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The War of the Pacific and Chilean public revenues: Reallocation of the tax burden and institutional change

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A substantial body of literature has considered warfare a fundamental driver of fiscal capacity. We argue that the nature of the tax base available to governments can either foster or constrain the ability and incentives of central elites to impose their legitimacy once the war is over.
Oriol Sabaté, José Peres‐Cajías
wiley   +1 more source

The disappearance of malaria from Denmark, 1862–1900

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The reason for malaria's disappearance from northwestern Europe in the early twentieth century has long been discussed but remains an unresolved conundrum. This is partially due to a previous focus on the early modern era, and partially because various theories have never been tested against each other.
Mathias Mølbak Ingholt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Estimates of US Civil War mortality from full-census records. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Barceló J   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Religious politics and the limits of redistribution: The rise and fall of family allowances in Spain, 1926–58

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
wiley   +1 more source

The chromosomal genome sequence of the giant barrel sponge, <i>Xestospongia muta</i> Schmidt 1870 and its associated microbial metagenome sequences. [PDF]

open access: yesWellcome Open Res
Lopez JV   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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