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Productivity losses in the transition to Daylight Saving Time: Evidence from hourly GitHub activity 夏令时过渡期的生产力损失：GitHub 每小时活动的证据

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106749

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How risk aversion shapes the trade-off between commitment and flexibility 规避风险如何决定承诺与灵活性之间的权衡

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106748

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Host country household spending and foreign subsidiary performance: The role of local knowledge, entry mode strategies, and the digital economy 东道国家庭支出与外国子公司业绩：当地知识、进入模式战略和数字经济的作用

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106745

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Economic impacts of a drastic gas supply shock and short-term mitigation strategies 天然气供应剧烈冲击的经济影响和短期缓解战略

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106750

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Resolving lawsuits with a decisive oath: An economic analysis 用决定性的誓言解决诉讼：经济分析

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106746

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The green bonus of tax incentives: Evidence from China 税收优惠的绿色红利：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106740

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Opposition to markets: Experimental evidence 反对市场：实验证据

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106743

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Gender, socioeconomic status, and numeracy test scores 性别、社会经济地位和算术测试成绩

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106751

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Miner competition and transaction fees 矿工竞争和交易费用

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106736

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Are politicians more generous? Evidence from charitable giving 政治家更慷慨吗？来自慈善捐赠的证据

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106742

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