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The determinants of Italy's regional imbalances over the long run: exploring the contributions of human and social capital
Felice, Emanuele - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011
The article aims to present and discuss estimates of levels of human and social capital in Italy's regions over the long term, i.e. roughly from the second half of the nineteenth century up to the present day.  The results are linked to newly available evidence for regional value added in order...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004271
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Una nova estimacio retrospectiva del VAB regional industrial. Espanya (1860-1930)
Tirado, Daniel A.; Martinez-Galarraga, Julio - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2008
This article offers a new historical dataset of industrial GVA for Spanish provinces (NUTSIII) and autonomous regions (NUTS II). For doing that, a new methodology is proposed in order to estimate historical figures of regional GVA. Traditional estimates of regional industrial output in Spain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022320
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New Estimates of Regional GDP in Spain, 1860-1930
Galarraga, Julio Martinez - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2007
This paper presents a new regional database on GDP in Spain for the years 1860, 1900, 1914 and 1930. Following Geary and Stark (2002), country level GDP estimates are allocated across Spanish provinces. The results are then compared with previous estimates. Further, this new evidence is used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005176397
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Speculative bubbles in the Stockholm housing market 1875-1935?
Blöndal, Sölvi - Department of Economic History, Stockholm University - 2015
The main purpose of this paper has been to establish whether housing and rent prices share a common trend in the long run. And thus, to determine whether there were speculative bubbles in the Stockholm housing market during the period 1875-1930. This period offered an excellent opportunity for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011191540
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The Rise and Fall of Spatial Inequalities in France: a Long-Run Perspective
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Lafourcade, Miren; Thisse, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper uses a unique database that provides value-added, employment, and population levels for the entire set of French departments for the years 1860, 1930, and 2000. These data cover three sectors: agriculture, manufacturing, and services. This allows us to study the evolution of spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791882
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Elite Influence? Religion, Economics, and the Rise of the Nazis
Spenkuch, Jörg; Tillmann, Philipp - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
understanding of which factors fueled the astonishing rise of the Nazis remains highly incomplete. This paper shows that religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108831
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Aspects Concerning the Strategy for the Prevention and Countering of Financing Terrorism
Trofin, Liliana - In: Knowledge Horizons - Economics 1 (2009) 1, pp. 160-175
Roman and Romanian communities, etc. One thing shall be taken into account: neither before nor after the moment religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691606
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Diversifying External Linkages: The Exercise of Irish Economic Sovereignty in Long-Term Perspective
Barry, Frank - Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), … - 2014
Political independence is usually associated with an attempt to reduce economic dependency on the dominant or former colonial power. For most of the early period since Irish independence the attempt to reduce exposure to the UK was implemented through tariff protection and restrictions on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904651
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A decisive intelligence failure? British intelligence on Soviet war potential and the 1939 Anglo-French-Soviet alliance that never was
Kahn, Martin - Ekonomisk Historia, Handelshögskolan - 2008
In 1939 the British Government tried to assess Soviet war potential in order to know more about their potential ally, as part of the negotiations concerning an Anglo-French-Soviet alliance. British assessments of Soviet economic and military strength (and the internal stability of the Stalin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423771
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Can Religion Insure against Aggregate Shocks to Happiness? The Case of Transition Countries
Popova, Olga - Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and … - 2010
estimate an econometric model to study if religion also insures against aggregate shocks to happiness, such as reforms and … various changes in political, economic, and social life. The model accounts for the endogeneity of religion and analyzes the … effects of religion on life satisfaction, and perceptions of the current economic and political situation in transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752381