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Biography

Economist, University Professor and Consultant with more than 15 years of experience in policy and research in macroeconomics, public finance and applied econometrics. Currently, Dr. Jalles is a Senior Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Lisbon. With a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, Dr. Jalles worked as staff economist at the IMF, the OECD, the ECB and the Portuguese Public Finance Council. In parallel he also kept a teaching career on the side having lectured at the Nova School of Economics and Business, the University of Cambridge, the University of Aberdeen and at Sciences Po. He was a visiting scholar at the IMF and at the Central Bank of Portugal and also acts as consultant/expert to several national and international organizations on multiple projects. Dr. Jalles is among the top 1% economic authors in the World (Rank: [228 out of 67861]), based on IDEAS database´s last 10-year publications (the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics). Dr. Jalles is currently Associate Editor of the Public Finance Review. He has published more than 160 academic papers in peer-reviewed economics journals.

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Employment (1)

University of Lisbon: Lisbon, Lisboa, PT

2020-01-02 to present | Professor of Economics (Economics)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Lisbon: Lisbon, PT

2023-01-01 to 2023-07-01 | Habilitation (Agregação) (Economics)
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University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2008-09 to 2011-09 | PhD in Economics (Economics)
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Joao Jalles

University of Warwick: Coventry, West Midlands, GB

2007-09 to 2008-06 | MSc In Economics (Economics)
Education
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Joao Jalles

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics: Carcavelos, Lisboa, PT

2002-09 to 2006-06 | Bachelor in Economics (Economics)
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Funding (1)

Long-term Bond Yields, Financial, Macroeconomic and Fiscal Interactions

2016 to 2018 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
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Works (50 of 191)

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A tale of government spending efficiency and trust in the state

Public Choice
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85193348924

Part of ISSN: 15737101 00485829
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venâncio, A.
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Beyond the Centre: Tracing Decentralization's Influence on Time-Varying Fiscal Sustainability

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2024 | Other
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2-s2.0-85196008403

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Alves, J.; Jalles, J.T.; Monteiro, S.
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Decentralization and attitudes towards the environment: Survey-based evidence

Energy Economics
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85204248377

Part of ISSN: 01409883
Contributors: de Mello, L.; Jalles, J.T.
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Decentralization and the environment: cross-country evidence

Applied Economics
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85184441498

Part of ISSN: 14664283 00036846
Contributors: de Mello, L.; Jalles, J.T.
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Determinants and international transmission of interest rates: Do foreign reserves and sovereign debt matter?

Review of International Economics
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85201720636

Part of ISSN: 14679396 09657576
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Huart, F.; Jalles, J.T.; Stanek, P.
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Effectiveness of Fiscal Announcements: Early Evidence from COVID-19

Open Economies Review
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85175972708

Part of ISSN: 1573708X 09237992
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Battersby, B.; Lee, R.
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Energy Price Dynamics in the Face of Uncertainty Shocks and the Role of Exchange Rate Regimes: A Global Cross-Country Analysis

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2024 | Other
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2-s2.0-85208675978

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Alves, J.; Jalles, J.; Monteiro, S.
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Eye of the Storm: The Impact of Climate Shocks on Inflation and Growth

Review of Economics
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85213414152

Part of ISSN: 2366035X 09485139
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.
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Financial Crises and Climate Change

Comparative Economic Studies
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85148866231

Part of ISSN: 14783320 08887233
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.
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Fiscal decentralization and public sector efficiency: Do natural disasters matter?

Economic Modelling
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85192910079

Part of ISSN: 02649993
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Tovar Jalles, J.; Venâncio, A.
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Fiscal policy and income redistribution in the turbulent era

Fiscal Policy in a Turbulent Era: Tectonic Shifts
2024 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85188677646

Contributors: Clements, B.; Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Labour Market Counter-Reforms in OECD Countries: Conditional Impact on Output and Employment Growth

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2024 | Other
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2-s2.0-85199379336

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Wiese, R.; Jalles, J.T.; de Haan, J.
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Natural disasters and intergovernmental relations: more or less decentralisation?

Regional Studies
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85186467219

Part of ISSN: 13600591 00343404
Contributors: de Mello, L.; Jalles, J.T.
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Pandemics and economic turmoil in the short-run: The role of fiscal space

World Economy
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85174592863

Part of ISSN: 14679701 03785920
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.
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Politics in Reforming Taxes: Evidence from Developing Countries

FinanzArchiv
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85207517471

Part of ISSN: 16140974 00152218
Contributors: Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Public and Private Investment as Catalysts for Growth: An analysis of emerging markets and developing economies with a focus on Asia

Journal of International Money and Finance
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85202976881

Part of ISSN: 02615606
Contributors: Tovar Jalles, J.; Park, D.; Qureshi, I.
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Public Spending and Inclusive Growth in Developing Asia<sup> †</sup>

Public Finance Review
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85209403331

Part of ISSN: 15527530 10911421
Contributors: Clements, B.; Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Restructuring reforms for green growth

Scottish Journal of Political Economy
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85192355138

Part of ISSN: 14679485 00369292
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Revisiting the countercyclicality of fiscal policy

Empirical Economics
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85191077198

Part of ISSN: 14358921 03777332
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Kiendrebeogo, Y.; Lam, R.; Piazza, R.
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Structural reforms and income distribution: new evidence for OECD countries

Oxford Economic Papers
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85199365633

Part of ISSN: 14643812 00307653
Contributors: Wiese, R.; Jalles, J.T.; de Haan, J.
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Tax progressivity and income inequality in the US

Economics Letters
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85190843263

Part of ISSN: 01651765
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Karras, G.
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Tax progressivity and output in the US

Economics Letters
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85183501401

Part of ISSN: 01651765
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Karras, G.
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The economic aftermath of surges in public and private debt: Initial conditions and channels

Economic Systems
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85184931193

Part of ISSN: 09393625
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Medas, P.
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Total factor productivity and structural reforms: Evidence from advanced economies sector-level data

Manchester School
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85174924199

Part of ISSN: 14679957 14636786
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.
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Why do governments cut their deficits?

European Journal of Political Economy
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85182577910

Part of ISSN: 01762680
Contributors: Clements, B.; Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.; Mylonas, V.
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2022 Update of the External Balance Assessment Methodology

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2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85150724221

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Allen, C.; Casas, C.; Ganelli, G.; Juvenal, L.; Leigh, D.; Rabanal, P.; Rebillard, C.; Rodriguez, J.; Jalles, J.T.
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Corruption Kills: Global Evidence from Natural Disasters

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2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85175944412

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Drivers of the Tax Effort: Evidence from a Large Panel

Comparative Economic Studies
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85127227063

Part of ISSN: 14783320 08887233
Contributors: Barros, V.; Jalles, J.T.; Sarmento, J.M.
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Eye of the Storm: The Impact of Climate Shocks on Inflation and Growth

SSRN
2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85160199040

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Feeling the Heat: Climate Shocks and Credit Ratings

Review of Development Finance
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85204357028

Part of ISSN: 18799337
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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For whom the bell tolls: Climate change and income inequality

Energy Policy
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85147353889

Part of ISSN: 03014215
Contributors: Cevik, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Government Spending and Tax Revenue Decentralization and Public Sector Efficiency: Do Natural Disasters Matter?

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2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85160385221

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venâncio, A.
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Government spending efficiency, measurement and applications: A cross-country efficiency dataset

Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency
2023 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85143648222

Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venâncio, A.
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Governments' accounts and pandemics

Journal of Economics and Development
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85174267450

Part of ISSN: 26325330 18590020
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.
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Handbook on public sector efficiency

Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency
2023 | Book
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2-s2.0-85161318521

Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venâncio, A.
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Introduction to public sector efficiency

Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency
2023 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85161328640

Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venâncio, A.
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Macroeconomic volatility and the current account: Extending the evidence

Economic Modelling
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85156236148

Part of ISSN: 02649993
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Karras, G.
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Minimum wage and collective bargaining shocks: A narrative database for advanced economies

IZA Journal of Labor Policy
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85166401286

Part of ISSN: 21939004
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Jalles, J.T.; Venter, Z.
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Pandemics and Trade in the 21st Century: Evidence from five Pre-Covid Pandemics

Open Economies Review
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85139128313

Part of ISSN: 1573708X 09237992
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Karras, G.
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Priorities for Strengthening Key Revenue Sources in Asia

Asian Development Review
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85175252629

Part of ISSN: 19967241 01161105
Contributors: Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Restructuring Reforms for Green Growth

SSRN
2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85162774690

Part of ISSN: 15565068
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Revisiting the Countercyclicality of Fiscal Policy

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2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85160110123

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Jalles, J.T.; Kiendrebeogo, Y.; Lam, W.R.; Piazza, R.
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Structural Reforms and Income Distribution: New Evidence for OECD Countries

SSRN
2023 | Other
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2-s2.0-85178536525

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Wiese, R.; Jalles, J.T.; de Haan, J.
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Tax evasion from cross-border fraud: does digitalization make a difference?

Applied Economics Letters
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85127144664

Part of ISSN: 14664291 13504851
Contributors: Kitsios, E.; Jalles, J.T.; Verdier, G.
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A Tale of Government Spending Efficiency and Trust in the State

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2022 | Other
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2-s2.0-85179581101

Part of ISSN: 15565068
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An Apocalypse Foretold: Climate Shocks and Sovereign Defaults

Open Economies Review
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85108318366

Part of ISSN: 1573708X 09237992
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Can COVID-19 induce governments to implement tax reforms in developing countries?

Applied Economics
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85120031310

Part of ISSN: 14664283 00036846
Contributors: Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Do credit rating agencies reward fiscal prudence?

International Finance
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85124899437

Part of ISSN: 14682362 13670271
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Do financial markets reward government spending efficiency?

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85123921131

Part of ISSN: 10424431
Contributors: Afonso, A.; Tovar Jalles, J.; Venâncio, A.
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Do tax reforms affect income distribution? Evidence from developing countries

Economic Modelling
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85124988961

Part of ISSN: 02649993
Contributors: Gupta, S.; Jalles, J.T.
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Peer review (8 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for Economic systems (2)
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