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Preferences for Labor Regulation: Endowments vs. Beliefs 对劳动法规的偏好：禀赋与信念

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiae021

Romain Duval, Yi Ji, Chris Papageorgiou, Ippei Shibata, Antonio Spilimbergo

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The many channels of firm’s adjustment to energy shocks: Evidence from France 企业适应能源冲击的多种渠道：来自法国的证据

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-04 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiae011

Lionel Fontagne, Philippe Martin, Gianluca Orefice

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Building Bridges to Peace: A Quantitative Evaluation of Power-Sharing Agreements 架起通往和平的桥梁：权力分享协议的定量评估

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiae010

Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh

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On the design of effective sanctions: the case of bans on exports to russia* 关于有效制裁的设计：禁止向俄罗斯出口的案例*

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad043

Ricardo Hausmann, Ulrich Schetter, Muhammed A Yıldırım

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Bank lending policies and monetary policy: Some lessons from the negative interest era 银行贷款政策和货币政策：负利率时代的一些经验教训

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiae001

Oscar Arce, Miguel García-Posada, Sergio Mayordomo, Banco de España, Steven Ongena

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Sanctions and the Exchange Rate in Time 制裁与汇率时间

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad034

Barry Eichengreen, Massimo Ferrari Minesso, Arnaud Mehl, Isabel Vansteenkiste, Roger Vicquéry

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Private Sanctions 私人制裁

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-09 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad041

Oliver Hart, David Thesmar, Luigi Zingales

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Natural Unemployment and Activity Rates in Italy: Flow-based Determinants and Implications for Price Dynamics 意大利的自然失业率和经济活动率:基于流量的决定因素及其对价格动态的影响

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad032

Francesco D’Amuri, Marta De Philippis, Elisa Guglielminetti, Salvatore Lo Bello

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Low price-to-book ratios and bank dividend payouts: economic policy implications 低市净率和银行派息:经济政策影响

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad028

Leonardo Gambacorta, Tommaso Oliviero, Hyun Song Shin

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Power Mismatch and Civil Conflict: An Empirical Investigation 权力错配与国内冲突:一个实证研究

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Economic Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-15 DOI: 10.1093/epolic/eiad030

Massimo Morelli, Laura Ogliari, Long Hong

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