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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 : 2025-12-01 Epub 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 : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102051

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

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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 : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102058

Peng Zhan , Yibo Mao

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Learning to be an entrepreneur in cities 在城市里学习创业

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102029

Dongxia Wei

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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 : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102048

Yajun Zhu , Churen Sun

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Green governance: The impact of environmental auditing on carbon emissions in Chinese cities 绿色治理：环境审计对中国城市碳排放的影响

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102040

Zhiyuan Gao , Ziying Jia , Mengwen Hua , Yu Hao

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Environmental constraint and house price: Evidence from China 环境约束与房价：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102039

Chen Feng , Bei-Bei Shi , Xue-Cheng Yin , Yi Zeng , Guorui Gao

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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 : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102049

Zhe Kong, Huanhuan Liang

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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 : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102057

Qiaoqin Xiong , Feng Deng , Hongjun Li , Danxia Xie

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Linguistic distance and entrepreneurship of migrants: Evidence from China 语言距离与移民创业：来自中国的证据