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Can crop insurance help optimize farmers’ decisions on pesticides use? Evidence from family farms in East China 农作物保险能否帮助农民优化农药使用决策？来自华东地区家庭农场的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101735

Rong Cai , Jie Ma , shujuan Wang , Shukai Cai

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A wise investment by urban governments: Evidence from intelligent sports facilities 城市政府的明智投资：来自智能体育设施的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101730

I-Chun Tsai

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Measuring the impacts of the two-child policy on industrial structure and economic growth in china using a CGE model 利用 CGE 模型衡量二孩政策对中国产业结构和经济增长的影响

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101716

Min Jiang , Euijune Kim

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Housing cycle and firm investment: International firm-level evidence 住房周期与企业投资：国际公司层面的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101731

Hyunduk Suh , Jin Young Yang

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Korea’s neutral interest rate: Estimates, determinants, and monetary policy stance 韩国的中性利率：估计值、决定因素和货币政策立场

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101732

Kyu Ho Kang , Kyeongtak Do

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Overflowing waters, diluted investments: The enduring impact of historical Yellow River floods on enterprise fixed assets investments 泛滥的洪水，稀释的投资：历史上黄河洪水对企业固定资产投资的持久影响

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101719

Weihua Yu, Jingjing Hu, Chenchen Deng

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Family background and intergenerational mobility in a transition economy: Evidence from China 转型经济中的家庭背景与代际流动：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101720

Weibo Yan , Sihan Gao

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Processing export and firms’ social security contributions in China: The role of supply chain pressure 中国的加工出口与企业社保缴费：供应链压力的作用

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101718

Yanzhe Zhang , Helian Xu

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Business environment and the choice of entry mode of OFDI: Evidence from China 商业环境与对外直接投资进入模式的选择：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101717

Qing Xie , Hua Yin

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Gender imbalance, wife’s bargain power and shrinking household size in Rural China 中国农村的性别失衡、妻子的议价权和家庭规模缩小

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101715

Yuan Zhang , Shiyi Sun

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