alexandros Maziotis , Maria Molinos-Senante

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Assessing the effectiveness of recent pension reforms: The French experiment 评估近期养老金改革的有效性：法国的实验

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102335

Jorge Miguel Bravo , Mercedes Ayuso , Najat El Mekkaoui

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Knowledge and technology transfer in German universities: An exploratory study leveraging information from university websites 德国大学的知识和技术转移：利用大学网站信息的探索性研究

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102333

Torben Schubert , Denilton Darold , Henning Kroll

{"title":"Knowledge and technology transfer in German universities: An exploratory study leveraging information from university websites","authors":"Torben Schubert , Denilton Darold , Henning Kroll","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the multidimensionality of knowledge and technology transfer (KTT), existing quantitative evaluations predominantly focus on a limited range of channels, often resulting from the availability of data rather than theoretical considerations. To address this gap, we leverage unstructured data from university websites to develop indicators that provide a comprehensive view of universities’ KTT activities. Applying large-language-transformers to scraped websites of German universities, we identify five distinct KTT dimensions: engagement in collaborative research consortia with industry, technical consulting activities, start-up activities, the development of regional tech transfer hubs, as well as technology transfer offices. Based on exploratory regression analyses, we find that the intensity of the type of KTT activities varies with the regional environment as well as university characteristics. Moreover, our regressions unveil a synergistic relationship between KTT and basic research, where this finding again seems to depend strongly on the type of KTT activity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102333"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145218980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Enhancing public safety through integrated UAV and police patrols 通过集成无人机和警察巡逻加强公共安全

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102334

Shangyao Yan, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh, Yu-Chien Lai

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Multi-period capacity utilization measurement using a TOPSIS-DEA approach: A case study of the forestry industry 基于TOPSIS-DEA方法的多期产能利用率测度：以林业为例

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102332

Yan Huang , Hanting Yu , Jiawei Wang , Meiling Li

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Impact mechanism and contribution measurement of digital transformation on scale expansion of Chinese enterprises 数字化转型对中国企业规模扩张的影响机制及贡献测度

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102331

Meng Tian , Yiwei Wang , Lei Han , Zhuowen Yang

{"title":"Impact mechanism and contribution measurement of digital transformation on scale expansion of Chinese enterprises","authors":"Meng Tian , Yiwei Wang , Lei Han , Zhuowen Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accelerating digital transformation (DT) and facilitating reasonable enterprise scale expansion (ESE) is critical for integrating the digital and traditional economies. This paper examines the scale expansion characteristics of Chinese A-share listed enterprises and constructs a “two-level, four-category” cost model to analyze the theoretical relationship between DT and ESE. The findings reveal that DT significantly promotes the asymmetrical expansion of the enterprise employee and revenue scales, with revenue scale expansion being more prominent. Heterogeneity tests show that DT has a stronger impact on large enterprises, non-high-tech enterprises, and those in developed regions, leading to increased scale differentiation. Mechanism and economic consequence analysis highlight that DT reduces external transaction costs, facilitating ESE, while enhanced market share improves production efficiency. This paper provides theoretical and empirical insights into evolving corporate growth patterns in the digital economy and suggests policy recommendations for leveraging digital transformation to promote employment growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102331"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Resolving stakeholder conflicts in high-speed railway route planning: An overlapping network and evolutionary game approach 解决高速铁路线路规划中的利益相关者冲突：一个重叠网络和进化博弈方法

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102330

Fengting Zhang , Pengcheng Xiang , Dan Wang , Jiafu Su

{"title":"Resolving stakeholder conflicts in high-speed railway route planning: An overlapping network and evolutionary game approach","authors":"Fengting Zhang , Pengcheng Xiang , Dan Wang , Jiafu Su","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102330","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The planning of high-speed railway corridors in ecologically sensitive areas faces significant challenges. Stakeholder conflicts arising from multi-objective conflict often induce decision-making impasses and project delays. Effectively identifying pivotal decision makers and facilitating consensus constitutes a critical challenge. This study first applied the Lancichinetti–Fortunato method to stakeholder relationship networks, detecting overlapping communities that revealed two distinct decision-maker categories: overlapping and non-overlapping decision makers. Subsequently, the most conflicted subgroup pairs and decision-maker dyads were identified using decision maker weights and community weights. To resolve decision conflicts during the consensus-building, a two-party evolutionary game model was constructed to examine strategic interactions between overlapping and conflicting decision makers. Finally, a consensus adjustment method based on the decision makers of the largest conflict is proposed to determine the final solution choice. Sensitivity analysis of the evolutionary game revealed that public attention significantly drives strategic shifts for both overlapping decision makers and conflicting decision makers. In contrast, moral hazard losses only regulate strategy evolution speed without altering direction. Additionally, the conflict intensity between construction and ecological spaces exerts opposing regulatory effects on the two groups’ strategic choices. This study provides theoretical foundations for managing non-cooperative behavior and achieving consensus equilibrium among heterogeneous subgroups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102330"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145117764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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SLEP-less in Santiago: The effect of local educational services in Chile 圣地亚哥的睡眠不足：智利当地教育服务的影响

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102329

Rómulo A. Chumacero , Leonardo Letelier S

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Modeling socio-spatial resilience of public engagement with urban spaces 建立公众参与城市空间的社会空间弹性模型

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102327

Qianqi Guo, Yuliang Wang

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Trickle-down or siphon: The spillover effects of the digital economy on green innovation from the perspective of the circular economy 涓滴或虹吸：循环经济视角下数字经济对绿色创新的溢出效应

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102328

Yi Qiu , Cong Gao , Na Song

{"title":"Trickle-down or siphon: The spillover effects of the digital economy on green innovation from the perspective of the circular economy","authors":"Yi Qiu , Cong Gao , Na Song","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102328","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2025.102328","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In addition to the transformations driven by digitalization and sustainability, the digital economy has opened new paths and revitalized the advancement of green innovation. As a key driving force of the circular economy system, green innovation can effectively promote sustainable development and high-quality economic growth. This study employs a panel dataset encompassing 108 cities at and above the prefectural-level within the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2011–2021 to investigate the spillover impacts and transmission mechanisms of the digital economy on green innovation through the Spatial Durbin Model through empirical observations. The findings reveal an uneven distribution of the digital economy and green innovation within the Yangtze River Economic Belt, with the downstream area exhibiting more significant levels than the middle and upper sections. While the digital economy enhances green innovation in local cities, it also has a trickle-down effect on neighboring cities, which remains robust through various tests. The spillover effects of the digital economy on green innovation are pronounced in downstream regions, which are cities with high concentrations of human capital and green innovation. Mechanistic testing shows that the digital economy advances local green innovation levels by facilitating the flow of R&D staff, R&D capital, and industrial structure upgrading. The positive transmission effect in neighboring areas is driven primarily by the movement of R&D staff. This study offers valuable empirical insights for guiding green transformation efforts and promoting coordinated regional development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102328"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145117765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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