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Climate Finance: Employment Opportunity or Alternative Crisis: Evidence From Chinese Listed Companies 气候融资：就业机会还是替代危机：来自中国上市公司的证据

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.70005

Yuran Sun, Xiaohui Chen, Zhenmin Wang

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Unemployment and Transport Poverty: Evidence From Australian Households 失业和交通贫困：来自澳大利亚家庭的证据

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.70003

Opoku Adabor, Enock Kojo Ayesu

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Trade Efficiency of Information and Communication Technology Products Between China and RCEP Member Countries 中国与RCEP成员国信息通信技术产品贸易效率研究

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.70002

Xiaomei Wang, Yixin Zhu, Tonghe Zhang

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Oil Shocks and Air Travel Demand: Insights From Korea and Japan 石油危机与航空旅行需求：来自韩国和日本的见解

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.70001

Jungho Baek, Soojoong Nam

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Tailored Paths Towards Gender Equality: Insights From South Africa and Australia 量身定制的性别平等之路：来自南非和澳大利亚的见解

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.70000

Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Jessika Bohlmann, Anna Maria Oosthuizen, Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Heinrich Bohlmann, Getrude Njokwe, Helen Cabalu, Julian Inchauspe, Hiroaki Suenaga, N. T. Khuong Truong

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How Does Digital Financial Inclusion Affect Agricultural Carbon Emissions? The Case of China 数字普惠金融如何影响农业碳排放？中国的案例

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12404

Juan Wang, Li Liu, Xue Wang

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Can Digital Finance Narrow Regional Economic Disparities? Evidence From Urban Agglomerations in China 数字金融能缩小地区经济差距吗？来自中国城市群的证据

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12403

Qiuyang Zhou

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Understanding Low Levels of Participation and Diversity in Economics: A Survey of High School Students 了解经济学的低水平参与和多样性：一项对高中生的调查

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12402

Tanya Livermore, Mike Major

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Energy Transition and Household Carbon Emissions in China 中国能源转型与家庭碳排放

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12401

Su Yan, Lu Jin, Wang Tianhui

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Effect of the Membership in the World Trade Organization on Income Inequality

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Australian Economic Papers Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12400

Sèna Kimm Gnangnon

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