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Future European alliance : Europe as a flexible democracy

Frey, Bruno S.; Steuernagel, Armin; Friedrich, Jonas - 2018

A reasonable future for Europe can only be achieved if two essential elements are fulfilled: Firstly, newly established …

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Wars and markets : how bond values reflect World War II

Frey, Bruno S.; Kucher, Marcel - 1999

Historical events are reflected in asset prices. In this paper, we analyse government bond prices of Germany and Austria traded on the Swiss bourse during WWII. Some war events that are generally considered crucial are clearly reflected in government bond prices. This holds, in particular, for...

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Did Vasco da Gama Matter for European Markets? Testing Frederick Lane's Hypotheses Fifty Years Later

O'Rourke, Kevin H. - 2005

spice markets were already well integrated with those in Iberia and northern Europe, implying that Portugal could not have … relative spice prices, that is, accounting for inflation. It also draws on evidence from Iberia and northern Europe. In …

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The Worldwide Economic Impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

O'Rourke, Kevin H. - 2005

The paper provides a comparative history of the economic impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. By focussing on the relative price evidence, it is possible to show that the conflict had major economic effects around the world. Britain's control of the seas meant that it was much less...

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"Around the European Periphery 1870-1913 : Globalization, Schooling and Growth"

O'Rourke, Kevin H. - 1995

On average, the poor European periphery converged on the rich industrial core in the four or five decades prior to World War I. Some, like the three Scandinavian economies, used industrialization to achieve a spectacular convergence on the leaders, especially in real wages and living standards....

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Princes and Merchants : European City Growth before the Industrial Revolution

De Long, J. Bradford - 1993

As measured by the pace of city growth in western Europe from 1000 to 1800. absolutist monarchs stunted the growth of …

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The Marshall Plan : History's Most Successful Structural Adjustment Program

De Long, J. Bradford - 1991

The post-World War II reconstruction of Western Europe was one of the greatest economic policy and foreign policy … that transferred some $13 billion to Europe in the years 1948-51. We examine the economic effects of the Marshall Plan, and … role in setting the stage for post-World War II Western Europe's rapid growth. The conditions attached to Marshall Plan aid …

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