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On the right track? Railroads, industrial development, and distributional effects in historical China 在正确的轨道上吗？中国历史上的铁路、工业发展和分配效应

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103827

Shiyu Bo , Ting Chen , Cong Liu , Yan Zhou

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The effect of export market access on labor market power: Firm-level evidence from Vietnam 出口市场准入对劳动力市场力的影响：来自越南的企业层面证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103826

Trang Hoang , Devashish Mitra , Hoang Pham

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Digital skills for better jobs: Experimental evidence from a bootcamp training program in Peru 数字技能带来更好的工作：来自秘鲁训练营培训项目的实验证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103838

Rafael Novella , Richard Freund , David Rosas-Shady

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From trade protectionism to legal protectionism: How the Trump trade war harms US firms in China 从贸易保护主义到法律保护主义：特朗普贸易战如何损害在华美国企业

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103829

Shiyu Bo, Wen Liu

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Quality upgrading and productivity gains from domestic market access changes in India 印度国内市场准入变化带来的质量提升和生产率提高

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103830

Sang Hoon Kong

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Temporary acceleration or long-term change? Experimental evidence on female empowerment and intimate partner violence in urban Liberia 暂时的加速还是长期的改变？利比里亚城市妇女赋权和亲密伴侣暴力的实验证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103823

David Sungho Park

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The effect of reminders for self-set goals on productivity 自我设定目标的提醒对生产力的影响

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103822

Martin Abel , Tomoko Harigaya , Michael Kremer , Jessica Zhu

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Raising the bar: An inclusive global poverty line 提高标准：包容性的全球贫困线

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103803

Lant Pritchett , Martina Viarengo

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Retraction notice to “Natural disasters, intra-national FDI spillovers, and economic divergence: Evidence from India” [J. Dev. Econ. 157 (2022) 102872] “自然灾害、FDI外溢与经济差异：基于印度的实证研究”[J]。发展经济，157 (2022)102872]

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103788

Felix L. Friedt , Aidan Toner-Rodgers

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Addressing weak links in government implementation at scale: Experimental evidence from a school governance reform in Tanzania 解决大规模政府实施中的薄弱环节：来自坦桑尼亚学校治理改革的实验证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103824

Jacobus Cilliers, James Habyarimana

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