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Understanding the demographics of the opioid overdose death crisis. 了解阿片类药物过量死亡危机的人口统计数据。

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-025-01108-0

David Powell

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Peers, parents, and self-perceptions: the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment. 同伴、父母与自我认知：数学自我评价中的性别差异。

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-025-01087-2

Anna Adamecz, John Jerrim, Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Nikki Shure

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Fighting abuse with prescription tracking: mandatory drug monitoring and intimate partner violence. 通过处方跟踪打击滥用：强制药物监测和亲密伴侣暴力。

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-025-01111-5

Dhaval Dave, Bilge Erten, David Hummel, Pinar Keskin, Shuo Zhang

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Labor market sorting and the gender pay gap revisited. 重新审视劳动力市场分类和性别薪酬差距。

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-025-01115-1

Anthony Strittmatter, Conny Wunsch

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The effect of prenatal exposure to Ramadan on human capital: evidence from Turkey 产前接触斋月对人力资本的影响：来自土耳其的证据

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01042-7

Gokben Aydilek, Deniz Karaoğlan

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An Indian Enigma? Labour market impacts of the world’s largest livelihoods program 印度之谜？世界上最大的生计计划对劳动力市场的影响

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01041-8

Ashwini Deshpande, Shantanu Khanna, Daksh Walia

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Can a ban on child labour be self-enforcing, and would it be efficient? 禁止使用童工能否自我强制执行，是否有效？

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01037-4

Alessandro Cigno

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Cultural assimilation and segregation in heterogeneous societies 异质社会中的文化同化与隔离

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Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01038-3

Francesco Flaviano Russo

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Time use, college attainment, and the working-from-home revolution 时间利用、大学学历和在家工作革命

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01036-5

Benjamin Cowan

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The impact of global warming on obesity 全球变暖对肥胖症的影响

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Journal of Population Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-17 DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01039-2

Kaixing Huang, Qianqian Hong

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