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The effect of industrial robots’ adoption on urban income inequality in China

Jennifer T. Laia School of Finance, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P. R. China;b Southern China Institute of Fortune Research, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P. R. China;c Institute of Financial Openness and Asset Management, Guangzhou, P.R. ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8248View further author information
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Dongxiao Zhenga School of Finance, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P. R. ChinaView further author information
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Jinxing Zhanga School of Finance, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2388-2395 | Published online: 04 Jul 2022

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