The role of structural transformation in regional convergence in Japan: 1874–2008
Abstract Japan's regional convergence of productivity levels throughout the twentieth century can be best described as a cumulative process of ‘catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind’. Using a novel dataset spanning 135 years (1874–2008), this study finds support for a crucial role played by structural transformation in convergence. The pace of
Kyoji Fukao, Saumik Paul
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Digital deepening and carbon outcomes in China's production network using an integrated framework combining decoupling and decomposition analyses with probabilistic STIRPAT projections. [PDF]
Huang Y, Li X, Matsumoto K.
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Innovation and the great divergence
Abstract Recent historical national accounting data show that the timing of the Great Divergence hinges on the different trends in north‐west Europe and the Yangzi Delta region of China. Although north‐west Europe only pulled ahead of the Yangzi Delta after 1700, both the positive trend of GDP per capita in north‐west Europe after 1700 and the negative
Stephen Broadberry, Runzhuo Zhai
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Role of Longgu () in the compatibility of Chaihu Longgu Muli decoction (chaihulonggudulitang). [PDF]
Donghan B +7 more
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The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda
Abstract The physical structures of megaprojects—such as mega‐canals, metros, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, and iconic opera houses—hold a profound capacity to generate aesthetic experiences with enduring societal impact. Yet, research on megaprojects has predominantly focused on functionality and economic rationale with aesthetics being pushed to ...
Federica De Molli +2 more
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Accelerating the clinical translation of bioengineered anticancer therapeutics. [PDF]
Zhao G, Jiang Y, Wang C, Wang S, Li N.
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Reimagining State Aid: Guiding Law and Policy Reform in a Changing World
ABSTRACT EU state aid law has shifted fundamentally from an originally purely repressive tool to a proactive steering mechanism for critical EU goals today. This paper argues that the current legal framework in Article 107 TFEU is gravely misaligned with this new function.
Thomas Jaeger
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Transformation of artistic style and innovative design of oriental folk patterns based on AIGC Technology-A case study of Zhuxian town new year paintings from China. [PDF]
Zhang J +5 more
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European Ends, National Means: State Aid and the Unfinished Constitution of EU Industrial Policy
ABSTRACT Reimagining State Aid argues that Article 107 TFEU no longer describes what State aid control does and proposes amendments to recalibrate and narrow the notion of aid, modernise the compatibility grounds and expressly ground Commission frameworks in Article 108. This comment shares the diagnosis but disputes its cause, and thus the cure.
Dionysios Pelekis
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The nonlinear relationship between psychological contract and burnout among Chinese government employees: a moderated mediation model. [PDF]
Wu Y, Liang W.
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