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R&D, financing constraints and export green-sophistication in China

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "China Economic Review"

DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.08.007

Abstract: This paper provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of the effects of R&D and financing constraints on the green-sophistication of Chinese firm exports. The theoretical model predicts that firms' R&D expenditure improves the level of… read more here.

Keywords: sophistication; green sophistication; financing constraints; export green ... See more keywords
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Multinational investments and product sophistication

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Economics Letters"

DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.08.023

Abstract: In this paper, we show evidence that increasing per capita stocks of foreign direct investment has a significant positive effect on the quality of exports of developing countries. To study the quality variations, we use… read more here.

Keywords: sophistication; quality; multinational investments; investments product ... See more keywords

Time inconsistency, sophistication, and commitment: An experimental study

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Economics Letters"

DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109982

Abstract: We experimentally study the relationship between time inconsistency, sophistication about time inconsistency, and self-commitment. Previous research has interpreted demand for commitment devices as evidence for the sophistication of a time-inconsistent decision-maker. In our laboratory experiment,… read more here.

Keywords: time; time inconsistency; commitment; sophistication ... See more keywords

Does polarization affect even the inattentive? Assessing the relationship between political sophistication, policy orientations, and elite cues

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Electoral Studies"

DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2018.11.007

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we focus on how individuals’ level of political sophistication conditions how they respond to growing elite polarization. The party coalitions in the electorate have become increasingly ideologically sorted. We assess whether… read more here.

Keywords: affect even; polarization affect; sophistication; political sophistication ... See more keywords

Why did some countries catch-up, while others got stuck in the middle? Stages of productive sophistication and smart industrial policies

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Structural Change and Economic Dynamics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2021.04.007

Abstract: Abstract Development studies on the middle-income trap have highlighted the challenges for developing economies to transform their productive systems from simple towards high value-added activities. Here, we use trade data of 116 countries to quantify… read more here.

Keywords: industrial policies; stages productive; productive sophistication; smart industrial ... See more keywords

Working the Crowd: Citizen Forecasting, Sophistication and Diversity in Canadian Federal and Provincial Elections

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Canadian Journal of Political Science"

DOI: 10.1017/s0008423924000465

Abstract: Abstract According to the “miracle of aggregation” principle, in the absence of systematic biases, errors in individual judgments within a population should cancel each other out and lead to a correct decision at the aggregate… read more here.

Keywords: sophistication; level; citizen forecasting; crowd citizen ... See more keywords

MEASURING LONGITUDINAL WRITING DEVELOPMENT USING INDICES OF SYNTACTIC COMPLEXITY AND SOPHISTICATION

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Studies in Second Language Acquisition"

DOI: 10.1017/s0272263120000546

Abstract: Abstract Measures of syntactic complexity such as mean length of T-unit have been common measures of language proficiency in studies of second language acquisition. Despite the ubiquity and usefulness of such structure-based measures, they could… read more here.

Keywords: syntactic complexity; indices syntactic; development; complexity ... See more keywords

Genes, Ideology, and Sophistication

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Experimental Political Science"

DOI: 10.1017/xps.2021.4

Abstract: Twin studies function as natural experiments that reveal political ideology’s substantial genetic roots, but how does that comport with research showing a largely nonideological public? This study integrates two important literatures and tests whether political… read more here.

Keywords: ideology sophistication; ideology; sophistication; genes ideology ... See more keywords

Does political sophistication moderate how citizens use information to infer left-right distances between parties?

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties"

DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2024.2429533

Abstract: ABSTRACT Research identifies numerous factors associated with citizens’ perceptions of party ideologies, including the Left-Right orientations of parties’ election manifestos, governing coalition arrangements, and media reports of party elites’ interactions. We analyze whether citizens’ reliance… read more here.

Keywords: sophistication moderate; sophistication; political sophistication; parties political ... See more keywords
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Does sophistication increase partisan bias? Evidence from a cross-national analysis

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "European Politics and Society"

DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2020.1769941

Abstract: ABSTRACT Recently, considerable theoretical literature has emerged on voters’ sophistication and its effect on democratic functioning. Some works argue that the political choices of more sophisticated voters lead to more favourable social outcomes (Brennan, 2017.… read more here.

Keywords: sophistication; princeton university; democracy; university press ... See more keywords

Biological market effects predict cleaner fish strategic sophistication

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Behavioral Ecology"

DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz111

Abstract: Market-like situations emerge in nature when trading partners exchange goods and services. However, how partner choice option contributes to the expression of social strategic sophistication (i.e., the ability to adjust behavior flexibly given the specifics… read more here.

Keywords: market effects; cleaner fish; sophistication; strategic sophistication ... See more keywords