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Impacts of an Information and Communication Technology-Assisted Program on Attitudes and English Communication Abilities: An Experiment in a Japanese High School 信息和通信技术辅助项目对态度和英语沟通能力的影响——日本一所高中的实验

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00151

Yuki Higuchi, M. Sasaki, Makiko Nakamuro

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引用次数: 2

The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave? 借贷之谜:为什么在中国香港的菲律宾家庭佣工借贷而不是储蓄?

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00150

Wooyoung Lim, Sujata Visaria

引用次数: 2

Trade Volatility in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three: Impacts and Determinants 东南亚国家联盟贸易波动性加三：影响和决定因素

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00153

T. Nguyen, T. Pham, T. Vallée

引用次数: 2

Understanding Households’ Choice of Cooking Fuels: Evidence from Urban Households in Pakistan 了解家庭对烹饪燃料的选择:来自巴基斯坦城市家庭的证据

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00146

D. Rahut, Akhter Ali, K. Mottaleb, J. Aryal

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引用次数: 15

Wage Differential between Rural Migrant and Urban Workers in the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国农民工与城镇工人的工资差距

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00140

Hong Cheng, Dezhuang Hu, Hongbin Li

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引用次数: 5

Green Trade Patterns and the Transboundary Transmission of Greenhouse Gas Emissions 绿色贸易模式与温室气体跨界排放

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00143

S. Kang

引用次数: 6

Household Debt and Delinquency over the Life Cycle 生命周期内的家庭债务和拖欠

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00141

Sommarat Chantarat, Atchana Lamsam, Krislert Samphantharak, Bhumjai Tangsawasdirat

引用次数: 8

Seasonal Poverty and Seasonal Migration in Asia 亚洲的季节性贫困和季节性移民

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00139

A. Mobarak, M. Reimão

引用次数: 7

Human Capital as Engine of Growth: The Role of Knowledge Transfers in Promoting Balanced Growth within and across Countries 作为增长引擎的人力资本:知识转移在促进国家内部和国家间平衡增长中的作用

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-02-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00155

I. Ehrlich, Yun Pei

引用次数: 13

From Import Substitution to Integration into Global Production Networks: The Case of the Indian Automobile Industry 从进口替代到融入全球生产网络——以印度汽车工业为例

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2019-09-10 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00132

P. Athukorala, C. Veeramani

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引用次数: 7