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When Administrative Reform Misleads: Reclassification and Artificial Urbanization Signals in Provincial Economic Structure—Evidence From Türkiye 行政改革的误导：省级经济结构中的重分类与人为城市化信号——来自<s:1> rkiye的证据

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70149

Gamze Çürüksulu Usta, Abdullah Altun, Ahmet Usta

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What Drives the Price of a Big Mac? Evidence From Local Market Conditions 是什么推动了巨无霸的价格？来自当地市场条件的证据

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-08-16 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70150

Fernanda Alfaro, Scott Loveridge, Dusan Paredes, Mark Skidmore

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Is There an Urban Inclusivity Premium? Gender Wage Gaps Across Brazil's Urban Hierarchy 是否有城市包容性溢价？巴西城市阶层的性别工资差距

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-07-30 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70148

Angélica Paola González Lozada, Ticiana Grecco Zanon Moura, Mônica de Moura Pires, Alberto Díaz-Dapena, André Luis Squarize Chagas

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From Policy-Driven to Self-Sustaining? Exploring the Evolution and Sustainability of Cultural Districts in China 从政策驱动到自我维持？探索中国文化区的演变与可持续性

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-07-19 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70147

Gecheng Zhu, Li-Min Lin

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Tax Administration Digitalization and Entrepreneurship: A Perspective on Reducing Local Government Discretion in Tax Enforcement 税收征管数字化与创业：降低地方政府税收执法自由裁量权的视角

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-07-10 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70146

Xiaoyu Li, Jiahong Yuan

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Territorial Patterns in Public Support for Knowledge Intensive Sector: An Urban-Rural Gradient in Poland 知识密集型产业公共支持的地域格局：波兰的城乡梯度

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70142

Anna Mempel-Śnieżyk, Katarzyna Miszczak

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City Institution and Firm Productivity: The Impact of the Administrative Ranks of Chinese Cities 城市制度与企业生产率：中国城市行政级别的影响

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-06-23 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70143

Chengri Ding, Xiangwei Sun

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From Agglomeration to Breakthrough Innovation: The Role of Firm Clustering 从集聚到突破性创新：企业集群的作用

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-06-23 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70144

Peiyu Li, Lin Hu, Liping Li, Hengyan Liu

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Digital Empowerment and Rural Transformation: How Digital Rural Development Shapes Non-Agricultural Entrepreneurship in China 数字赋权与农村转型：数字农村发展如何塑造中国非农业创业

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-06-04 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70141

Yunqing Liu, Xiankun Meng, Qianwen He

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Passers-by or Blessings? Have College Graduate Village Officials Fostered Neo-Endogenous Rural Development? 路人还是祝福？大学生村官促进了新内生农村发展吗？

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Growth and Change Pub Date : 2026-05-31 DOI: 10.1111/grow.70140

Yuyuan Yi, Wang Hao, Lulu Yuan, Caiyan Liu, Yifu Zhao

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