The edge of utility: slaves and smallpox in the early eighteenth century. [PDF]
Med Hist, 1985 Stewart L.
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Invisible Hand Explanations: the Case of Menger's Explanation of the 'Origin of Money' [PDF]
Menger's explanation of the 'Origin of Money' is one of the paradigmatic examples of invisible hand explanations. This paper examines Menger's explanation in detail and comments on the characteristics of invisible hand explanations.invisible hand ...
N. Emrah Aydinonat
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On the need for an international lender of last resort: Lessons from domestic financial markets [PDF]
The increasing incidence and intensity of crises in the international financial markets during the 1990s have given new impetus to the debate on reform of the international financial system.
Winkler, Adalbert
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Sources and utilization of foodstuffs in Belarusian households: results of the Grodno households survey [PDF]
The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001.
Brosig, Stephan +4 more
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The influence of transformations in supply on methamphetamine initiation among people injecting opioids in the United States. [PDF]
Harm Reduct JMars S, Ondocsin J, Holm N, Ciccarone D.
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Structural Holes, Innovation and the Distribution of Ideas [PDF]
We model knowledge diffusion in a population of agents situated on a network, interacting only over direct ties. Some agents are by nature traders, others are by nature "givers": traders demand a quid pro quo for information transfer; givers do not.
Cowan, Robin, Jonard, Nicolas
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Digital solutions for migrant and refugee health: a framework for analysis and action. [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health EurMatlin SA +11 more
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How to create a growth-oriented market constellation for South Africa [PDF]
Post-apartheid South Africa is facing three major economic problems: (1) slack economic growth, (2) high and growing unemployment and (3) among the world's highest income inequality and poverty indices.
Heise, Arne
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British Overseas Military Commitments 1945–47: Making Painful Choices [PDF]
, 2013 Asteris, Michael
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Russian and Caspian hydrocarbons: energy supply stakes for the European Union [PDF]
The crisis between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 highlights the fragility and instability of transporting gas from the Caspian and Central Asia to Europe via the "Caucasus transit corridor".
Catherine Locatelli
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