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Socio-economic inequalities and their impact on children's health and nutrition in Tunisia using generalized entropy measures 利用广义熵值衡量突尼斯社会经济不平等及其对儿童健康和营养的影响

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100034

Anis Ochi , Yosra Saidi

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Public debt, investment and economic growth dynamics: Do geographical proximity and spatial spillover effects matter? 公共债务、投资和经济增长动态：地理邻近性和空间溢出效应重要吗？

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100059

Bunde Aggrey Otieno

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100071

Mehak Majeed

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Regional structural change in Argentina (1996–2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle 阿根廷的地区结构变化（1996-2019 年）：商业周期中的概念、测量和不平等轨迹

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100068

Andrés Niembro , Carla Daniela Calá

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100066

Kevin Credit

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Impacts of road transport infrastructure investments on the Latin American Integration Route 公路运输基础设施投资对拉丁美洲一体化之路的影响

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100061

Daniel Centurião , Mateus Boldrine Abrita , Angelo Rondina Neto , Ana Paula Camilo , Rafaella Stradiotto Vignandi , Guilherme Espíndola Junior , Vanessa Weber , Nelagley Marques , Ruberval Franco Maciel

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Amenities and crime: What is the association of amenities with crime in urban areas of Cuenca, Ecuador? 便利设施与犯罪：厄瓜多尔昆卡市城区的便利设施与犯罪有什么关系？

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100062

Paúl Sebastián Loja , Wilmer Mateo Heras , César Andrés Mendoza

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The Cascadia Innovation Corridor: The role of social entrepreneurship in the making of a North American innovative cross-border region 卡斯卡迪亚创新走廊：社会企业家精神在打造北美创新跨境地区中的作用

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100067

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Impact of COVID-19 on the efficiency of business in Southern Siberian regions: Spatial and sectoral aspects COVID-19 对南西伯利亚地区商业效率的影响：空间和行业方面

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100065

Anastasia Sherubneva

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Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100001

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

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