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Social trust and export quality: Empirical evidence from China 社会信任与出口质量：来自中国的经验证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101910

Jianming Miao , Baomin Dong

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Does household lifestyle impact the decarbonization effect of carbon generalized system of preferences? Evidence from household survey in China 家庭生活方式是否影响碳普遍偏好体系的脱碳效应？来自中国住户调查的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101907

Xiaoying Su , Donglan Zha , Chaoqun Zhang , Kuokuo Zhao

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How is remittance related to prices and output? New evidence from Fiji’s data 汇款与价格和产出有何关系？来自斐济数据的新证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101906

Paresh Kumar Narayan , Seema Narayan , Biman Prasad , Savaira Manoa

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Import demand, digital empowerment and firm innovation 进口需求、数字化赋权和企业创新

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101903

Kai Liu , Jiayi Chen , Yuan Tian , Baobo Qu , Badar Alam Iqbal

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Carbon dioxide emission reduction effects of non-economic sector tournaments: Evidence from the national civilized city selection 非经济部门赛事的二氧化碳减排效应：来自全国文明城市评选的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101902

Xuewei Su , Kaike Wang

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Impact of banking uncertainty on firm opacity: Evidence from Vietnam 银行业不确定性对企业不透明度的影响：来自越南的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101905

Japan Huynh

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Home or institution: A comparative analysis of elderly care efficacy in China 家庭还是机构：中国老年人护理效果的比较分析

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101894

Chunfeng Zhang, Xiaoyan Lei

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The impact of robot adoption on firm’s OFDI: Evidence from China 机器人采用对企业对外直接投资的影响：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101901

Shuzhong Ma , Peng Wu , Chao Fang

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Interest rate liberalization and the procyclicality of the bank liquidity buffer: Evidence from China 利率市场化与银行流动性缓冲的顺周期性：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101904

Hai Jiang , Yunfan Zhu , Chao Yuan , Xiaolin Zhang

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Exploring the influence of extreme heat on corporate energy efficiency 探讨极端高温对企业能源效率的影响

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2025.101899

Xiaojuan Hou , Ruojun Xiang

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