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The origins of Italian human capital divides: new evidence from marriage signatures, ca. 1815

of the political unification (1861) originated after the Napoleonic period. Primary school centralization reforms might have helped women to rapidly improve literacy rates, leading to a first ... political unification (1861) makes it difficult to attribute the role of specific events to the origins of the Italian regional divides. Gathering evidence on the origins of the divides would also be

Measuring stock market integration during the Gold Standard

political crises as idiosyncratic shocks were more common than they are today. The results suggest that although overall integration rose during this period, it was low compared to more recent data. The ... during this period. Second, the pattern of integration in individual countries coincides with important historical events in these countries. In particular, large country-specific political upheavals

Starting high school? On the origins of secondary education in Spain, 1857–1901

financial muscle and political will to broaden access to secondary education, whereas the Church was searching for a niche from which to consolidate its position in the nascent liberal society. ... during the period of study. Political instability 8 In this regard, see Gispen (1989) on the intended role of secondary education on the training of engineers in nineteenth-century Germany. 9 Nelson and

Sicilian sulphur and mafia: resources, working conditions and the practice of violence

Marciante (2021) . Also, the increasing political integration of Sicily to the rest of the Kingdom offered the chance of participating in the electoral game to individuals connected with organized crime. The ... gangs of the mafia became a systemic instrument of political struggle, often by eliminating rivals and—following the convenience of the moment—contributing to fuel or soothe local revolts against the

Complex networks to understand the past: the case of roads in Bourbon Spain

of the country. These findings are in stark contrast with claims that the radial structure of the Bourbon roads was designed ex-novo with political or ideological objectives rather than economic ones ... political debate. In this area, the development of national road networks is one of the issues of greatest interest since they form the basis on which the other transport networks are implemented. The works

The rise of public schooling in nineteenth-century Imperial Austria: Who gained and who paid?

limited impact on each other; that the popular demand for schooling was weak and that the push for school expansion came mainly from the top of the political hierarchy. ... of the political hierarchy. KeywordsPublic schooling Education Economic development Austria  JEL ClassificationN13 I25 I28  1 Introduction Across the industrialized world, economic

Prices, Investment and Political Economy in Electricity

generation investment; energy sector reforms; political economy; transaction costs.

Cliometrica after 10 years: definition and principles of cliometric research

with observed stylized facts or ‘‘laws’’ to understand and explain how a/the system worked. Cliometrics as biology? Yes. Evolutionary perspective. Cliometrics as political philosophy? Yes. Designing ... economic experience of the past and understanding the ways in which economic factors influence social and political developments, for an increased knowledge of the past, present, and future economic and

Path dependence in an evolving system: a modeling perspective

researchers began to use the concept to explain regional, technological, environmental, political, and organizational mechanisms and developments. Furthermore, the introduction of related concepts such as path ... represent other kinds of system characteristics, such as characteristics of institutions, organizations (e.g., structures within firms), or (some) political decisions. In principle, all characteristics of the

Competitive devaluations in the 1930s: myth or reality?

the big wave in 1936. trade sinks continuously, relatively to the total volume of world activity. Political, strategic and sentimental considerations add fuel to the fire, and the flames of economic ... political crisis related to the labour market when the decision about a new peg of the krone was declared on 31 January (Hoffmeyer 1968, p. 177) . It is difficult to find the significant circumstances that

Is economic history changing its nature? Evidence from top journals

models or to estimate parameters of interest for other economics subfields (e.g. labour economics, public finance and political economy). Nunn (2020) refers to the first category, often labelled ... . Section 7 concludes. 2 The evolution of economic history The Cliometric Revolution started in 1958 with an article by two economists on the efficiency of American slavery in the Journal of Political

Franchise extension and fiscal structure in the UK 1820–1913: a new test of the Redistribution Hypothesis

all political economy models of voting and public policy contain within them the Redistribution Hypothesis—the prediction that enlargement of the voting franchise to poorer citizens will lead to demands ... time series data covering the long nineteenth century using an alternative statistical method and in that way to provide new evidence about this fundamental question in political economy. The method

Gender inequality in a transition economy: heights and sexual height dimorphism in Southwestern France, 1640–1850

, Moehling C , Price GN ( 2012 ) Short criminals: stature and crime in early America . J Law Econ 55 ( 2 ): 393 - 419 Boix C , Rosenbluth F ( 2014 ) Bones of contention: the political economy of height ... inequality . Am Political Sci Rev 108 ( 1 ): 1 - 22 Braudel F ( 1984 ) Civilization and capitalism, 15th-18th century, vol. The perspective of the world . University of California Press, III Burnette J ( 1997

What limits the efficacy of coercion?

Brown Bag Seminar, LEMO Seminar at NHH, UIB System Dynamics Seminar and UIB Philosophy Seminar in Political Theory for insightful comments and Anne Liv Scarce for research assistance. Open Access This ... episodes: Stalin's secularization project (1922-1953) and the Counter-Reformation in early modern France and the Holy Roman Empire (1517-1685). Coercion resentment; Political legitimacy; Identity

On the origins of the demographic transition: rethinking the European marriage pattern

other European countries? eighteenth century France underwent profound changes: cultural transformation, political revolution, and new economic configurations. The political, mental, and cultural ... another clear example of women’s political involvement during the Revolution. Two clubs succeeded each other in Paris: the ‘Société patriotique des Amies de la vérité’ (1791–1792), founded by Etta Palm

The Italian coal shortage: the price of import and distribution, 1861–1911

, fossil coal and the demand for fuel are at the center of both political and social attention. The need to develop low-carbon technology to help facilitate the transition to clean energy has become nowadays ... . Still today the larger water power production in the North is at the core of both economic and political discussions. The process of decarbonizing the economy by 44 Since 2017 Italy is organized in 107

"Apocalipsis anunciado": un viraje en la política de riesgo en Colombia a partir de 1985

siege of the Palacio de Justicia just one week before generated, in the domain of political culture, a new emphasis on the issue of risk.Keywords : Colombia; history; political culture; prevention; public

"Apocalipsis anunciado": un viraje en la política de riesgo en Colombia a partir de 1985

siege of the Palacio de Justicia just one week before generated, in the domain of political culture, a new emphasis on the issue of risk.Keywords : Colombia; history; political culture; prevention; public

"Apocalipsis anunciado": un viraje en la política de riesgo en Colombia a partir de 1985

siege of the Palacio de Justicia just one week before generated, in the domain of political culture, a new emphasis on the issue of risk.Keywords : Colombia; history; political culture; prevention; public

"Apocalipsis anunciado": un viraje en la política de riesgo en Colombia a partir de 1985

siege of the Palacio de Justicia just one week before generated, in the domain of political culture, a new emphasis on the issue of risk.Keywords : Colombia; history; political culture; prevention; public