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Micromobility and the social integration of migrant population: Empirical evidence from bike sharing 流动人口的微流动性与社会融合：来自共享单车的经验证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102035

Yongli Chen , Jing Li

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Land titling: Promoting internal migration in China? 土地所有权：促进中国内部人口流动？

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102036

Xingshu Ma , Fung Kwan

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Surname distance and inter-city collaborative innovation 姓氏距离与城际协同创新

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102038

Weijie Jiang , Yike Shan

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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 : 2025-09-07 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 : 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102039

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

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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

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102037

Guirong Mao , Jia Wu , Qinyang Yao

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How e-commerce reshape rural industrial transition: Evidence from China’s rural e-commerce demonstration counties program 电子商务如何重塑农村产业转型：来自中国农村电子商务示范县的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102034

Dandan Liu , Jin Liu , Qing Xu , Qing Yang

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Mobile money and financial inclusion: International evidence from informal sector enterprises in Asia and Africa 移动货币与普惠金融：来自亚洲和非洲非正规部门企业的国际证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102033

Safi Ullah Khan

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Spatial dependence and heterogeneity regime effect on the allocation of Korea’s international aid to recipients 空间依赖与异质性制度对韩国国际援助分配的影响

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102032

Chae-Deug Yi

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R&D activity, employment and employment composition: Evidence from India 研发活动、就业和就业构成：来自印度的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.102018

Cangfeng Wang, Tian Wang

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