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A copula-based framework for studying intergenerational income mobility 基于copula的代际收入流动研究框架

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102059

Anning Hu , Zhipeng Zhou

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A study on the long-term trend of middle-aged female labor supply in urban China: The explanation from inter-generational care 中国城市中年女性劳动力供给的长期趋势研究：来自代际关怀的解释

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102058

Peng Zhan , Yibo Mao

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Optimizing the pre-merger notification rule with regulatory data: Empirical analysis from China 基于监管数据的并购前通知规则优化——来自中国的实证分析

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102057

Qiaoqin Xiong , Feng Deng , Hongjun Li , Danxia Xie

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Internet use and willingness to pay for air quality improvements: Evidence from China 互联网的使用和为改善空气质量买单的意愿：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102055

Jiaping Zhang , Mingwang Cheng , Xiaomei Gong

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The employment effects of regional market integration: Evidence from China 区域市场一体化的就业效应：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102053

Yanjun Li , Yuanyuan Wan , Shenxiang Xie

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The J-curve phenomenon in Türkiye’s fossil fuel trade balance: A fourier-ARDL analysis 俄罗斯化石燃料贸易平衡中的j曲线现象：傅里叶- ardl分析

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102051

Chien-Chiang Lee , Godwin Olasehinde-Williams , Seyi Saint Akadiri

{"title":"The J-curve phenomenon in Türkiye’s fossil fuel trade balance: A fourier-ARDL analysis","authors":"Chien-Chiang Lee , Godwin Olasehinde-Williams , Seyi Saint Akadiri","doi":"10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The persistent imbalance in Türkiye's fossil fuel trade raises important questions about the role of macroeconomic factors, particularly exchange rate dynamics, in shaping energy trade outcomes. Despite theoretical assertions of the J-curve, empirical evidence specific to the physical trade balance of fossil fuels remains limited. This study investigates the short- and long-run effects of real exchange rate movements on Türkiye's physical trade balance for fossil fuels from 1994 to 2024, incorporating gross domestic product, renewable energy consumption, and trade openness as control variables. Employing the Fourier Autoregressive Distributed Lag (FARDL) approach, the results confirm the existence of a J-curve effect, whereby currency depreciation at first worsens but subsequently improves the physical trade balance for fossil fuels. Additionally, economic growth significantly exacerbates fossil fuel trade deficits, while renewable energy consumption reduces the imbalance in the short run. Trade openness is found to have a positive short-run impact, although its long-run effect is statistically insignificant. The study proposes policy recommendations to manage exchange rate flexibility, accelerate renewable energy transitions, and align trade and energy policies to achieve a more resilient and sustainable energy trade balance for Türkiye. The results offer fresh insights into the complex interlinkages between macroeconomic fundamentals and energy trade dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Economics","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 102051"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements and export product quality of Chinese firms 优惠贸易协定中的环境条款与中国企业出口产品质量

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102048

Yajun Zhu , Churen Sun

{"title":"Environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements and export product quality of Chinese firms","authors":"Yajun Zhu , Churen Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>China’s foreign trade has stepped into a high-quality development track, while at the same time, China has increasingly included different types of environmental provisions in the concluded Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). We empirically examine the effect of environmental provisions in PTAs on firms’ export product quality using matched data from the Trade and Environment Database (TREND), the Chinese Customs Transaction-level Trade Statistics Dataset, and the Chinese Annual Survey of Industrial Firms Dataset from 2000 to 2014. The findings show that environmental provisions in PTAs are conducive to improving the quality of Chinese firms’ export products by increasing firms’ productivity and inducing firms to import more intermediate goods. Furthermore, trade-liberal environmental provisions in PTAs tend to improve the quality of firms’ export products quality while trade-prohibitive ones have a negative effect. Additionally, environmental provisions in PTAs are particularly beneficial for firms that are less constrained by financing, as well as for state-owned, foreign, medium-sized, and high emission intensity firms. Our research provides support for promoting China’s participation in global governance through environmental provisions in PTAs while realizing high-quality development of foreign trade.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Economics","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 102048"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Urban rail transit and inner-firm labor–capital rent sharing: Evidence from China 城市轨道交通与企业内部劳动资本租金分担：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102049

Zhe Kong, Huanhuan Liang

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The long-term effect of labor outflow on crime: Evidence from China 劳动力外流对犯罪的长期影响：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102050

Lijun Zang , Lyubing Feng

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Understanding capital controls measurement: Need, classification, and suitability 理解资本控制计量：需求、分类和适用性

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102052

Biswajit Panigrahi, K.P. Prabheesh

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