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Economic development

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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Investigating spatial distribution of kindergartens in Chinese cities: A spatial stratified heterogeneity approach

Bo Zhang, Shixiong He, Lei Jiang

published 23 Jan 2026

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Optimizing regional innovation ecosystems through actor-environment coevolution: A dynamic configurational analysis from a CAS perspective

Hanjun Pang, Yiling Jiang, Lei Wu, Lu Wang

published 21 Jan 2026

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Spatial-temporal evolution and influencing factors of sudden environmental accidents in China from 2008 to 2022

Jun Yan, Shi Yan, Shihan He, Xinying Wang, Xuemei Yang, Xu Li

published 05 Jan 2026

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The comparative advantages of HSR, AIR, and HA on the coordinated regional economic development in China

Guo Dong Li, Wenshan Liu, You Zhi Xue, Sangbing Tsai

published 05 Jan 2026

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Evaluation of the operational efficiency and policy innovation of chinese happy farmhouse: From the perspective of business entities

Tian Tian, Hong Yan, Youli Xu

published 02 Jan 2026

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Research on the impact of population mobility on green total factor productivity: A perspective from sustainable development

Zuogong Wang, Xueli Yang, Linhai Wang, Zhuangfei Han

published 02 Jan 2026

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Spatial divergence between self-rated health and body mass index in China: Exploring the role of economic status using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2016 and 2020

Jiayin Liu, Peizhi Yu, Xiaoyu Ye, Yirui Yang, Zhixin Feng

published 31 Dec 2025

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Does local government tax competition promote industrial transformation and upgrading?

Yuxin Meng, Xiaodong Yang, Chunji Zheng

published 19 Dec 2025

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Constraints, mechanisms, and strategies for industry-education integration in vocational education: An empirical study

Bo Yu, Ruipu Li, Siyuan Zhang, Peng Mao, Chun Xu, Jing Shi, Gang Wu

published 18 Dec 2025

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