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Trust and development in conflict-affected countries: Introduction to a special feature 受冲突影响国家的信任与发展：专题介绍

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103552

Philip Verwimp , Silke Goubin , Patricia Justino , Tilman Brück

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High temperature, power rationing, and firm performance 耐高温，限电，性能稳固

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103541

Xinya Hao , Yongying Huang , Lin Zhang

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The impact of violence on the dynamics of migration: Evidence from the Mexican Revolution 暴力对移民动态的影响：来自墨西哥革命的证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103515

David Escamilla-Guerrero , Edward Kosack , Zachary Ward

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Mitigating the health impact of a famine: Evidence from the 1985 Ethiopian emergency food aid 减轻饥荒对健康的影响：来自1985年埃塞俄比亚紧急粮食援助的证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103531

Salvatore Di Falco , Kyungbo Han

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The long-term effect of television on children's human capital development in China 电视对中国儿童人力资本发展的长期影响

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103538

Fangjing Zha, Di Zhou

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Housing costs and real income differences across Chinese cities 中国城市间的住房成本和实际收入差异

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103527

Ziyang Chen , Pierre-Philippe Combes , Sylvie Démurger , Xiuyan Liu

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How good are livestock statistics in Africa? Can nudging and direct counting improve the quality of livestock asset data? 非洲的牲畜统计数据有多好？轻推和直接计数能提高牲畜资产数据的质量吗？

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103532

Kibrom A. Abay , Hailemariam Ayalew , Zelalem Terfa , Joseph Karguia , Clemens Breisinger

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Enforcement spillovers under different networks: The case of quotas for persons with disabilities in Brazil 不同网络下的执法溢出效应：以巴西残疾人配额为例

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103516

Samuel Berlinski , Jessica Gagete-Miranda

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Voter-buying, politician selection, and public good provision in Brazil 巴西的贿选、政客选择与公共产品供给

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103507

Ridwan Mohammad Karim

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103512

Jeffrey R. Bloem , Amy Damon , David C. Francis , Harrison Mitchell

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