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Effect of Foreign Direct Investments on Industrialisation: The Case of China in Africa 外国直接投资对工业化的影响：中国在非洲的案例

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad026

Ding Chen, Aliyu Buhari Isah, U. Gummi

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Effect of Foreign Direct Investments on Industrialisation: The Case of China in Africa 外国直接投资对工业化的影响：中国在非洲的案例

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad026

Ding Chen, Aliyu Buhari Isah, U. Gummi

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The Inflationary Impact of a Large Devaluation across the Income Distribution: The Case of Egypt in 2016 大幅贬值对收入分布的通胀影响：2016 年埃及案例

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad025

Shireen Alazzawi, Vladimir Hlasny

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Does Youth Resentment Matter in Understanding the Surge of Extremist Violence in Burkina Faso? 要理解布基纳法索极端主义暴力的激增，青年的不满情绪重要吗？

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad023

Alexandra T Tapsoba, Jean-Louis Combes, Pascal Combes Motel

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Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa 非洲的劳动力流动和创新

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-11-10 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad020

Linguère Mously Mbaye, Assi Okara, Massimiliano Tani

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Conditional Political Cycles in Africa: Myth or Reality? 非洲有条件的政治周期:神话还是现实?

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-10-25 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad019

Christine O Strong

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Starting Strong: Investigating the Importance of Early Academic Performance for Adult Human Capital 强势起步:早期学业表现对成人人力资本重要性的调查

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad018

Heidi Kaila, David E Sahn, Naveen Sunder

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Nutritional and Schooling Impact of a Social Protection Program in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure 埃塞俄比亚社会保护计划对营养和学校教育的影响:儿童暴露的回顾性分析

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad016

M. Mendola, M. Negasi

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Cash Transfers and Social Capital: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Malawi 现金转移和社会资本:来自马拉维随机对照试验的证据

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-08-15 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad017

H. Mesfin, F. Cecchi

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‘You Should Vote because I Say So!’ Influence towards Voting within Mozambican Households “你应该投票，因为我这么说！”对莫桑比克家庭投票的影响

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad015

Ana Vaz

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