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Income inequality and economic growth 收入不平等与经济增长

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12607

Zixiang Qi, Bicong Wang, Yaxin Wang

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Is there a link between access to broadband and health outcomes? 获得宽带与健康结果之间是否存在联系？

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12608

Vikas Gawai, Steven Deller

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The politics of climate denialism and the secondary denialism of economics 政治上的气候否认和经济上的二次否认

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12606

Clifford William Cobb

{"title":"The politics of climate denialism and the secondary denialism of economics","authors":"Clifford William Cobb","doi":"10.1111/ajes.12606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12606","url":null,"abstract":"Primary climate-change denialism rejects the idea that global warming is driven by human activity. This belief system now appeals to about one-third of Americans. Having been influenced by a 1990s Exxon campaign to sow doubt that fossil fuels are responsible for global warming, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to be primary climate-change deniers. But polls show that many US climate-change accepters do not take it seriously enough to pay a nominal sum to prevent continued warming. This secondary denialism (accept the science, deny the urgency of action) may stem from the economic analysis of climate change. Discounting future damage and believing that economic growth will compensate for damage are two standard features of economic theory that justify treating climate issues with a degree of apathy—or at least as low priority. The work of Nobel-Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus provides almost as much cause for indifference among accepters as the climate denialists offer their followers. Scientists may view climate change with alarm, but policy-makers mostly take their cues from economists. Nordhaus stated in a popular book in 2008 that his model demonstrates that 3.45°C warming is economically optimal. Not just tolerable, but optimal. His work is highly influential. Even though some economists have objected to the methods of economic analysis that understate the perils of climate change, their voices have had little influence on policy. Thus, seeming partisan differences about climate change have converged around go-slow polices that manage climate issues as technical problems and that do not impose significant demands upon citizens or disrupt present economic arrangements.","PeriodicalId":47133,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Economics and Sociology","volume":"84 1","pages":"69-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Climate change and economic growth: Evidence for European countries 气候变化与经济增长：欧洲国家的证据

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12605

Alfred Greiner, Bettina Bökemeier, Benjamin Owusu

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Income inequality and financial overconfidence 收入不平等和金融过度自信

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12603

Aron Gottesman, Matthew Morey

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Where does it matter? Revisiting the role of proximity in knowledge spillovers 这有什么关系？重新审视邻近性在知识溢出中的作用

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12604

Zaizhou Hu, Zengdong Cao, Anran Du, Qin Tu

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Does economic freedom push people into suicide? New evidence from developing and developed societies, 1980–2019 经济自由促使人们自杀吗？来自发展中社会和发达社会的新证据，1980-2019年

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12602

Minea Rutar, Tibor Rutar

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Policy uncertainty and non-performing loans in Greece 希腊的政策不确定性和不良贷款

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12601

Stephanos Papadamou, Konstantinos Pitsilkas

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Political democracy, economy, and cancer risk: A comparative analysis of 170 countries 政治民主、经济与癌症风险：170 个国家的比较分析

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12600

Andrew C. Patterson

{"title":"Political democracy, economy, and cancer risk: A comparative analysis of 170 countries","authors":"Andrew C. Patterson","doi":"10.1111/ajes.12600","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajes.12600","url":null,"abstract":"Much literature acknowledges the importance of political systems for population health. People living in democratic countries tend to have higher life expectancies and lower rates of infant mortality compared to those in other countries. However, few quantitative comparative studies explore the political origins of chronic disease. To address this gap, this study examines the impact of political democracy on cancer risk. Using data from the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN), regression models test differences in age-adjusted cancer rates across 170 countries. Counter to study hypotheses, overall incidence of cancer is not any lower in democratic countries. This is evident even when removing the confounding influence of economic and several other factors. However, among children and adolescents, cancer mortality rates and leukemia incidence are exceptions since these are lower in democratic countries in some models. Results otherwise do not support the view that political regime type alone prevents cancer. Overall findings appear robust to threats of endogeneity, higher average age in developed countries, comparative differences in the ability to diagnose cases, and several other threats. The broader literature indicates that democratic countries have better health overall. However, findings are that democratic countries have higher cancer incidence on average, which is likely due to having higher levels of economic prosperity compared to more autocratic countries. Economic policy is likely to be an important consideration for preventing cancer. Longitudinal analysis was not possible for these data, which is reason for caution when interpreting these findings.","PeriodicalId":47133,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Economics and Sociology","volume":"84 2","pages":"213-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajes.12600","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141920956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A cross-cultural study on countries' environmental performance: The influence of religion 国家环境绩效的跨文化研究：宗教的影响

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12599

Francesca Di Pillo, Fabrizio Rossi

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