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Impact of information and communication technologies on fertilizer and pesticide use efficiency of China's grain production 信息通信技术对中国粮食生产中化肥农药利用效率的影响

4区经济学

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.1111/rode.13039

Qiubo Zhu, Mariska van der Voort, Guangcheng Ren, Junfei Bai

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A possible mechanism for partial crowding‐out of R&D subsidies in developing countries 发展中国家部分挤出研发补贴的可能机制

IF 1.6 4区经济学

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.1111/rode.13038

M. E. Rochina Barrachina, Jorge Antonio Rodríguez Moreno

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“Rely (only) on the rigorous evidence” is bad advice “只依赖严格的证据”是个坏建议

IF 1.6 4区经济学

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI: 10.1111/rode.13037

L. Pritchett

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Effects of regulatory burden and corruption on firm performance: Evidence from Moldova 监管负担和腐败对企业绩效的影响:来自摩尔多瓦的证据

IF 1.6 4区经济学

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1111/rode.13033

S. Tan, Dea Tusha

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Financial inclusion, gender gaps and agricultural productivity in Mali 马里的金融包容性、性别差距和农业生产力

IF 1.6 4区经济学

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/rode.13034

Babajide Fowowe

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Do chairmen with China's Great Famine experience in early‐life affect firm tax avoidance activities? 早年经历过中国大饥荒的董事长会影响公司的避税活动吗?