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The Livability Effects of Place-Based Policy: Evidence From the Chinese Civilized City Program 基于地政策的宜居性效应：来自中国文明城市计划的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70034

Wei Jiang, Nana Jiang

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The Impact of Centralized Regional Development Strategy on Local Tax Effort in China 集中式区域发展战略对中国地方税的影响

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70036

Baoshun Wang, Licheng Xie, Xiaodong Chen

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Relocating to Peripheral Cities: Development and Diversity From Relocating Government Jobs 向周边城市转移：政府工作转移的发展与多样性

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70040

Peter Sandholt Jensen, Torben Dall Schmidt, Jens Fyhn Lykke Sørensen

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Patterns of Regional Firm Mobility in Germany: Urbanization, Suburbanization, or Counterurbanization? 德国地区企业流动模式：城市化、郊区化还是反城市化？

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70038

Benedikt Schröpf, Tim Kovalenko

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From Sharing to Capitalizing: Evaluating the Rise of Airbnb in Housing Prices 从分享到资本化：评估Airbnb在房价中的崛起

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70051

Yacine Allam, Marie Breuillé, Julie Le Gallo

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Banking Development and the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters: From Short to Long Term Effects 银行业发展与自然灾害的经济影响：从短期影响到长期影响

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70048

Valentina Peruzzi, Pierluigi Murro, Matteo Alessi

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Structural Reforms During the Greek Economic Adjustment Program: The Amalgamation of Municipalities 希腊经济调整计划中的结构改革：市镇合并

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70028

Nikolaos Benos, Maurizio Conti, Massimiliano Ferraresi, Stelios Karagiannis, Michail Papazoglou

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Ethnic Conflicts, Civil War, and Economic Growth: Region-Level Evidence From Former Yugoslavia 民族冲突、内战和经济增长：来自前南斯拉夫的地区证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70055

Aleksandar Kešeljević, Stefan Nikolić, Rok Spruk

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Attracting Top Talent: Analyzing Local Policies in China With Economists' CV Data 吸引顶尖人才：用经济学家的简历数据分析中国地方政策

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70056

Liya Ma, Weizeng Sun, Zhiling Wang, Frank van Oort

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Disrupted Development: Urban Productivity Under Changing Place-Based Industrial Policies in China 中断的发展：中国基于地方的产业政策变化下的城市生产力

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2026-06-09 Epub Date: 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1111/jors.70050

Yang Shen, Jing Wu, Shuping Wu, Jiaxin Zheng

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