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Historical data: where to find them, how to use them

Giuliano, Paola; Matranga, Andrea - 2020

The use of historical data has become a standard tool in economics, serving three main purposes: to examine the influence of the past on current economic outcomes; to use unique natural experiments to test modern economic theories; and to use modern economic theories to refine our understanding...

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The American origin of the French Revolution

Ottinger, Sebastian; Rosenberger, Lukas - 2023

France sent five thousand men to fight alongside George Washington's army in the American Revolutionary War. We show that the French combatants' exposure to the United States of America increased support for the French Revolution a decade later. French regions (départements) from which more...

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Distributional consequences of capital accumulation, globalisation and financialisation in the US

Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2013

In this paper we examine the dynamic contributions of capital accumulation, globalisation, and financialisation to the functional-personal income distribution nexus. We analyse the labour share under the prism of monopoly and frictional growth, and disclose the dramatic upward trend in...

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Religion in economic history: a survey

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … studies the role of the Catholic Church in European economic history since the medieval period. Taking advantage of newly … various effects across the world. We highlight three general insights that emerge from this literature. First, the …

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What determines the capital share over the long run of history?

Bengtsson, Erik; Rubolino, Enrico; Waldenström, Daniel - 2020

This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy focuses on unique historical quasi-experimental events: i) the introduction of universal suffrage, ii) close election wins of left-wing...

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The welfare effects of globalization with labor market regulation

Palokangas, Tapio K. - 2015

I examine how globalization affects wages and welfare in a general equilibrium model of international trade with partly … oligopolistic markets. Globalization is modeled as reducing trade costs or opening up shielded sectors to trade. There is a national …

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Structural change and innovation as exit strategies from the middle income trap

Vivarelli, Marco - 2014

This paper is intended to provide an updated discussion on a series of issues that the relevant literature suggests to be crucial in dealing with the challenges a middle income country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status. In particular, the conventional...

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