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Premature exit from and delayed entrance into the less developed status: An empirical appraisal of the structural funds allocation criterion 欠发达国家过早退出和延迟进入:结构性资金配置标准的实证评价

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12665

Francesco Scotti, Laura Dell'Agostino, Andrea Flori, Fabio Pammolli

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Public capital and institutions' quality in the Italian regions 意大利各地区的公共资本和机构质量

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12663

Federico Aresu, Emanuela Marrocu, Raffaele Paci

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Lights out: The economic impacts of Covid-19 on cities globally 熄灯:Covid - 19对全球城市的经济影响

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12661

Amjad Muhammad Khan, Hogeun Park, Mark Roberts, Putu Sanjiwacika Wibisana

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How does the Covid-19 pandemic affect regional labor markets and why do large cities suffer most? 2019冠状病毒病大流行如何影响区域劳动力市场?为什么大城市受影响最大?

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12662

Silke Hamann, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Duncan Roth, Georg Sieglen

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The Japanese textile sector and the influenza pandemic of 1918–1920 日本纺织业与1918–1920年的流感大流行

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12660

Ilan Noy, Toshihiro Okubo, Eric Strobl

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From the historical Roman road network to modern infrastructure in Italy 从罗马历史路网到意大利现代基础设施

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-07-11 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12659

Luca De Benedictis, Vania Licio, Anna Maria Pinna

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Vive le Tour!? Estimating the place-based benefits of hosting the Tour de France 旅行万岁!估计主办环法自行车赛的基于地点的好处

IF 3 3区经济学

Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12658

Teemu Makkonen, Timo Mitze

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Correction to Employment opportunities, wages and interregional migration in Sweden 1970–1989 修正1970-1989年瑞典的就业机会、工资和区域间移徙

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12657

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Crime in the era of COVID-19: Evidence from England 新冠肺炎时代的犯罪：来自英国的证据

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Journal of Regional Science Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12656

Kyriakos C. Neanidis, Maria P. Rana

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Business dynamism, educational attainment, and residential location choice 商业活力、教育程度和居住地点选择

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