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Monetary values of changes in Body Mass Index: do spouses play a role? 身体质量指数变化的货币价值：配偶是否起作用？

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09709-6

Kristjana Baldursdottir, Paul McNamee, Edward C. Norton, Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdottir

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Boomerang children and parental retirement outcomes 潮汐儿童与父母退休后的生活

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09707-8

Grant M. Seiter, Mary J. Lopez, Sita Nataraj Slavov

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Ethnic fertility and exposure to armed conflict: the case of Sri Lanka 种族生育率和武装冲突风险：斯里兰卡案例

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09703-y

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Household specialization and competition for promotion 家庭专业化和晋升竞争

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09706-9

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Contributory pension scheme and formal retirement savings: is there a trade-off? -evidence from India’s Atal Pension Yojna using copula regression methodology 缴费型养老金计划和正规退休储蓄：是否存在权衡？-使用共轭回归方法从印度阿塔尔养老金计划中获得的证据

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09705-w

Debasis Rooj, Reshmi Sengupta

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Marijuana legalization and drug abuse as a cause for entry into foster care 大麻合法化和吸毒是进入寄养家庭的原因之一

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09704-x

Cullen T. Wallace, Chris Clark, Brent Evans

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Measuring economic insecurity by combining income and wealth: an extended well-being approach 结合收入和财富衡量经济不安全状况：扩展的福利方法

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-03-12 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09700-1

Dmitry Petrov, Marina Romaguera-de-la-Cruz

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Estimating impacts of the US EITC program on domestic violence 估算美国 EITC 计划对家庭暴力的影响

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09702-z

Kaitlyn M. Sims, Yang Wang, Barbara Wolfe

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The impact of reducing formal care benefits on caregivers’ well-being: evidence from Japan 减少正规护理福利对护理人员福祉的影响：来自日本的证据

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09699-5

Rong Fu, Dung Duc Le, Yoko Ibuka

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Empowered or impoverished: the impact of panic buttons on domestic violence 赋权还是贫困：紧急按钮对家庭暴力的影响

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Review of Economics of the Household Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09697-7

Semih Tumen, Hakan Ulucan

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