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The ripple effects of large-scale transport infrastructure investment 大规模交通基础设施投资的连锁反应

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-03-08 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12639

Damiaan Persyn, Javier Barbero, Jorge Díaz-Lanchas, Patrizio Lecca, Giovanni Mandras, Simone Salotti

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引用次数: 1

Evidence on economies of scale in local public service provision: A meta-analysis 地方公共服务提供的规模经济证据:一项Meta分析

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12640

Juan Luis Gómez-Reino, Santiago Lago-Peñas, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

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引用次数: 1

The spatial distribution of population in Spain: An anomaly in European perspective 西班牙人口的空间分布：欧洲视角下的反常现象

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-02-19 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12638

Eduardo Gutiérrez, Enrique Moral-Benito, Daniel Oto-Peralías, Roberto Ramos

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Pollution effects of place-based policy: Evidence from China's development-zone program 地方政策的污染效应：来自中国开发区规划的证据

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12637

Yue Hua, Mark Partridge, Weizeng Sun

引用次数: 2

Firm-level productivity growth returns of social capital: Evidence from Western Europe 企业层面的社会资本生产率增长回报:来自西欧的证据

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12636

Roberto Ganau, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

引用次数: 2

Research collaboration beyond the boundary: Evidence from university patents in China 跨界研究合作：来自中国大学专利的证据

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-01-10 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12635

Jingbo Cui, Tianqi Li, Zhenxuan Wang

引用次数: 0

Migration and the European City: Social and Cultural Perspectives from Early Modernity to the Present. C. Cornelissen, B. Kümin, & M. Rospocher (eds.). 2022. De Gruyter Oldenbourg. 251 pages. ISBN:‎ 978-3110778229. Hardcover, $94.99

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-01-10 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12625

Jialin Shi

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Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society 重新发现区域科学:定位领域在科学与社会中的演进位置

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2022-12-26 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12634

Zhenhua Chen, Laurie A. Schintler

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引用次数: 2

City subcenter as a regional development policy: Impact on the property market 城市副中心作为区域发展政策:对房地产市场的影响

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2022-12-26 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12633

Ling Li, Fangzhou Xia

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引用次数: 1

L.M.A. Bettencourt, 2021 Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex SystemsMIT Press. 453+xxi. ISBN: 978-0262046008. $44.82 (hardcover) L.M.A.Bettencourt，《城市科学导论：城市作为复杂系统的证据和理论》，信息技术出版社。453+xxi。ISBN:978‐0262046008$44.82（精装本）

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12599

Paolo Di Caro, Paolo Lorenzo Ferrara

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