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Development economics

Research on the configurational paths for establishing high-level municipal industry-education consortiums in China: from the perspective of symbiosis theory

Sunping Qu, Guijin Zhou, Yongmei Chen

published 27 Feb 2026

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Democracy, transparency, economic development, religion, and women on boards of national Olympic committees: Evidence from 89 countries

Yeayoung Noh, Na Young Ahn, Seungmin Kang

published 25 Feb 2026

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Does Internet use alleviate household financial vulnerability? An empirical analysis based on panel data from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)

Zeliang Yu, Heyu Li, Pei Guo, Lin He

published 20 Feb 2026

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Businessmen-driven village governance: A viable path for rural collective economic development?

Yuyuan Yi, Furong Chen, Lulu Yuan, Caiyan Liu, Yu Hu, Yifu Zhao

published 13 Feb 2026

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Regional economic resilience and sustainable development: Does industrial diversity matter?

Shangzhi Mu

published 13 Feb 2026

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Does the National Level Development Zone foster cities’ innovation capacity? A study from China

Luping Bao

published 06 Feb 2026

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A methodological comparative analysis of monetary policy and trade openness on economic growth in West Africa: Does language play a role?

Seth Acquah Boateng, Bridgette Enimil, Ebenezer Takyi-Danquah

published 05 Feb 2026

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Spatiotemporal evolution of the thermal environment and influencing factors in Kashgar City’s Urban Expansion

Jiaxing Yan, Wenli Wu, Chunlan Du, Xutong Zhang, Xinyan Sheng

published 04 Feb 2026

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Efficiency evaluation of Chinese Yunnan Province County Area Public Service for sports and fitness based on three-stage DEA model

Ziteng Li, Xuguang Wang

published 02 Feb 2026

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The relationship between the level of economic development, the scale of youth football development and competitive strength in Chinese provinces

Peng Shi, Shunding Hu, Ziyun Zhang

published 28 Jan 2026

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The intergenerational inequality of East Asian Economies under education premium: A comparative analysis based on ISSP2009

Shouhao Li, Zhichen Lyu, Xinyi Gu

published 28 Jan 2026

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Exploring predictive models to improve the accuracy of Housing Price Index forecasts in India’s real estate sector

Nutan Singh, Kavitha Shanmugam

published 23 Jan 2026

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Partial privatization and intellectual capital: The moderating role of firm internationalization and regional development

Haobo Xie

published 23 Jan 2026

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