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Foreign direct investment and industrial agglomeration: Evidence from China 外商直接投资与产业集聚:来自中国的证据

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.12.004

Wen-Tai Hsu , Yi Lu , Xuan Luo , Lianming Zhu

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Intangible capital, the labour share and national ‘growth regimes’ 无形资本、劳动份额和国家“增长机制”

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2023.01.004

Aida Garcia-Lazaro, Nick Pearce

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Dark side of environmental regulation: Wage inequality cost 环境监管的阴暗面:工资不平等成本

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.11.004

Yun Liu , Yifei Zhang , Yuxin Yang , Xin Chen

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/S0147-5967(23)00048-3

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The effects of TV content on entrepreneurship: Evidence from German unification 电视内容对企业家精神的影响:来自德国统一的证据

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2023.01.008

Viktor Slavtchev , Michael Wyrwich

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Wage and Employment Impact of Minimum Wage: Evidence from Lithuania 最低工资对工资和就业的影响:来自立陶宛的证据

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.12.002

Jose Garcia-Louzao , Linas Tarasonis

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Rebundling Institutions: How property rights and contracting institutions combine for growth 重新捆绑制度:产权和承包制度如何结合起来促进增长

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2023.02.001

Katja Kalkschmied

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Leaping into the dark: A model of policy gambles 跳入黑暗:政策赌博的典范

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.12.001

Kartik Anand , Prasanna Gai , Philipp J. König

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Do non-cognitive skills matter for alcohol consumption? Evidence from Russia 非认知技能对饮酒有影响吗?来自俄罗斯的证据

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.11.005

Ksenia Rozhkova , Sergey Roshchin , Yana Roshchina

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Labor market hardships and preferences for public sector employment and employers: Evidence from Russia 劳动力市场困境和对公共部门就业和雇主的偏好:来自俄罗斯的证据

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Journal of Comparative Economics Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.12.003

Olivia Jin , William Pyle

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