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Inequality is bad for growth of the poor (but not for that of the rich)

Weide, Roy van der; Milanović, Branko - In: The World Bank economic review 32 (2018) 3, pp. 507-530

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Out of sight, out of mind? : the impact of natural disasters on pregnancy outcomes

Simeonova, Emilia - 2009

The impact of global climate change on health is not well understood. Besides the direct channel of increasing temperatures, there is a potentially more harmful one: through an increase in extreme weather incidents. We offer the first evidence on the effect of natural disasters on pregnancy...

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Crisis? What crisis? Currency vs. banking in the Financial Crisis of 1931

Ritschl, Albrecht; Sarferaz, Samad - 2010

This paper examines the role of currency and banking in the German financial crisis of 1931 for both Germany and the U.S. We specify a structural dynamic factor model to identify financial and monetary factors separately for each of the two economies. We find that monetary transmission through...

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Early public banks

Roberds, William; Velde, François R. - 2014

Publicly owned or commissioned banks were common in Europe from the 15th century. This survey argues that while the early public banks were characterized by great experimentation in their design, a common goal was to create a liquid and reliable monetary asset in environments where such assets...

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The Neapolitan banks in the context of early modern public banks

Velde, François R. - 2018

I examine the Neapolitan public banks, a group of non-profit institutions that emerged in the late sixteenth century, in the context of the early public banks that existed elsewhere in early modern Europe. In terms of size and stability they compare well with their peers, in spite of a difficult...

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Business Failures by Branch of Business in the United States, 1895 to 1935 : A Statistical History

Richardson, Gary; Angel, Marco del; Gou, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Dun's Review began publishing monthly data on bankruptcies by branch of business during the 1890s. Those series evolved through many iterations. This essay reconstructs the series from 1895 to 1935 and discusses how it can be used for economic analysis

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Does relative income matter? : are the critics right?

Layard, Peter R. G.; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen J. - 2009

Do other peoples' incomes reduce the happiness which people in advanced countries experience from any given income? And … does this help to explain why in the U.S., Germany and some other advanced countries, happiness has been constant for many … samples since 1972) comparator income has a negative effect on happiness equal in magnitude to the positive effect of own …

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Employment guarantee programs : a survey of theories and policy experiences

Kaboub, Fadhel (contributor) - 2007

This working paper provides a survey of the theoretical underpinnings for the various employment guarantee schemes, and discusses full employment policy experiences in the United States, Sweden, India, Argentina, and France. The theoretical and policy developments are delineated in a historical...

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Art goes America

Holler, Manfred J.; Klose-Ullmann, Barbara - In: Journal of economic issues : jei 44 (2010) 1, pp. 89-112

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Reoccurring Financial Crises in the United States

Shachmurove, Yochanan - 2011

happen, and that the U.S. had reached a time of everlasting financial stability and sustainable growth. The Savings and Loans …

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