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Impact of rural industrial integration on farmers' income: Evidence from agricultural counties in China 农村产业融合对农民收入的影响：来自中国农业县的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101761

Jingyu Wang , Lu Peng , Jiancheng Chen , Xiangzheng Deng

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Can broadband infrastructure construction promote equality of opportunity? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China☆ 宽带基础设施建设能否促进机会平等？来自中国准自然实验的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101759

Cheng Zhang , Xiyan Weng

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The impact of internet use on entrepreneurial behavior and income: Evidence from Chinese rural households 互联网使用对创业行为和收入的影响：来自中国农村家庭的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101752

Feng Lyubing , Zang Lijun , Yao Xianguo

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Human capital of grassroots leaders and vulnerability to poverty: Evidence from rural China 基层领导的人力资本与贫困脆弱性：来自中国农村的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101750

Yurong Zhang , Xueya Zhao , Jiaxuan Wu , Ting Zeng

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Do renewable energy investment and financial development mitigate climate change? 可再生能源投资和金融发展会减缓气候变化吗？

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101749

Xia Chen , Huimin Zhang , Xin Xin Zhao , Qiang Gong , Chun-Ping Chang

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Long-term effects of early-life education intervention on children’s outcomes: Evidence from school consolidation in rural China 早期教育干预对儿童成果的长期影响：中国农村学校合并的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101751

Anqi Chen , Yongyou Li

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Temperature exposure and health inequality 温度暴露与健康不平等

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101748

Xin Zhang , Fanglin Chen , Zhongfei Chen , Jie Zhang

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Does being single bring freedom or burden? Examining the expenditure patterns of single-person households in Taiwan 单身带来的是自由还是负担？研究台湾单身家庭的支出模式

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101747

Ming-Hsuan Lee , Wei-Ling Lai

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Farmers’ cooperatives and smallholder farmers’ access to credit: Evidence from China 农民合作社与小农获得信贷：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101746

Meishan Jiang, Jingrong Li, Yunsheng Mi

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Artificial intelligence and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China 人工智能与对外直接投资：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Asian Economics Pub Date : 2024-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101745

Keqi Huang , Qiren Liu

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