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Evaluating Strategies to Reduce Arsenic Poisoning in South Asia: A View from the Social Sciences 南亚减少砷中毒的评估策略:来自社会科学的观点

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00148

Matthew Krupoff, A. Mobarak, A. Geen

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引用次数: 8

Analyzing the Sources of Misallocation in Indian Manufacturing: A Gross-Output Approach 分析印度制造业分配不当的根源：总产出法

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00152

S. Kabiraj

引用次数: 0

Could Weather Fluctuations Affect Local Economic Growth? Evidence from Counties in the People's Republic of China 天气波动会影响当地经济增长吗？中华人民共和国各县的证据

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00154

Chengzheng Li, Jiajia Cong, Haiying Gu

引用次数: 6

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

Financial Spillovers in Asian Emerging Economies 亚洲新兴经济体的金融溢出

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Asian Development Review Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00142

Shin-ichi Fukuda, M. Tanaka

引用次数: 3

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