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Regional Activity and Participation in National and International Value Chains: Evidence for Italy 国家和国际价值链中的区域活动和参与：意大利的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70001

Paola Monti

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Institutional Quality and Income Inequality. Quantile Regression Analysis of Regional Italian Data 制度质量与收入不平等。意大利区域数据的分位数回归分析

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70000

Cristian Barra, Anna Papaccio

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Exploring Self-Sufficient Labor Market Paths of Entrepreneurial Forced Migrants: The Role of Neighborhood Poverty and Co-Ethnics 创业型强迫移民的自给自足劳动力市场路径探索：邻里贫困和共同种族的作用

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12780

Sofia Wixe, Johan Klaesson

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Highway Construction, Labor Reallocation, and Welfare Gains Under Migration Frictions 移民摩擦下的高速公路建设、劳动力再分配与福利收益

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-05-04 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12778

Yang Xu, Xi Yang

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Effect of Social Interactions and Digital Appropriation in the Individual Labor Participation in a Developing Country 社会互动与数字占有对发展中国家个体劳动参与的影响

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12779

Jhon James Mora Rodriguez

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On the Relative Contributions of National and Regional Institutions to Economic Development 论国家和区域机构对经济发展的相对贡献

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12776

Daniel Aparicio-Pérez, Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll, Jesús Peiró-Palomino, Emili Tortosa-Ausina

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Market Potential, Road Accessibility, and Firm Births: Evidence From 20 Years of Road Investment 市场潜力、道路可达性和企业诞生：来自20年道路投资的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12770

Mauricio S. de Carvalho, Patrícia C. Melo, Bruno T. Rocha, Isabel Proença, João de Abreu e Silva

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Does Greater Knowledge Complexity Promote Structural Upgrading? Evidence From Chinese Cities 知识复杂性是否促进结构升级？来自中国城市的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12773

Jie Wei, Jia-ying Sun, Yong Li, Ying Du

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Does e-Commerce Lead to Private Enterprises Being Diverted Out of the Real Economy? Evidence From China 电子商务会导致民营企业脱离实体经济吗？来自中国的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12774

Bowen Li, Xiaoyu Fan

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Corruption, Government Expenditure and Economic Performance at a Sub-Regional Level: Evidence From India 次区域层面的腐败、政府支出和经济绩效：来自印度的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12777

Kumar Shaurav, Badri Narayan Rath

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