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“And Breathe Normally”: Impacts of low emission zones on sick leave and mental well-being “正常呼吸”：低排放区对病假和精神健康的影响

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106994

Habtamu Ali Beshir, Eleonora Fichera

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Fostering social capital: The long-term effects of Protestant activities on corporate tax avoidance in modern China 培育社会资本：近代中国新教活动对企业避税的长期影响

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107014

Jiapin Deng , Qiao Liu , Se Yan

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The causal effect of limited attention to FOMC announcements 对联邦公开市场委员会公告关注有限的因果效应

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106999

Paul Marmora

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Motorways and railroads to trust 高速公路和铁路值得信任

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106972

Despina Gavresi , Anastasia Litina , Georgios Tsiachtsiras

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Geopolitics and international trade infrastructure deterrence 地缘政治和国际贸易基础设施威慑

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106996

Sebastian Galiani , Jose Manuel Paz y Miño , Gustavo Torrens

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Peace and its correlates in the ancient world 和平及其在古代世界的关联

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106997

Jordan Adamson , Patrick Fitzsimmons

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The long-lasting effect of feudal human capital: Insights from Vietnam 封建人力资本的长期影响：来自越南的见解

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107006

Trung Xuan Hoang , Cuong Viet Nguyen

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Natural disasters and voting behavior under authoritarian regimes: Evidence from the Brazilian shrimp vote 独裁政权下的自然灾害和投票行为：来自巴西虾投票的证据

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106998

Diogo Baerlocher , Renata Caldas , Francisco Cavalcanti , Rodrigo Schneider

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Who prefers guessing to admitting They Don't Know? Measurement error in financial literacy surveys 谁更喜欢猜测而不是承认自己不知道？金融素养调查中的测量误差

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107003

Giuseppe Bertola, Anna Lo Prete

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First Names and Ascribed Characteristics 名字和特征

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107005

Susanna Grundmann , Bettina Rockenbach , Katharina Werner

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