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Determinants of Food Security Status of Agricultural Households: An Empirical Investigation from Kuttanad Wetland System in Kerala, India 农户粮食安全状况的决定因素：印度喀拉拉邦库塔纳德湿地系统的经验调查

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241247697

C. M. Kasim, S. Harikumar

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The Complexity of Female Empowerment in India 印度女性赋权的复杂性

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241237030

Siwan Anderson

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Progress of Trade Facilitation in India: A Quantitative Assessment 印度贸易便利化的进展：定量评估

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241235039

Vijay Singh Chauhan, Nikita Singla

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The Problem with Authoritarian Populists 专制民粹主义者的问题

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241237041

Patrick Francois, Chris Bidner

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Weighty Evidence? Poverty Estimation with Missing Data 重要证据？有缺失数据的贫困估算

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241238846

Jean Drèze, A. Somanchi

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Do Lucky People Reciprocate More? The Effect of Outcome Bias on Trustworthiness 幸运的人会有更多回报吗？结果偏差对可信度的影响

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241235045

P. A. Muchtar

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Analysing the Total Factor Productivity Change Among Urban Cooperative Banks in India: The Malmquist Productivity Approach 分析印度城市合作银行的全要素生产率变化：马尔奎斯特生产力方法

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-02-18 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241227013

Aadil Ummar Zaman, M. Zaman

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Household Livelihood Strategies and Forest Resource Use in Rural West Bengal, India 印度西孟加拉邦农村地区的家庭生计战略与森林资源利用

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-02-18 DOI: 10.1177/23210222241228070

Promita Mukherjee, Biswajit Ray

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Wage Differentials and Inequality in Managerial and Professional Jobs: Quantile Regression Analysis 管理和专业工作的工资差异与不平等：定量回归分析

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.1177/23210222231214850

Krishna Muniyoor, Aishwarya M, A. Sarma

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Optimal Contract Under Endogenous Platform Services: Implications of Tax and Advertising 内生平台服务下的最优合同：税收和广告的影响

Studies in Microeconomics Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.1177/23210222231206232

S. Poddar, Tanmoyee Banerjee (Chatterjee), Swapnendu Banerjee

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