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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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Effects of urban-rural medical insurance integration on health: Evidence from rural China 城乡医疗保险一体化对健康的影响：来自中国农村的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101714

Jin Bai, Hua Li

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Labor protection and firms’ risk-taking behavior: evidence from China’s New Labor Contract Law 劳动保护与企业的风险承担行为：来自中国新劳动合同法的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101713

Yi Che , Xuchao Li , Yan Zhang , Lin Zhao

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Determinants and impacts of rural crime victimization: Evidence from a case study in Southeast Asia 农村犯罪受害的决定因素和影响：来自东南亚案例研究的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101712

Ulrike Grote , Thanh-Tung Nguyen , Trung Thanh Nguyen , Frank Neubacher

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Production automation upgrades and the mystery of workers' overwork: Evidence from a manufacturing employer-employee matching survey in China 生产自动化升级与工人过劳之谜：来自中国制造业雇主-雇员匹配调查的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101711

Xiahai Wei , Jiawei Xu , Hui Cao

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Highway usage efficiency and debt burden: Evidence from China 高速公路使用效率与债务负担：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101709

Ninghua Zhong , Dongmei Cai , Fangzhou Lian , Shengyu Yan

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