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Easterlin, Richard A. - 2013

Although cross section relationships are often taken to indicate causation, and especially the important impact of economic growth on many social phenomena, they may, in fact, merely reflect historical experience, that is, similar leader-follower country patterns for variables that are causally...

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Herding, warfare, and a culture of honor: global evidence

Cao, Yiming; Enke, Benjamin; Falk, Armin; Giuliano, Paola; … - 2021

According to the widely known 'culture of honor' hypothesis from social psychology, traditional herding practices are believed to have generated a value system that is conducive to revenge-taking and violence. We test this idea at a global scale using a combination of ethnographic records,...

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What motivates leaders to invest in nation-building?

Giuliano, Paola; Reich, Bryony; Riboni, Alessandro - 2022

Why do some leaders invest in significant nation-building policies and others do not? Why does nation-building occur at certain junctures in time and not others? In our research, we investigate what motivates leaders to nation build. We argue that threats to their regime motivate rulers to...

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What did the old poor law really accomplish? : a redux

Greif, Avner; Iyigun, Murat - 2013

This paper examines the evolving effects of England's Old Poor Law (1601-1834). It establishes that poor relief reduced social unrest from around the late-17th century through the turn of the 19th century, at which point it began to spur population growth and its social stability effects...

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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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Gender: an historical perspective

Giuliano, Paola - 2017

Social attitudes toward women vary significantly across societies. This chapter reviews recent empirical research on various historical determinants of contemporary differences in gender roles and gender gaps across societies, and how these differences are transmitted from parents to children...

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Occupational choice and the spirit of capitalism

Doepke, Matthias (contributor); … - 2007

industrialization transforms the economic landscape. …

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For want of a cup: the rise of tea in England and the impact of water quality on mortality

Antman, Francisca M. - 2022

This paper explores the impact of water quality on mortality by exploiting a natural experiment. the rise of tea consumption in 18th century England. This resulted in an unintentional increase in consumption of boiled water, thereby reducing mortality rates. The methodology uses two identication...

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Women workers in essential British metal and chemical industries during the Second World War and the immediate post-war years

Hart, Robert A.; Roberts, Elizabeth J. - 2023

Group 1 metal and chemical industries formed the essential suppliers of British war materials during WW2. Their industrial sectors covered metal manufacture, general and electrical engineering, vehicle production, aircraft production, shipbuilding, metal goods, chemicals and explosives, and...

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Is industrialization conducive to long-run prosperity?

Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded - 2015

This research explores the long-run effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to … the French industrial revolution, the research establishes that regions in which industrialization was more intensive …. Nevertheless, intensive industrialization has had an adverse effect on income per capita, employment and equality by the turn of …

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