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The effect of political influence on corporate valuation: Evidence from party-building reform in China 政治影响对企业价值的影响——来自中国党建改革的证据

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106120

Christopher Chao-hung Chen , Re-Jin Guo , Lauren Yu-Hsin Lin

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District attorney compensation and performance 地区检察官薪酬及表现

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106102

Gregory DeAngelo , Bryan C. McCannon , Morgan Stockham

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Investigation of the Neuroprotective Action of Japanese Sake Yeast on Dementia Type of Alzheimer Disease in Rats: Behavioral and Neurobiochemical Assessment. 日本清酒酵母对痴呆型阿尔茨海默病大鼠神经保护作用的研究：行为和神经生化评估。

IF 1.6 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2023-01-19 eCollection Date: 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.3390/neurosci4010006

Motahareh Haghipanah, Fatemeh Ghalami, Maryam Saadat, Saeid Abbasi-Maleki, Reza Hossein Gholizadeh Salmani, Thomas Budde, Nasrollah Moradikor

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Citizens united and individual sovereignty: A fresh perspective 公民团结与个人主权:一个新的视角

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106099

Uriel Procaccia , Eyal Winter

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Girls Just Wanna Have Funds? The effect of women-friendly legislation on female-led firms’ access to credit 女孩只是想要资金?对妇女友好的立法对妇女领导的公司获得信贷的影响

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106101

Jérémie Bertrand , Caroline Perrin

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Bias in media coverage of antitrust actions 媒体对反垄断行动的报道存在偏见

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International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106085

Juan Luis Jiménez , Jordi Perdiguero , Inmaculada Gutiérrez

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Is it the firm, the innovator, or the innovation? Determinants of perceived non-imitability leading to unprotected intellectual property 是企业，创新者，还是创新?认知不可模仿性导致知识产权不受保护的决定因素

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106095

Marilena Vecco , Nikos Georgantzis , Pieter Kroonenberg

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Crime and the Mariel Boatlift 犯罪和玛丽埃尔劫船案

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International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106094

Alexander Billy , Michael Packard

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Consent or coordination? assemblies in early medieval Europe 同意还是协调?中世纪早期欧洲的集会

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106096

Andrew T. Young

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The value of fiduciary duties: Evidence from en bloc sales in Singapore 受托责任的价值:来自新加坡整体销售的证据

IF 1.1 3区社会学

International Review of Law and Economics Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2022.106093

Jianfeng Hu , Kelvin F.K. Low , Wei Zhang

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