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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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From heat to high-tech: How innovation responds to climate change 从热能到高科技：创新如何应对气候变化

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103525

Xianling Long , Zhiqiang Wang

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When regional policies fail: An evaluation of Indonesia’s Integrated Economic Development Zones 当区域政策失败时：对印尼综合经济开发区的评价

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103503

Alexander D. Rothenberg , Yao Wang , Amalavoyal Chari

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The agricultural and economic impacts of massive water diversion 大规模调水对农业和经济的影响

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103517

Guangbo Huang , Chong Liu , Tianyang Xi , Huayu Xu , Wei You

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What one thinks, what one says and what one does: Male justifications and practices of gender-based violence in Mali 所想、所言、所行：马里男性对性别暴力的辩护与实践

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103479

Olivia Bertelli, Thomas Calvo, Emmanuelle Lavallée, Marion Mercier, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps

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Lights, camera, school: Information provision though television during COVID-19 times 灯光、摄像头、学校：2019冠状病毒病疫情期间通过电视提供信息

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103504

Francisco A. Gallego , Oswaldo Molina , Christopher A. Neilson

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Making the most of coresident data: Credible evidence on intergenerational mobility with sibling correlation 充分利用总统数据：关于兄弟姐妹相关性的代际流动性的可靠证据

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103508

Md. Nazmul Ahsan , M. Shahe Emran , Hanchen Jiang , Forhad Shilpi

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Relocation from China (with Chinese characteristics) 从中国搬迁（有中国特色）

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Journal of Development Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103510

Jason Garred , Song Yuan

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Incentives and endorsement for technology adoption: Evidence from mobile banking in Ghana 技术采用的激励和认可：来自加纳移动银行的证据