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Wealth inequality and mega events 财富不平等与大型活动

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102615

Denis Ivanov , Gaygysyz Ashyrov

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The evolution of affluent support for redistribution in Germany in the context of rising inequalities 不平等加剧背景下德国富裕阶层对再分配支持的演变

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102614

Bilal El Rafhi, Thibault Darcillon

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Political alliances and trade: Europe in a polarized world 政治联盟与贸易：两极化世界中的欧洲

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102612

Karen Jackson , Oleksandr Shepotylo

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Macroeconomic effects from media coverage of the China–U.S. trade war on selected EU countries 媒体报道中美贸易战对部分欧盟国家的宏观经济影响

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102611

Joscha Beckmann , Robert L. Czudaj , Michael Murach

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Beyond the party push: Gender differences in voters’ persuasion 超越政党推动：选民说服力中的性别差异

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102613

Giulia Savio

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The perceived impact of immigration on native workers’ labour market outcomes 移民对本地工人劳动力市场成果的预期影响

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102610

Bernd Hayo , Duncan H.W. Roth

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Support for temporary protection of displaced populations in the EU: A conjoint experiment 欧盟对流离失所者临时保护的支持：联合实验

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102601

Michal Krawczyk , Andrea Blasco , Tomasz Gajderowicz , Marek Giergiczny

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Assessing the ethics of prison policies to ensure human rights compliance: Suicides and self-inflicted critical events in Italian prisons 评估确保遵守人权的监狱政策的道德：意大利监狱中的自杀和自我造成的重大事件

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102428

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Politically induced uncertainty and asset-market valuation 政治引发的不确定性和资产市场估值

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102427

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More is not always better. Effect of educational expenditures on education quality and social mobility in Switzerland 越多越好。瑞士教育支出对教育质量和社会流动性的影响

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102407

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