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Early Modern historians have long been fascinated by the mercantile world of the late medieval and early modern periods. The reason for their fascination can be ascribed to the wealth, cosmopolitism, social capital and political clout that many of these merchants (mostly men) projected onto...
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We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian manufacturing industries in 1995-2003. Our results indicate that the off-shoring of intermediates within the same industry ("narrow off-shoring") is beneficial for productivity...
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inputs off-shoring. Third, in terms of the productivity dynamics over the period 1998-2003, exporters' performance in Italy …
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directions since then: Italy privatized its publicly-owned banks while Germany has maintained a large share of state …
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European countries: Belgium and Italy. We focus on the post-World War II period, taking as the main message of Keynesian …. The study shows that Belgium and Italy were two countries were Keynesian economics gained ground only relatively late. The … countries was the strong position of fundamentalist Keynesianism in the academic world in Italy, while in Belgium …
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chapter explores how Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, in terms of the strengths and vulnerabilities of their labour market …
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Data from the European Working Conditions Surveys from 2005, 2010, and 2015 for 29 European countries show that the prevalence of nonstandard work schedules (evenings, nights, weekends, and rotating shifts) differs markedly across European regions with different public policies. Working...
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