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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 … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239065
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Religion in economic history : a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
This paper surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229328
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Religion in economic history : a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418229
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A long-term perspective on the euro
Bordo, Michael D.; James, Harold - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003659466
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The gold standard, deflation, and financial crisis in the Great Depression : an international comparison
Bernanke, Ben; James, Harold - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000803024
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Second thoughts on development accounting
Gundlach, Erich; Rudman, Desmond; Woessmann, Ludger - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000680238
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Water scarcity and the impact of improved irrigation management : a CGE analysis
Calzadilla, Alvaro (contributor);  … - 2008
We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003732135
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Does educational tracking affect performance and inequality? : Differences-in-differences evidence across countries
Hanushek, Eric Alan (contributor);  … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755669
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The economic impact of climate change
Tol, Richard S. J. (contributor) - 2008
I review the literature on the economic impacts of climate change, an externality that is unprecedentedly large, complex, and uncertain. Only 14 estimates of the total damage cost of climate change have been published, a research effort that is in sharp contrast to the urgency of the public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770241
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The direct impact of climate change on regional labour productivity
Kjellström, Tord; Kovats, R. Sari; Lloyd, Simon J.; … - 2008
Global climate change will increase outdoor and indoor heat loads, and may impair health and productivity for millions of working people. This study applies physiological evidence about effects of heat, climate guidelines for safe work environments, climate modelling and global distributions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770256