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The Sino-African Cooperation: A Taiwanese Viewpoint 从台湾的角度看中非合作

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2016-03-08 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V8I1.8400

C. Lin, H. O. Faustino, Shih-Ju Chan

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引用次数: 0

Corporate Governance, Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance 公司治理、智力资本与企业绩效

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2016-03-08 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V8I1.8675

Abdul Basyith

引用次数: 33

Political Aspect of the Saving – Investment Gap in Croatia 克罗地亚储蓄-投资差距的政治方面

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-12-08 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I4.8420

Damir Piplica

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引用次数: 0

HIV/AIDS and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 艾滋病与经济增长:来自撒哈拉以南非洲的经验证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-12-08 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I4.8426

Danjuma Maijama’a, Shamzaeffa Samsudin, Shazida jan Mohd Khan

引用次数: 5

The Analysis of External Debt Sustainability by Periodic Unit Root Test with Structural Break: The Case of Turkey 基于结构断裂的周期性单位根检验的外债可持续性分析——以土耳其为例

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-11-09 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I4.8123

Ozlem Goktas, A. Hepsağ

引用次数: 6

Labour Market Returns and Wage Inequality: New Evidence for Europe 劳动力市场回报和工资不平等:欧洲的新证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-09-28 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I3.8020

T. Sequeira, Marcelo Santos

引用次数: 1

Does the Perception of Organizational Cronyism Leads to Career Satisfaction or Frustration with Work? The Mitigating Role of Organizational Commitment 组织任人唯亲会导致职业满意度还是工作挫折感?组织承诺的缓解作用

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-09-27 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I3.8164

A. Turan

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引用次数: 8

Evidence on the Wage Returns of Advanced Vocational Training and University Education in Spain 西班牙高等职业培训和大学教育的工资回报证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-08-19 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I3.7904

Maite Blázquez, Ainhoa Herrarte, Raquel Llorente-Heras

引用次数: 0

Exchange Rate and Demand for Money in Nigeria 尼日利亚的汇率和货币需求

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-06-28 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I2.7916

B. C. Ogbonna

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引用次数: 4

Empirical Evidence on Korea¡¯s Import Demand Behavior Revisited 再论韩国进口需求行为的经验证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2015-06-26 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V7I2.7056

Jungho Baek

引用次数: 6