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Sharing CO2 abatement costs in the iron and steel sector: A shared responsibility input-output approach 钢铁行业二氧化碳减排成本分担：分担责任投入产出法

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108504

Seiya Imada

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Feedback and cooperation: An Experiment in sorting behavior 反馈与合作：排序行为的实验

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108505

Noémi Berlin , Mamadou Gueye , Stéphanie Monjon

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Meeting housing needs within planetary boundaries: A UK case study 在地球边界内满足住房需求：一个英国案例研究

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108510

Stefan Horn , Ian Gough , Charlotte Rogers , Rebecca Tunstall

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What drives the success of online platforms for industrial symbiosis? An agent-based model 是什么推动了产业共生在线平台的成功？基于代理的模型

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108502

Melissa Mollica , Luca Fraccascia , Alberto Nastasi

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Defining a safe and just operating space for the Norwegian economy 为挪威经济定义一个安全、公正的运行空间

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108511

Thomas Røkås , Erik Gómez-Baggethun

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The green transition dilemma: The impossible (?) quest for prosperity of South American economies 绿色转型的困境：对南美经济繁荣的不可能追求

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108508

Sebastian Valdecantos

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The risk-based environmental footprints and sustainability deficits of nations

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108501

Jianjian He , Pengyan Zhang , Xi Lu

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A natural resource curse: The unintended effects of gold mining on malaria 自然资源的诅咒：金矿开采对疟疾的意外影响

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108469

Jeffrey Pagel

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Is social capital a driver of the green transition in the European Union? 社会资本是欧盟绿色转型的驱动力吗？

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108500

Jesús Peiró-Palomino , Lisa Gianmoena , Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo , Vicente Rios

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Conservation auctions for landscape-scale environmental management: Does spatial configuration matter for economic and ecological outcomes? 景观尺度环境管理的保护拍卖：空间配置对经济和生态结果有影响吗？

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-12-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108509

Chi Nguyen , Uwe Latacz-Lohmann , Nick Hanley , Sayed Iftekhar

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