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The Rise and Decline of European Parliaments, 1188-1789

Bosker, Maarten; Buringh, Eltjo; Zanden, Jan Luiten Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

innovation. In the early-modern period parliaments declined in influence in southern and central Europe and gained in importance …

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From Baghdad to London: The Dynamics of Urban Growth in Europe and the Arab World, 800-1800

Bosker, Maarten; Buringh, Eltjo; Zanden, Jan Luiten Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

On the basis of a large (new) dataset of cities in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the millennium between … from Iraq (or more generally the Arab world) to Western Europe and to the shores of the Atlantic (during the 17th and 18th …

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City seeds. Geography and the origins of the European city system

Bosker, Maarten; Buringh, Eltjo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Geography is widely viewed as the important determinant of city location. This paper empirically disentangles the different roles of geography in shaping the European city system. We present a new database that covers all actual cities as well as potential city locations over the period when the...

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Unemployment Dynamics of the 'Mezzogiornos of Europe': Lessons for the Mezzogiorno of Italy

Basile, Roberto; Schioppa, Padoa; Kostoris, Fiorella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

rates in Europe. It is, however, unclear which features characterise the South of Italy compared to other Peripheral areas … carries out a comparative analysis of unemployment rates of the different ‘Mezzogiornos of Europe’. Finally, some policy …

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