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The Impact of Environmental Target Constraints on the Quality of Export Products 环境目标约束对出口产品质量的影响

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70023

Lingqian Kong, Zhaoyang Li, Kai Xu

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Rethinking Competitiveness in the Age of AI: A Comparative Index-Based Approach 重新思考人工智能时代的竞争力：基于比较指数的方法

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70018

Geeho Jeon

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She Is a Guest in My House: Exploring the Barriers to Asset Development and Decision-Making Autonomy Among Young Women in Southern Uganda 她是我家的客人：探索乌干达南部年轻女性资产开发和决策自主的障碍

IF 1.7 4区经济学

Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70022

Josephine Nabayinda, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Samuel Kizito, Lindsay Stark, Phionah Namatovu, Susan S. Witte, Torsten B. Neilands, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala

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No Time to Waste: A Synthesis of Evidence on Time Reallocation Following Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions 不浪费时间：水、环境卫生和个人卫生干预措施后时间重新分配的综合证据

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-05 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70015

Hugh Sharma Waddington, Sarah K. Dickin, Kishore Basak, Saranya Mohandas, Biljana Macura

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Human Capital and Export Performance in East Asia: Focusing on Gender Inequality 东亚人力资本与出口绩效：以性别不平等为中心

IF 1.7 4区经济学

Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70020

Dae-yub Nam

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Proliferation of Corruption in Africa: The Ineluctable Role of Inequality of Opportunity 非洲腐败的扩散：机会不平等的不可避免的作用

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70019

Luis Jacinto Ela Alene

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Bypassing Bribes: Mobile Money and Corruption in Africa 绕开贿赂：非洲的移动货币和腐败

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70016

Ashley Blair Simpson, Zack Zimbalist

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China's Science Museum Gift to Ethiopia: Rethinking Shared Agency in Industrialization-Driven Development Aid 中国科技馆赠予埃塞俄比亚：重新思考工业化驱动发展援助中的共享机构

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70017

Wu Junfang, Jérémie Eyssette

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Harsh Winter Shocks and Distress Sales: Consumption and Asset Smoothing Among Livestock Farmers in Kyrgyzstan 严冬冲击和滞销：吉尔吉斯斯坦畜牧农民的消费和资产平滑

IF 1.7 4区经济学

Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-08-04 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70011

Kadyrbek Sultakeev, Martin Petrick

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Analysing the Effect of Education on Income Dynamics in Togo 多哥教育对收入动态的影响分析

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Journal of International Development Pub Date : 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1002/jid.70012

Hamitande Dout, Ayira Korem, Koffi Sodokin, Mawuli Kodjovi Couchoro, Ayi Gavriel Ayayi

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