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Education Promoted Secularization
Becker, Sascha O.; Nagler, Markus; Woessmann, Ludger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
Why did substantial parts of Europe abandon the institutionalized churches around 1900? Empirical studies using modern data mostly contradict the traditional view that education was a leading source of the seismic social phenomenon of secularization. We construct a unique panel dataset of...
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The Heckscher-Ohlin Model Between 1400 and 2000: When It Explained Factor Price Convergence, When It Did Not, and Why
O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
There are two contrasting views of pre-19th century trade and globalization. First there are the world history scholars … important events in recorded history. Second, there is the view that the world economy was still fragmented before the 19th …
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The Costs/Benefits of a Common Monetary Policy in France and Germany and Possible Lessons for Monetary Union
Melitz, Jacques; Weber, Axel A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
In order to study the costs/benefits of a monetary union between Germany and France, we attempt to go beyond a mere …, Germany would lose from any French participation in the setting of domestic monetary policy. By contrast, however, France …
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