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Energy constraints on macroeconomic paradigms 能源对宏观经济模式的制约

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108361

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Climate change education through the lens of behavioral economics: A systematic review of studies on observed behavior and social norms 从行为经济学角度看气候变化教育：对观察行为和社会规范研究的系统回顾

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108338

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Beyond the surface: An analysis of the institutional regime in the extractive industries in Sweden and Spain 超越表面：对瑞典和西班牙采掘业制度的分析

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108321

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Impartial policymakers prefer to impose carbon pricing to capping, especially when combined with offsets 公正的政策制定者更倾向于实行碳定价，而不是封顶，特别是在与抵消相结合的情况下

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108348

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Threshold ambiguity and sustainable resource management: A lab experiment 阈值模糊性与可持续资源管理：实验室实验

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108353

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Tropical cyclones and fertility: New evidence from developing countries 热带气旋与生育率：发展中国家的新证据

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108341

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Who pays for sustainability in the small-scale fisheries in the global south? 谁为全球南部小型渔业的可持续性买单？

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108350

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Saving the world voluntarily: Experimental evidence of gain-loss framing on voluntary pro-environmental behavior 自愿拯救世界：得失框架对自愿环保行为的实验证据

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108344

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Optimal forest management under climate change variability 气候变化变数下的最佳森林管理

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108322

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Comparing advice on climate policy between academic experts and ChatGPT 比较学术专家和 ChatGPT 对气候政策的建议

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108352

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