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Procurement cartels and the fight against (outsider) bribing 采购卡特尔和打击（外部）贿赂

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102506

Roberto Burguet, Elisabetta Iossa, Giancarlo Spagnolo

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Empowering the next generation: The role of direct democracy in youth enfranchisement 赋予下一代权力：直接民主在青年选举权中的作用

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102507

Anna Maria Koukal , Patricia Schafer , Reiner Eichenberger

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Procurement cartels and the fight against (outsider) bribing 采购卡特尔和打击（外部）贿赂

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102506

Roberto Burguet , Elisabetta Iossa , Giancarlo Spagnolo

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District versus at-large voting: Why district voting results in worse policy for minorities 选区投票与全体投票：为什么选区投票对少数族裔的政策更不利？

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102502

Donald Wittman

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Transition to broader-based politics: The role of suffrage extension in early 20th century Japan 向基础更广泛的政治过渡：20 世纪初日本扩大选举权的作用

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102499

Shuhei Kainuma

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Is Populism reversible? Evidence from Italian local elections during the pandemic 民粹主义是可逆的吗？大流行病期间意大利地方选举的证据

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102480

Massimo Bordignon , Federico Franzoni , Matteo Gamalerio

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Social trust and the support for universal basic income 社会信任和对全民基本收入的支持

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102495

Michele Gubello

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Early warning models for systemic banking crises: Can political indicators improve prediction? 系统性银行危机预警模型：政治指标能否改善预测？

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102484

Tran Huynh , Silke Uebelmesser

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Fiscal rules to the test: The impact of the Spanish expenditure rule 财政规则的考验：西班牙支出规则的影响

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102501

Ana Herrero-Alcalde , Javier Martín-Román , José Manuel Tránchez-Martín , Ignacio Moral-Arce

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Dominance and technology war 主导地位和技术战争

IF 2 3区经济学

European Journal of Political Economy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102493

Kai A. Konrad

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