European Journal of Political Economy最新文献

Kin-based institutions and state capacity 以亲属为基础的制度和国家能力

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102676

Roberto Ezcurra

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Spend on what? Insights on military spending efficiency 花在什么上？对军费开支效率的洞察

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102696

Dimitrios Dimitriou , Eleftherios Goulas , Christos Kallandranis

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Social media campaigning and voter behavior–evidence for the German federal election 2021

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102685

Abeer Ibtisam Aziz, Ivo Bischoff

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Capital vs. labour: The effect of income sources on attitudes toward the top 1 percent 资本与劳动力：收入来源对人们对收入最高的1%的态度的影响

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102684

Oscar Barrera-Rodríguez , Emmanuel Chávez

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Assessing the efficacy of China's anti-corruption drive: Insights from consumer expenditure patterns 评估中国反腐运动的效果：来自消费者支出模式的洞察

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102680

Zhengang Xu

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Heterogeneity of institutions and model uncertainty in the income inequality nexus 收入不平等关系中的制度异质性和模型不确定性

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102670

Pinar Deniz , Thanasis Stengos

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Political parties’ ideological bias and convergence in economic outcome 政党意识形态偏向与经济结果趋同

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102669

Zeeshan Hashim , Jan Fidrmuc , Sugata Ghosh

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Presidential versus parliamentary: Political system and stock market volatility 总统制与议会制：政治制度与股市波动

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102674

Yosef Bonaparte

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How central bank independence shapes monetary policy communication: A Large Language Model application 央行独立性如何影响货币政策沟通：一个大型语言模型的应用

IF 2.3 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102668

Lauren Leek , Simeon Bischl

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Social welfare and the group size paradox 社会福利和群体规模悖论

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European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102673

Paul Pecorino

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