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Skills and regional dynamics 技能和区域动态

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100120

Gustavo Henrique Leite de Castro , Carlos Roberto Azzoni

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Threshold effects of agglomeration on local business taxation: Evidence from Spain 集聚对地方企业税收的门槛效应：来自西班牙的证据

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Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100117

Jesús López-Rodríguez , Diego Martínez-López , Brais Pociña-Sánchez

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Regional institutions and the urban digital divide 区域机构和城市数字鸿沟

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100118

Andrea Caragliu , Chiara F. Del Bo

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The role of spatial structures in shaping regional economic resilience: Evidence from OECD regions based on urban core configurations 空间结构在塑造区域经济弹性中的作用：基于城市核心配置的经合组织地区证据

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100116

Seulki Kim , Euijune Kim

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Gender differences in distance dependence of internal migration 国内移民距离依赖的性别差异

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Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100114

Tatsuya Kusumi

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Unpacking the black box of knowledge externalities: intra-MNE networks vs. spatial spillovers 揭开知识外部性的黑箱：跨国公司内部网络与空间溢出

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100115

Andrea Ascani , Luca Bettarelli , Laura Resmini

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Housing market investment in peripheral areas: Evidence from Italy 外围地区的房地产市场投资：来自意大利的证据

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100113

Giuseppe Pernagallo , Giampaolo Vitali

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Assessing the local cost of urban climate resilience: An analysis of the Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience (FiDi) Master Plan 评估城市气候适应能力的本地成本：金融区和海港气候适应能力总体规划分析

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100110

Caroline Welter, Daniel Centuriao

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Manufacturing automation and its implications for local employment outcomes: Evidence from Sweden 制造业自动化及其对当地就业结果的影响：来自瑞典的证据

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Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100112

Peter Njekwa Ryberg

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A novel method for estimating multiregional input-output tables using data at different aggregation levels 一种利用不同聚集水平的数据估计多区域投入产出表的新方法

IF 2.3 3区经济学

Papers in Regional Science Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100111

Jonas Westin

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